Charles Leclerc has defended Ferrari's call to put him onto the hard Pirellis for a one-stopper in Spain, saying it was 'always the right thing to try.' Losing out to Mercedes in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari looked at alternate strategies to try get the jump on those ahead. As such when Leclerc pitted for what was to be his only stop, he went onto the hard tyres while those he was fighting – Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen – went medium and soft respectively with the latter committing early in the race to a two-stop strategy. Pundits, though, questioned Ferrari's decision to put Leclerc on the hard tyres as he was easily caught by Vettel before being order...
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