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Ferrari explains mistakes that led to Leclerc's Q1 exit

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto has explained the "misjudgement" that led to Charles Leclerc's shock exit in the first stage of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday. Ferrari opted to keep Leclerc in the pits late on in Q1 instead of sending him out for a second run on a fresh set of tyres towards the end of the session, believing his lap time of 1m12.149s would be enough to secure a place in Q2.  However, a flurry of late improvements bumped Leclerc down to P16, knocking him out of qualifying and leaving the Monegasque driver wanting an explanation as to how it could have happened. Teammate Sebastian Vettel left it late to get through Q1 after a mistake...
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