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Leclerc lost Azerbaijan GP F1 race lead to Hamilton after avoiding tree branch
Leclerc maintained the lead into Turn 1 from pole position on the opening lap. It didn’t take long for Hamilton to get past Leclerc, making the most of Mercedes’ superior straight-line speed on Lap 3. The Monegasque driver went on to finish fourth, having lost out to Pierre Gasly through the stops and then Sebastian Vettel on track. Reflecting on his fight with Hamilton, the Ferrari driver revealed he was forced to cut Turn 15 to avoid a tree branch on track - Max Verstappen was forced to do the same as seen on the TV world feed. “Yeah, that wasn’t great,” Leclerc said. “I have no idea what that was. I saw the slippery track in Turn 15 and then I got quite surprised with this...
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