Charles Leclerc at Istanbul Park Ferrari is benefiting from its recent move to implement upgraded Formula 1 power units, even if they are “not a game changer”. Charles Leclerc competed at the pointy end of the field all weekend at the Turkish Grand Prix, only missing out on a podium after choosing to gamble on tyres in the hope of an unlikely victory. Leclerc had taken the pain of a grid penalty at the preceding Russian round in order to have the upgrade installed, a path Sainz went down at Istanbul Park. Nonetheless, the Spaniard starred in climbing from the back row of the grid to finish eighth. Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was complimentary of how the power unit –...
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