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Ferrari cites Verstappen tear-off as cause of late speeding penalty

Ferrari believes that an errant visor tear-off caused the sensor failure that led to Charles Leclerc's post-race penalty for speeding in the pitlane which demoted him to sixth. Following an 'eventful' afternoon, the Italian team's strategy was called into question once again, after a late decision to pit the Monegasque in a bid to secure a point for fastest lap. Running in fifth, Leclerc was called in to switch him from his mediums to used softs in a bid to claim the precious point. However, on rejoining the race he found himself behind Alonso in sixth, which meant he was unable to post the fastest lap, and though he was able to repass the Spaniard on the last lap he was subsequently...
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