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Ferrari believe cylinder issue caused Leclerc's loss of power

Ferrari's initial analysis of Charles Leclerc's sudden loss of power in the Bahrain Grand Prix points to a cylinder miscombustion problem as the source of the performance drop. Leclerc was comfortably leading Sunday's race, head and shoulders above the opposition, when he reported a problem with his power unit just over ten laps from the checkered flag. The young Monegasque rapidly lost ground but salvaged a third-place finish, thanks only to the timely deployment of the Safety Car in the remaining three laps of the race. Lucky winner Hamilton sees 'lots more wins' coming Leclerc's way "We are checking now the engine so we do not have yet a clear explanation of what happened,"...
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