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Defeat to Leclerc ‘a surprise' in Austria – Marko

Jul.11 Red Bull admits Charles Leclerc's victory for championship contender Charles Leclerc in Austria came as a 'surprise'. 'I expected them to be strong,' said championship leader Max Verstappen. 'I just didn't expect them to be this good.' Carlos Sainz's fiery engine failure, however, was a nasty surprise for Ferrari, indicating that reliability remains a problem despite Leclerc closing the points gap to the lead to 38 points. Dr Helmut Marko said Verstappen – who finished second at Red Bull's own circuit at Spielberg – managing to secure an extra point for the fastest lap to be 'the best possible damage control'. Leclerc says Ferrari has always had the pace to challenge...
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