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Leclerc admits late VSC ‘saved’ Mexico podium from Verstappen
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26/10/2025 at 22:55 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Charles Leclerc was left smiling after Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix – and relieved – after securing a hard-fought second place finish, his second straight podium in as many weekends. The Ferrari driver produced a composed drive in the thin air of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, but readily acknowledged that the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) deployed on the penultimate lap of the race had been a stroke of luck that protected his position from an onrushing Max Verstappen. After a hectic start that saw the Ferrari charger briefly veer off track while fighting with Lando Norris and Lewis...
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