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Leclerc and Vettel at odds over pre-race agreement

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel had rather different interpretations of the pre-race agreement between them which led to a dispute over the Ferrari team radio during the opening laps of the Russian Grand Prix. Leclerc started from pole position with Vettel lining up right behind him in third place on the grid. When the lights went out, Vettel was able to get a tow from his team mate down the long straight, propelling him past Vettel and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton into turn 1. That was all part of the Ferrari plan for the start of the race. But then it appeared that Vettel was expected to surrender the lead back to Leclerc as soon as it was safe to do so - and he didn't want to....
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