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Leclerc delighted after qualifying gamble pays off

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will be starting Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix from a surprise fourth place after the team managed to pull off a risky strategy in qualifying. Leclerc went for just one flying lap in the final round of the session, and posted a time of 53.613s in the process - 0.236s off the pole position time achieved by Valtteri Bottas. He was the only driver not to go out again at the end of the session. But it paid off, and hile several other drivers improved their times as the chequered flag came out, Leclerc successfully retained the second row starting slot. Read more: Bottas and Russell secure Sakhir front row for Mercedes "I’m so happy because it was kind of a bet to...
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