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Leclerc surprised at safety car delay after Verstappen crash

Article To news overview © Ferrari Charles Leclerc has said that he was surprised that race control did not bring out a safety car sooner following Max Verstappen's high-speed crash on the main straight towards the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen slammed into the barriers after suffering a rear left puncture which left his car in the centre of the pit straight and debris over the track. The race was eventually red flagged after a safety car period, but Ferrari driver Leclerc has said that it was a dangerous situation and that race control could have handled it better. "I was just surprised that there was not a safety car earlier, that's why I raised my concern on the...
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