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Loose wheel the cause of Charles Leclerc's Silverstone retirement

British Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc retired from the race at Silverstone with a loose rear wheel. Sauber's Charles Leclerc put in another strong weekend at Silverstone, having made it into Q3 for the second time in three races. Qualifying in P9, Leclerc was in the running for a strong points finish on Sunday when he came into the pits for his sole planned pitstop on Lap 18. Resuming the track, it was evident there was a problem as he didn't accelerate away out of the pitlane. He was told to stop the car over the radio and pulled over at Turn 3 to retire. The team were investigated by race officials as a result of the unusual stoppage, with scrutiny coming down to whether the car had...
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