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Ericsson: Leclerc hit was a scary moment

Marcus Ericsson has blamed cold tyres for rear-ending Charles Leclerc during Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Running behind Leclerc during an early Safety Car period at the Suzuka circuit, the Swede prepared for the restart only for the entire to suddenly slow down. He didn't and drove intot he back of his Sauber team-mate. 'Bit of a scary moment!' Ericsson told the official F1 website. 'A bit weird that everyone just stopped there, so it was like we’re almost standing still. I couldn’t stop the car with cold tyres. 'Luckily I tapped him and then we picked up a little bit of damage but was not too bad, not ideal! 'I spoke to Charles afterwards and he said he almost did the same...
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