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Leclerc still trusts Vettel after team orders defiance

Charles Leclerc says his trust in Sebastian Vettel has not been shaken by his team-mate refusing to follow team orders during the Russian Grand Prix. Ferrari concocted a plan to help Vettel jump Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Sochi race, slipstreaming the pole-sitting Leclerc to jump from third place to first at Turn 2. Article continues under video Leclerc was soon on team radio, requesting to be let through by Vettel, who said he would not do so unless Leclerc could catch up, with Hamilton lurking behind in P3. Ferrari eventually took matters into their own hands to a degree, giving Leclerc four laps on fresh tyres to undercut Vettel, who promptly retired with an MGU-K failure....
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