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Leclerc admits 'first race, first reliability problem, not good'

Charles Leclerc cast a despondent figure following his shock retirement from Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix due to an abrupt engine issue. From the outset, Leclerc had been unable to challenge the imperial Red Bull duo of race winner Max Verstappen and runner-up Sergio Perez, but the Ferrari charger was comfortably holding his own for a spot on the podium until his engine suddenly shut down on lap 39 of 57. The failure was an astonishing development for Ferrari who worked tirelessly over the winter to improve the reliability of its unit – a weak point last season. Multiple reports since the start of the year had highlighted the Scuderia's productive efforts, but pre-race, Ferrari's decision...
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