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And honestly they MIGHT have done that to themselves. Hard to say. LeClerc was never completely comfortable in the car and they let him race a bit early in that final stint to try to track down Sainz. In so doing, I felt like he cooked his tires a little. Then when they knew he couldn't get around Sainz, they had him play rear-guard for Carlos a little and in the process let Norris get close enough to pressure LeClerc into a mistake. Had he not cooked his tires early or not dropped back later, that doesn't happen. Had they had LeClerc simply run his race the entire 2nd stint, not try to chase down Sainz but simply hold the same relative delta, he never cooks his tires and Norris never gets close. So Ferrari did turn a 1-2 into a 1-3, but I guess with LeClerc still having a (very very) faint shot at the Drivers, it was something they felt like they had to let him try. Cost themselves a couple points in the process, IMO.
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That's right. I forgot that LeClerc dropped back to third with his tire issues late in the race. Either way two great showings in a row for Ferrari is good for them.
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