It seems Ferrari wanted to allow Vettel to take LeClerc’s tow and then for Vettel to give the lead back. However Vettel had other ideas.
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas made it a perfect race for Mercedes as they finished 1-2 at the Russian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc finished third after losing out with unlucky safety car timing.
Vettel is 4.1s ahead at this time though and actually looks a bit faster, it would be a mistake to switch them.
Multi 21...Restomaniac wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 13:46It seems Ferrari wanted to allow Vettel to take LeClerc’s tow and then for Vettel to give the lead back. However Vettel had other ideas.
Vettel is in the one place he is very strong - leading at the front. The question is how does Leclerc respond? Having made Vettel look broken, Leclerc is starting to sound as if he was a stroppy teenager. I'm not sure this is good for Ferrari in the medium term. Two drivers fighting each other is usually not a good long term strategy for a team.
Thanks! I think Vettel is right to do so, it is still to early, plus they will lose quite a lot of time to Hamilton. 4.3 is a lot of time to let someone past. If they are still 1-2 by the end of the race switch them then. I don't recall Charles being in the DRS of his teammate.