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Ferrari was expecting 'something better' in Azerbaijan GP

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto was expecting the Scuderia to deliver "something better" in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc's promising performance in qualifying. Leclerc caused a surprise in the Saturday shootout in Baku when he promptly put his car on pole for the second race in succession. But the Monegasque could not hold his own at the head of the field when the lights went out on Sunday, gradually losing positions to stabilize himself among the top six, while teammate Carlos Sainz fell out of the points right after his first pit stop following a lock-up and trip down the escape road at Turn 8. Leclerc's fourth-place finish and Sainz's P8 allowed Ferrari to...
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