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Ross Brawn backs Mattia Binotto over Ferrari handling of drivers

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn has backed Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto’s handling of the on-track dynamic between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc. Ferrari instructed new recruit Leclerc to allow Sebastian Vettel through at last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, but the decision contributed to Leclerc slipping behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. It marked the third straight race in which Ferrari had issued an instruction favouring Vettel, prompting further speculation regarding the dynamic within the team. Binotto has previously suggested that in a 50-50 situation Vettel would be backed, but emphasised post-race that the decision to swap positions in China was motivated by an...
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