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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

Charles Leclerc reveals Ferrari pit wall prank moments before claiming F1 Bahrain GP victory

Charles Leclerc pranked his Ferrari pit wall in the final moments before his race win in the Bahrain Grand Prix - by joking that he had an engine issue.

The Monegasque’s victory to open the 2022 Formula One season came from pole position, which he also held at the same track in 2019 before reliability issues dramatically cost him the win.

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