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Daniel Moxon

Charles Leclerc told F1 title race is still 'wide open' despite Max Verstappen advantage

Charles Leclerc has been told he is not yet out of the Formula 1 title race with Max Verstappen still catchable.

The Ferrari ace set the early pace in the championship, winning two of the first three races to top the standings. But a mixture of his own errors and a lack of reliability in his car's engine have been costly in recent weeks, and have seen him slip 34 points behind current leader Max Verstappen.

The story is worse for Ferrari in the constructors' table, after a disastrous Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Both their drivers were forced to stop with mechanical issues, while Red Bull took full advantage by scoring maximum points and opening up a gap of 80 after just eight races.

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