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Explained: Leclerc's frustration amid botched Ferrari F1 driver swap

Charles Leclerc was left frustrated after team-mate Lewis Hamilton failed to hand back a position at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, although slow communication by the Ferrari Formula 1 team appeared to be the main culprit.

Leclerc was fighting Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda for fifth in the closing stages of the Baku street race until he was passed by McLaren's Lando Norris. With Leclerc on older hard tyres compared to chasing Hamilton on faster mediums, the Monegasque was ordered to let Hamilton past as the seven-time world champion was in a better position to try and fight the cars ahead.

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