Ferrari believe Charles Leclerc would have "comfortably" won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had it not been for his race-ending engine blowout.
The Monegasque was leading the race in Baku when steam began pouring out of the back of his F1-75. The issue forced him to retire from the race, as his team-mate Carlos Sainz had earlier, gifting the win and a massive points haul to Max Verstappen and Red Bull.
Leclerc had lost the lead of the race at the first corner, when Sergio Perez overtook him following a poor start off the line. But his luck had changed when Ferrari made the call to bring him in for an early pitstop under the virtual safety car, caused by Sainz stopping on lap nine.
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