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Is Ferrari still coming to terms with Charles Leclerc's lost victory in Bahrain? Should Red Bull drop Pierre Gasly? And how much of a problem are the front wings on Formula 1 cars? Our technical expert answers these questions and more
Momentum is a huge factor, especially in sport, and motor racing is no different. Get into that winning streak and everyone just digs that little bit deeper. It's invisible and no one really notices that it's happening, but it happens.
If you looked at Charles Leclerc after the race in Austria you could see his shoulders had slumped. That was the second time this season that a potential win was taken away from him. Yes, the first was a mechanical problem and the second more to do with himself and his strategy, but he is now wondering when or if it will ever happen.
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