Leclerc was long committed to a one-stop strategy and Ferrari used a 'dummy' radio message to trick Perez into pitting and conceding track position. it helped Leclerc seal second place in the F1 standings. AbuDhabiGP
, in the middle phase of the Yas Marina race, with the pair locked in a tight fight for runner-up spot in the drivers’ championship.knew that its only chance of getting Leclerc in front was through strategy – and that meant forcing Perez on to a two-stop.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner admitted after the race that a combination of Perez’s tyre condition plus it seeing that"Ferrari were gearing up for an undercut" was behind its decision to stop the Mexican. Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto praised the way that the strategy was pulled off to help Leclerc finish second – especially considering it is an area of operation where the Maranello squad has made mistakes this season.
"I think P2 and P2 [in the drivers’ and constructors’ championship] has been the balance of the entire season, not only today. But today certainly we did the proper job.
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