VIDEO: Leclerc loses out in crazy Bahrain GP start

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Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc lost out in a chaotic start to the Bahrain Grand Prix as team-mate Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas got beyond him off the line. Vettel's launch was superb, putting him position to perhaps take a third win on the spin in Sakhir.
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