VIDEO: Leclerc lifted manhole cover which destroyed Russell's Williams

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VIDEO: Leclerc lifted manhole cover which destroyed Russell's Williams
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Replays showed that the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc had passed over and lifted the manhole cover which would soon after cause huge damage to George Russell's Williams and see on-track action thrown into chaos on Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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