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Hill identifies area where Leclerc should be more 'forceful'

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Damon Hill believes Charles Leclerc should be "more forceful" like Fernando Alonso and George Russell when it comes to race strategy. Ferrari had a troubled History with race strategies in 2022, notably at the Hungarian Grand Prix when a tyre error cost Leclerc a shot at victory. The team have made key changes behind the scenes ahead of the season, focusing on the flow of communication between engineers at critical moments. But Hill thinks Leclerc should also dictate more when behind the wheel, as the team's decisions can often not always be in the best interests of a driver's position in the championship. "When you've got races where teams choose to put drivers with different strategies, that can always be immensely frustrating to drivers – particularly if they're in the latter stages of a championship," said Hill on the F1 Nation podcast. "Because a team might say something, which is detrimental, and this is what happened with...