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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz forced to improvise after Azerbaijan flight diversion

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were forced to improvise after their flight was diverted on the way home from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were forced to drive home to Monaco after being diverted to Italy during their return from the Azerbaijan GP.

The Ferrari and Williams drivers, who finished ninth and third respectively, are former team-mates, having served at the Scuderia between 2021-2024, and often travel to and from grands prix together.

After the Baku race, the pair and their entourages boarded a private jet flight from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, bound for Nice's Cote d'Azur. 

However, the flight, which lasted just under five hours never made it to France, instead diverting to Genoa in Italy after bad weather made landing at the original destination impossible. 

Stranded a few hours away from home, the duo did what any reasonable pair of F1 drivers would do in such a situation in order to get themselves home...

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