The decisive scene
Lap 21 Leclerc stop
The visible cost was heavy: Leclerc fell from the front group to P11 on pit-out and had to spend the race recovering position.
Featured decision read: MIXED
Ferrari's call
Ferrari stopped Leclerc on Lap 21 for hard tyres with a 23.386s pit time.
Why the answer stays bounded
Leclerc had already lost the lead group, and without exact rival gaps Ferrari may have needed to protect against Mercedes, McLaren, Verstappen, or Hamilton cycles.