Flying Finn pushes Sebastian Vettel off the top of Friday's timesheets
But the 21-year-old struggled with what appeared to be problems shifting gears and clutch issues throughout the session.
The Briton is the most successful driver by far around the 5.4-kilometer long Shanghai International Circuit. Both the 21-year-old, third in the morning, and Vettel are running a new control electronics package on their power units as a precaution against a repeat of the engine problems that denied Leclerc his maiden win at the Sakhir desert track.
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