Max Verstappen has beaten championship rival Sir Lewis Hamilton by two and a half tenths to take pole position for the French Grand Prix. The Dutchman looked to have the slight edge over Hamilton throughout the weekend and carried his strong form into qualifying. Verstappen and Hamilton need a good result after both failing to
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:27:25.770 26 2 Sir Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes +00:02.904 18 3 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda +00:08.811 15 4 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes +00:14.618 12 5 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +01:04.032 10 6 Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren
Max Verstappen was fastest in the second practice for the French Grand Prix after going eight-thousandths of a second faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. The Red Bull driver set his fastest time on the soft tyre halfway through the session getting the slight edge through the twisty final sector. Bottas meanwhile managed to
Valtteri Bottas lead a Mercedes one-two after going three tenths faster than his teammate Sir Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the French Grand Prix. After two tough weekends, many expected Mercedes to have the slight edge over Red Bull and so it proved with Max Verstappen almost a tenth behind Hamilton in third. Mercedes
Round eight sees the oldest Grand Prix in the world in Le Castellet, southern France. Paul Ricard returned to the calendar in 2018 for the first time since 1990 ending a ten-year hiatus as the race searched for a home after the 2008 financial crisis forced the race off the calendar for the first time
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The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. Plus, the latest on the impact of coronavirus.
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. Plus, the latest on the impact of coronavirus.
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. Plus, the latest on the impact of coronavirus.