Ricciardo: I was driving ‘a wounded car’
Daniel Ricciardo has said his RB14 was "a wounded car" after some front wing damage caused him to slip out of the podium places at the French Grand Prix.
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Hear the one about the three French drivers?
Three Frenchman arrived at a grand prix, only one finished, no one scored. Pierre Gasly is blaming Esteban Ocon, Ocon is blaming Romain Grosjean and Grosjean says he's innocent.
Raikkonen: Race ‘a lot more fun’ than last two
Kimi Raikkonen was happy with his road to recovery after landing a podium finish at the French Grand Prix.
Leclerc: ‘Little bit disappointed’ despite P10
Charles Leclerc finished in the points for a fourth time in his last five outings, but said he was a 'little bit disappointed' with himself.
Verstappen: Hamilton controlled the pace
Max Verstappen may have been two seconds behind Lewis Hamilton in the early laps in France but he reckons the Brit was just "controlling the pace."
Erm, welcome back to Formula 1, Fernando
First-lap chaos, and a very bleak return to Formula 1 for Fernando Alonso. First at Le Mans, last of finishers in France.
French Grand Prix: FIA post-race press conference
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen discuss the French Grand Prix with the assembled press.
Race quotes: Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton won the race with Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen on the podium. Sebastian Vettel hit Valtteri Bottas, the pair in P5 and P7 respectively.
Race quotes: Haas, Renault, Sauber, McLaren
Kevin Magnussen was best of the rest in P6, while both Renaults and Charles Leclerc scored points. Both McLarens finished outside the top ten on Sunday.
Race quotes: Toro Rosso, Williams, Force India
Only two of the six finished, with Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon crashing, and Lance Stroll having a tyre failure. Sergio Perez also retired with engine issues
McLaren can’t replicate aero issue in windtunnel
While McLaren acknowledge that their current car issues are down to aerodynamics, Zak Brown says they are having a tough time solving it as they can't replicate it in the windtunnel.
Live! Updates from the French Grand Prix
Formula 1 returns to the Paul Ricard circuit this weekend for the first time since 1990. With only half the field even born when the sport last raced at the French circuit, Friday’s practices will be more important than before as they learn the layout of what for most is a new track. Follow Friday’s […]
World Champs ‘impressed’ with Leclerc’s P8
Charles Leclerc's eighth place in qualifying for the French GP caught the eye of Formula 1 World Champs, who reckon it was an impressive performance.
Provisional grid for the French GP
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's French GP from pole position, headlining a Mercedes 1-2, while Brendon Hartley has fallen to the back of the grid.
Wolff reveals pit lane concerns
Although Toto Wolff lowering the speed limit in the Paul Ricard pit lane was a good call, he admits more still needs to be done to ensure the safety of the mechanics.
Leclerc: ‘The best recovery in my career’
Charles Leclerc has said that after Friday???s problems, to qualify in P8 for the French Grand Prix is the "best recovery" of his entire career.
Magnussen: Kimi is ‘erratic’ and ‘desperate’
Kevin Magnussen has brandished Kimi Raikkonen as "desperate", "confused", and "erratic", and has accused the Finn of disrupting his Q3 effort.
Raikkonen: Qualifying was ‘pretty disappointing’
Kimi Raikkonen has called his P6 grid slot "pretty disappointing" after failing to get a clean lap in during Q3 on Saturday afternoon.
Grosjean: Q3 crash was ‘a bit strange’
Romain Grosjean looked all set to take P7 on Saturday afternoon, a position he had been in for almost every session up to that point until he span early on in Q3.
Ricciardo: In the car ‘I was a passenger’
Daniel Ricciardo qualified P5 for tomorrow???s race at Le Castellet, and said that he "was a passenger" in the car during qualifying.
Bottas ‘struggling to get perfect laps’
Valtteri Bottas admitted to not being able to quite get it right around Paul Ricard, saying he was "struggling to get perfect laps".
Verstappen: The car ‘was not good enough’
Max Verstappen has said that both he and the car were not on top form in the third and final qualifying session on Saturday afternoon.
Vettel: ‘I pushed too hard’ on last lap
Sebastian Vettel has admitted that he was pushing too hard on his final attempt to get pole position for tomorrow???s French Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Despite pole, Q3 was ‘not spectacular’
Lewis Hamilton qualified quickest for Sunday???s French Grand Prix, taking the 75th pole position of his career, but said his Q3 was "so-so".
Alonso: ‘Tomorrow is still another chance’
Despite a poor showing in qualifying for the French Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso believes that McLaren still have "another chance" in tomorrow???s race.