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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.
Sainz: ‘We were a bit helped’ by Haas issues
Carlos Sainz was the best of the rest in qualifying, and will start from P7 tomorrow, but he knows that they were "helped" by Haas' problems.
Qualy: Hamilton lands 75th career pole
Lewis Hamilton has secured his 75th career pole ahead of the French Grand Prix as Mercedes locked out the front row.
Stroll: ‘It was a pretty hard landing’
Lance Stroll was not lighting up the timing sheets on Saturday afternoon, but he did light up the track with sparks after his car when airborne.
Qualy quotes: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Mercedes locked out the front row, with Vettel and the two Red Bulls behind. Kimi Raikkonen failed to get a clean lap in Q3 and starts P6.
Qualy quotes: Renault, Sauber, Haas, Force India
Carlos Sainz was best of the rest, with Charles Leclerc in a career-high P8. Both Haas' made it to Q3, before Romain Grosjean span, while Force India made P11.
Qualy quotes: Toro Rosso, McLaren, Williams
Pierre Gasly was the only one of these six to reach Q2, with both McLarens and both Williams out in Q1. Brendon Hartley starts from the back after penalties.
Heavy rain ruins FP3; McLaren’s knock-out
The heavy rain at the start of FP3 ensured there was very limited running ahead of qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
FIA post-French GP qualifying press conference
Lewis Hamilton took pole for the French Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon. He, along with Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel, spoke to the media after the session.
Force India hit with fine for ‘very serious’ incident
Force India have been fined 15,000 Euros and given a further 85,000 Euros fine suspended for 12 months after a "very serious" incident in FP2.
FP3: Bottas tops washed-out session
Barely more than five minutes of dry track action were possible in FP3 after heavy rain hit the Circuit Paul Ricard ahead of qualifying.