French Grand Prix

In the aftermath of Lewis Hamilton’s dominant victory in Sunday’s French Grand Prix that extended his championship lead and saw him edge ever-closer to Michael Schumacher’s all-time wins record, you would have forgiven the Mercedes driver for a little self-indulgence.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the 2021 Formula 1 rules are “not rocket science” and insists the finer details now need to be analysed to protect the strengths and improve on the weaknesses of the sport.

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Lewis Hamilton says he understands the frustrations and complaints about the current state of Formula 1 which is what triggered the drivers to take a more active role in the future of the sport and saw the five-time world champion head to Paris for the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting last w

Pierre Gasly has endured a home race to forget at the French Grand Prix as he blamed setup changes to his Red Bull for losing pace and “sliding everywhere” at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Sergio Perez was left frustrated after receiving a time penalty for exceeding track limits on the opening lap of the French Grand Prix despite appearing to stick to the rules set out by race officials at Paul Ricard.

Max Verstappen has given a blunt prediction on how Red Bull could perform at its home round the Austrian Grand Prix next weekend as he accepts “we have work to do” to recover the pace deficit to its front-running rivals.

Despite finishing an underwhelming fifth place at the French Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel says he relished the chance to push his Ferrari every lap as he aimed to catch the front-runners following his lowly qualifying result.

-    Lewis Hamilton swept to the 79th victory of his Formula 1 career in dominant fashion on Sunday, leading every single lap of the French Grand Prix.

Mercedes’ domination of qualifying at Paul Ricard on Saturday proved to be just a taste of things to come in the race as it crushed its Formula 1 rivals once again in the French Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo has defended his last-lap French Grand Prix overtakes despite suffering post-race penalties which dropped him out of the points places by reasoning he would rather risk the penalty then not fight for positions.

Daniel Ricciardo has been handed two five-second time penalties for overtaking off the track in the frantic final lap of the French Grand Prix, which drops the Renault driver out of the points from seventh to 11 th place.

McLaren feared Lando Norris would be forced to retire due to a hydraulic issue in Sunday’s French Grand Prix after it left him "trying to survive" in the closing stages of the race.

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari has failed to meet its French Grand Prix targets following a dominant 1-2 from Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, while it was a poor showing on and off the track for the Italian squad.

Charles Leclerc says his last-lap attack on Valtteri Bottas for second place at the French Grand Prix “definitely not a manoeuvre to overtake”, while he felt content with securing consecutive podium finishes for Ferrari.

Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris and Kimi Raikkonen are all set to visit the FIA race stewards following their final-lap fight at the French Grand Prix.

2019 Formula 1 Drivers' Standings after French Grand Prix Position Driver Nationality Team Points 1

Lewis Hamilton continued his dominant start to the Formula 1 season with a comfortable victory in Sunday’s French Grand Prix, heading up a one-two finish for Mercedes.

2019 Formula 1 French Grand Prix - Race Results Position Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1 Lewis H

FIA Formula 3 - France - Race 2 Position Driver Nat Team Laps/Time 1 Robert Shwartzman

A lot has changed for Eric Boullier in the last 12 months, with his return to Paul Ricard this weekend seeing him operate in a drastically different capacity over his home grand prix weekend.  

While Max Verstappen expects Mercedes to “disappear” at the front in the French Grand Prix, he feels he can take the fight to Ferrari with Red Bull for the final podium spot.

- Lewis Hamilton took the 86th pole of his Formula 1 career in dominant fashion on Saturday at Paul Ricard, heading up a front row lock-out for Mercedes.

McLaren will build a new wind tunnel at its factory in Woking over the next two years after receiving approval from its shareholders.