Race results for the 2019 French Grand Prix. The latest news, updates and more straight to your inbox, 2019 Formula 1 French Grand Prix — race results. Could easily be a 30 plus points lead in a few weeks. A strong-armed overtake of Norris late in the race by Daniel Ricciardo resulted in the Australian being investigated by stewards and penalised for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, plus failing to rejoin the track safely, resulting in ten seconds-worth of penalties. Read the full story in Mark Hughes’ race report, which will follow. Lewis Hamilton dominated the French Grand Prix from pole, taking the lead into Turn One, and eventually taking the chequered flag more than 18 seconds ahead of second-placed team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Nasty trolling by feeble losers; Lewis showing he's still number one. I tried to follow Lewis. - Hamilton, The Briton made it two easy wins for his country in one day, after England's progression to the second round of the World Cup with their cruise to a, "I feel very grateful, grateful for a solid weekend. Easy win for LH today, great lead now and 2 races in 2 weeks. For a time it looked as if Ferrari might swap him with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, but instead the Finn was sent after Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo - who was struggling after a piece came off his front wing - passing him with 11 laps to go to take the final podium position from the Australian. Sign-up now for access to a limited number of articles. At the end we had a lot of speed and managed to get on the podium.". There was nothing 'lucky' about Lewis' win; it's all skill and hard work by driver and team. These turned out to be a failure of the MGU-K, a part of the hybrid system, which has been a continuing problem for the Renault engine for more than two years. ", "It was good. I tried to follow Lewis. Full race report will follow. He was controlling the pace. Lewis Hamilton scored his 79th F1 victory and the 95th win for Mercedes today. I didn't have to work very hard for it but it's good to be in the podium. He was controlling the pace. On a weekend when they revealed they were struggling to fix the problems with the car because they were not showing up in the wind tunnel, it looks like a long road ahead for the team to get back to where they believe they belong. Winning! My guys, I have been with them for six years they are pushing the boundaries and never giving up so I want to thank them and everyone at the factory. Like watching a master class in how to put together a perfect race from Mercedes and Lewis. Race winner Lewis Hamilton: "I feel very grateful, grateful for a solid weekend. It was a costly error for Vettel, who was one point ahead of Hamilton before the race, and not the first one he has made this year that has cost him ground in the championship. Vettel was 11th by lap 10, eighth by lap 15, and fifth by lap 20, at the back of the lead group. The Mercedes driver led from start to finish other than one lap around his pit stop to move 14 points ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished fifth. A great Saturday for English sports. Only 5 seconds penalty for Saint Vettle, he got off VERY lightly, Time the stewards gave Vettel a rest before his hotheaded irrational driving kills someone - A DQ or race ban needed to try and teach him a lesson. Ref LH's comment about Vettel's penalty being too lenient; IT WAS. ", Kimi Raikkonen on finishing third: "I got a bit blocked with all the mayhem that happened but a decent recovery. The provisional result extends Hamilton’s lead in the drivers’ championship to 36 points over Bottas and 76 over third-placed Vettel. Hamilton was able to build a comfortable gap to Red Bull's Max Verstappen behind him in second place for the entire race and then cruise and conserve to the finish. Lewis Hamilton, back to doing what he does best! Lewis Hamilton, 2.Valtteri Bottas & 3.Charles Leclerc. England win at: Cricket, F1, Football & Rugby. It was the 88th running of the French Grand Prix, and the 60th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950. ", "I got a bit blocked with all the mayhem that happened but a decent recovery. But there his progress stopped and he was able to make a late pit stop for fresh tyres, serving his penalty at the same time, without losing his position. F1 has recently looked at the possibility of implementing…, Six races remain of the 2020 Formula 1 season and after Lewis Hamilton equalled the all-time wins record held by Michael Schumacher with victory at the Eifel GP, a record-equalling…. It was the 6th race win of the season for Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the world championship lead with a dominant victory in the French Grand Prix. But the McLaren's suspension failed on the penultimate lap and he had to retire. They will stoop to any depths to gain an advantage. It's a beautiful Sunday.". Analysis and opinion from the BBC's chief Formula 1 writer. Accept the truth, and be sporting! The start of the 2019 French Formula 1 Grand Prix was clean. The last time the company led a premier-class title chase was way…, Sixty two years ago today, Tony Vandervell’s dream of beating Ferrari at the top level, a dream he had nurtured for most of the 1950s, finally came true. Ferrari have always had some sort of "get out of jail free" card. The Spaniard was just ahead of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and Charles Leclerc, after a strong race in the Sauber following his stunning eighth place in qualifying. French GP Winner and Latest F1 Results @Sportskeeda 1. Get the latest results and headlines sent straight to your phone, find all our Formula 1 coverage details with our Live Guide, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. Sign up to our F1 newsletter to receive an alert for Mark Hughes’ full French Grand Prix race report. 4 x WDC and leading the drivers championship, while Vettel just crashes into people. I didn't have to work very hard for it but it's good to be in the podium. This was…, This year's SpeedWeek festival saw sports cars, supercars and prototypes roll onto the Goodwood circuit for a no-holds-barred timed shootout, with all eyes will on the timing screen to see…, The 2020 Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix has officially been cancelled, ending hopes of staging the inaugural event this season and leaving six races left of the revamped calendar. Last updated on 24 June 201824 June 2018.From the section Formula 1comments581. How about u haters have a day off and just enjoy! It's about time their special status in F1 was rescinded. Ferrari International Assistance to the aid yet again as Vicious Vettel gets let off the hook! At the end we had a lot of speed and managed to get on the podium.". Hamilton made a good enough start to be just clear of the crash between Vettel and Bottas at the start, and after a five-lap intervention by the safety car, leapt away at the re-start and was never seen again. Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the world championship lead with a dominant victory in the French Grand Prix. Don't see the point of a 5 second penalty that means nothing. The 2019 French Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2019) was a Formula One motor race on 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Ferrari always get away with it. Vettel cracks under pressure, Hamilton's title for the taking now. Valtteri Bottas came home as 2nd and made it the 50th 1-2 finish for Mercedes. Renault's Carlos Sainz was on course to finish sixth after a strong race, but dropped back to eighth with engine problems in the closing stages. Hamilton will welcome the gift from Vettel at the start of a crucial run of three races in three weeks, one of them the British Grand Prix in two weeks' time, and five in six before the four-week summer break in August. Listen: 'We said there'd be fireworks at the start', Listen: 'It's a beautiful Sunday everyone!' There have been too many incidents in Vettels` career for him to ever be considered a "great" ! ", Max Verstappen in second: "It was good. Good drive by Lewis, very well controlled from start to finish. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. After their worst qualifying performance for more than a year, McLaren had a woeful race, Stoffel Vandoorne finishing 12th. SV again showing desperation that cost him title last year. Though…, Formula 1 cannot afford to close itself off from changing in order to improve the show according to CEO, Chase Carey.

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