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Max Verstappen won at the Circuit Paul Ricard, with Lewis Hamilton in second and George Russell in third.

Carlos Sainz is in sixth, and carrying the flag alone for Ferrari now. 28/53 A Verstappen error, and Hamilton, in his 300th race, who is flying along, could be in clover. 30/53 George Russell will not after all get to third as Carlos Sainz has overtaken him, and is driving an absolute blinder on those medium tyres. Nicholas Latifi, not for the first time, has come to grief in the Williams and Kevin Magnussen in the Haas clatters into him. “He just turned into me,” says Russell. Sainz pits, and takes the penalty after a change of tyres. Russell thinks he had the honour, and getting angry. “I don’t understand.” Here’s a yellow flag, as Guanyu Zhou is off the side of the track, and a virtual safety car. 50/53 Guanyu Zhou’s car is shuffled off the side of the track, and Verstappen is asking his team whether he can come in for a stop, perhaps to try and get a fastest lap. 51/53 Russell has his third place, and he will claim justice for that previous contretemps. and his clash with Russell is the key battle with Hamilton and Verstappen safely away up ahead. Verstappen, up ahead, takes the 27th win of his career, and Hamilton takes his first second place of the season as Russell completes the podium, Sainz chasing down Perez for fifth. Hamilton says “great job, guys” to Toto Wolff in the Mercedes garage, and “well done, George”.

by Martina Fuchs. GENEVA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said he hopes Formula 1 will have "at least two races in China and another one in ...

If I look at Formula 1 geographically, China is the area that we need to restart what we have and then build on top of it. Brown commented: "Asia and specifically China are now the markets that Formula 1 and ourselves need to concentrate on, as America is in a great spot. "We like to work with global leading companies in sectors that we feel they are relevant to us. "During COVID-19, a handful of Formula 1 teams and some other industries came together for the UK government. "I feel like we now need to do in China what we've done in America. We're really building great momentum in Asia. We had great races in China, Singapore and Australia, and Vietnam was coming online. "I would also love to have a bigger annual presence, shoulder programming and things of that nature.

A mistake by Leclerc left the door open, and it was wide enough for Verstappen to drive on through at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had been looking comfortable after starting the race on pole, but disaster struck when he crashed into the barriers at Turn 11.

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Charles Leclerc aced the start at the French Grand Prix, to maintain the lead from pole position ahead of his title rival Max Verstappen.

Verstappen now has a 63-point lead on Leclerc in the standings after getting his seventh win of the season.

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Lewis Hamilton is a big man in Formula 1 with seven world championships. However, according to Mika Hakkinen, the British driver could not achieve these ...

In France, Hamilton started the race from fourth position while Russell secured sixth. Sometimes it happens luckily; you cannot choose the team mate, but if you look at the list of team mates that Lewis had, very smart people, extremely great racing drivers." "A very important, key part.

A season-best showing for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes; a career-best Paul Ricard result for Carlos Sainz; and some home points at last for Esteban Ocon.

• Carlos Sainz started 19th for Ferrari, finished fifth and set the fastest lap. • With Alonso’s team mate Esteban Ocon in P8, both Alpines finished in the top eight for the first time this season. • With George Russell in P3, Mercedes got both cars on the podium for the first time in 2022.

Dutch driver grabs victory in front of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Leclerc has to quit before race ended - Anadolu Agency.

Referring to his rival Leclerc's accident in the race, Verstappen said: "You never know how the race is going to go, but the car was quick today. Verstappen leads the driver standings with 233 points, while Leclerc placed second with 170 and Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing lays at the third spot with 163 points. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing left the French Grand Prix victorious and grabbed his seventh GP victory in the 2022 season of Formula One on Sunday.

It's difficult to think of a 2022 Formula 1 race where the biggest winner and the biggest loser are as easy to identify as the French GP.

But while you can have varying opinions on the decision to pit him late on – Sainz himself seemed more understanding of it post-race than he was during – he should never have been in that position to begin with. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas struggled to match the cars around him and ultimately finished in 14th, over 14 seconds off the points despite the mid-race safety car bunching up the field. Zhou’s race would end after he reported a lack of power and misfiring of his Ferrari engine. – BA And while this weekend didn’t do much to address that balance, it will mark one of Stroll’s best performances of 2022 so far. With a better execution of the race from Ferrari, neither Mercedes driver would’ve been on the podium.

Max Verstappen holds his biggest championship lead yet after victory in the French Grand Prix, which put him 63 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the ...

Today, even with them sliding a bit, they were still very quick in front of us. It’s still important to always score points, even on a bad day, which we had in Austria. Of course, the lead we have is great, but it’s probably a bit bigger than what it should have been when you look at the car performances between the two cars,” he said in France. “From our side, we know that we have to find, especially over one lap, quite a bit of performance.

There was some confusion and surprise from observers when Ferrari appeared to call him in just as he was overtaking Red Bull's Sergio Perez for third place in a ...

so the team took it to play safe. The Spaniard said he would have pitted anyway if he could not pass Perez but as soon as he overtook the Red Bull, he was ready to try to go to the end. We like to discuss things, we are open about them."

Lewis Hamilton has indicated he has every intention of continuing in Formula One beyond the end of next season, after finishing second in the French Grand ...

“We have to keep pushing and I hope we are getting a little closer. “I want to get back to winning ways and I am sure we will sit down together soon,” he said, before offering his gratitude to some of the key people who have helped him come so far. “I still feel fresh and there is plenty of fuel in the tank,” he said.

Lewis Hamilton capped off his 300th Grand Prix weekend in style at the Circuit Paul Ricard, securing his and Mercedes' best result of the season after ...

“I dare to dream, for sure!” he said. Especially with missing FP1 [in place of Nyck de Vries], just so proud of the team – this is an incredible result. “I couldn’t really be much happier,” said the seven-time champion.

Lewis Hamilton said after his 300th F1 race that he feels he's got "plenty of fuel in the tank", and welcomed talks with Mercedes about his future.

I'm so proud of my team for having the reliability that we do have." "I'm still fresh and still feel I've got plenty of fuel left in the tank. "I'm also enjoying working with the sport more than ever. I'm sure we'll sit down at some stage and talk about the future." Hamilton hailed an "incredible result" at the French GP as he achieved his best finish of the season in his milestone 300th Formula 1 race. Lewis Hamilton said after his 300th F1 race that he feels he's got "plenty of fuel in the tank", and welcomed talks with Mercedes about his future.

I still feel as though I have got plenty of fuel left in the tank,” the former world champion said after his 300th Grand Prix race.

Soon to be 300. From Australia in 2007 to Austria in 2022, Hamilton has taken part in 299 races in his 16 seasons as a Formula 1 driver. This is the seventh ...

This means that he has led the equivalent of 27,518km in his 299 races. Hamilton has also now achieved points finishes in 86.6% of the races he has started in his career. Hamilton has led 5,404 laps in his decorated career, which is the most of all time. Allied to his 103 wins, Hamilton has led a Grand Prix 178 times, with the most recent coming at the British Grand Prix earlier this season. In his 299 race starts, he has won 34.45% of the races he entered. He currently ranks first on the all-time list of podiums, and has 31 more than his nearest rival – Schumacher again – in second.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN LE CASTELLET: The seven-time world champion was speaking after finishing in a season-high second place at Sunday's French Grand Prix ...

The beginning of the year was confusing, if not miserable. ‘I want to keep building. 'I have PLENTY of fuel left in the tank': Lewis Hamilton drops a hint that he could remain in Formula One beyond next season after his best finish this year at the French Grand Prix, with his Mercedes contract expiring in 2023