French GP

Race leader Charles Leclerc crashes into the barriers at Turn 11 and is out of the French Grand Prix! Charles Leclerc accepted responsibility for making the " ...

"It didn't go to plan, but I think we had a good performance," he added. So simple we need to focus on the next result." "It's just a mistake, it happens, in the same way we have had reliability issues," Binotto said. I really think they need to take some time to look at that because I still can't believe that it would be a driver mistake." "It's just trying to push too much and I lost the rear," Leclerc added. I've been saying I think I'm performing at my highest level in my career but if I keep doing those mistakes then it's pointless to perform at a very high level.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard on Sunday, after his title rival Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari from the lead of the ...

Zhou clipped Mick Schumacher (Haas) into a spin, for which he received a 5s time penalty. Verstappen picked up the lead, ahead of Hamilton, Perez, Russell and Alonso – who all pitted under the safety car. Verstappen blinked first and pitted at the end of Lap 16 but Leclerc didn’t respond and stayed out.

Lewis Hamilton estimated he lost "around three kilos" during the French Grand Prix after a drinks bottle malfunction left him unable to rehydrate.

"Ron Dennis, Mercedes, Martin Whitmarsh, Toto, Niki Lauda ... I have been on an incredible journey with them. "Of course I want to get back to winning ways and that's going to take time. I'm sure we'll sit down at some stage and talk about the future. Winning races and getting results like this is about the whole package. . "The drinks bottle didn't work in the race. "Especially with missing FP1, [I'm] just so proud of the team -- this is an incredible result.

Ferrari has defended its strategy calls in Formula 1's French Grand Prix, despite radio messages appearing to suggest it was confused about what to do.

“But as soon as we got all the information, which was required, we realised that there was not sufficient tyre life to go to the end of the race. “So it was right to stop. These conversations gave the impression that Ferrari was not decisive enough in what it wanted to do.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton revealed his drive to second place in Formula 1's French Grand Prix was made tougher after his drinks bottle failed.

I'm looking forward to downing the rest of this drink..." "I didn't see my weight just now, but I would imagine [I lost] probably around three kilos. "You can see us in the race, we can at least lean on them a little bit, so hopefully in that race even closer."

Lewis Hamilton feels he stood no chance of keeping up with Max Verstappen to fight for Formula 1 victory in France due to Red Bull's straightline speed ...

Clearly, both of them are outperforming the car at the moment.” “This is the highest I’ve been all year. This is the best result we could get.”

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc crashed out of lead of the French Grand Prix, dealing a critical blow to his title chances.

It is a mistake and that is it. Leclerc suffered a problem with his throttle at the previous round in Austria when it stayed partly open in the final laps of the race. If we lose the championship by 32 points I will know where they are coming from but it is unacceptable," Leclerc told Sky Sports.

It was a tale of contrasting fortunes for the title protagonists at the 2022 French Grand Prix, Max Verstappen netting his seventh win of the year, ...

But the Canadian had been delighted with his uptick in pace prior to the crash, declaring that his season had now begun in earnest… Schumacher – out in Q1 on Saturday after a lap time deletion – was also struggling to make headway when he was spun around by Zhou, leaving him 15th at the chequered flag. That left him P5 at the flag – a result he said he’d “take”, even if he felt that with a perfect race, a podium had been possible. Both Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher showed flashes of seriously impressive pace at times over the French Grand Prix weekend. That’s now four races without a point for AlphaTauri, their dreams of achieving a P5 finish in the constructors’ this year looking increasingly remote. Gasly exited Q1 on Saturday before finishing a disappointed (and sweaty) P12 at the flag on Sunday.

Ferrari has dismissed suggestions that Charles Leclerc's crash in Formula 1's French Grand Prix was related to throttle problems, in the wake of confusion ...

There is a strategy, without going in to all the details, that [meant] he was on the throttle, but didn't feel sufficient torque from the engine. “What you heard on the radio was about when he was in reverse gear trying to get out from the barriers. But it was a genuine mistake.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc received words of encouragement from the Red Bull camp following his race-ending crash at Paul Ricard.

Verstappen was quick to check in on Leclerc over the team radio after he saw the Monegasque's car in the barriers. "I mean, these two guys, they're operating at such [a high level] and pushing each other so hard. "His bad luck was our good luck today and it's swung around during the course of the year."

The Formula 1 paddock packed up last Sunday evening after the French Grand Prix not expecting to return to Paul Ricard in 2023.

It has the advantage of a rich history, with the very first national grand prix race being held in Le Mans in 1906, and a well-established fanbase that should ensure healthy crowds. “You see if you tick all of the boxes at this venue, or this one maybe is a better fit. But the key to any possible new deal will not only be what it can offer in terms of the race-hosting fee, but also to F1 as a whole. The chances of that happening could improve if there is a new long-term deal. The Grand Prix de France is open to the idea of rotation – indeed, it proposed the idea of alternating with a race such as Spa in the first place. For that to work, a long-term deal would be required. An F1 race on the streets of Paris can be dismissed as impractical, but with enough cash and F1’s blessing, anything is possible. There have also been discussions for some time about the possibility of adding a new motorway exit to improve access. “Remember, the organisation of this Grand Prix has slightly changed over the last few years. That suggests any hope of it appearing next year would be dependent on a slot opening up unexpectedly, for example, if the planned revival of the Chinese Grand Prix proves impossible because of COVID-19 restrictions. The Formula 1 paddock packed up last Sunday evening after the French Grand Prix not expecting to return to Paul Ricard in 2023. That contract ended with this year’s race, although no event was held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mattia Binotto has reflected on a painful French Grand Prix weekend for Ferrari and explained how the team will tackle upcoming races.

It's a very similar challenge to [the French GP] and I think that we were doing a pretty good job." "I think the car is behaving well, it has done well in hot and cold conditions. "[We will take it] step-by-step, race-by-race and stay focused.

The FIA has explained that a hardware problem was behind the controversial delay in the virtual safety car restart late in the Formula 1 French Grand Prix.

“I think we just want to understand the facts,” he said. “The same information is supplied to all teams concurrently. After getting overtaken by George Russell as he got back up to speed, he later said: "I mean it's a shame the virtual safety car interfered with the result, to be honest.

George Russell expands on battle with Sergio Perez and the Virtual Safety Car re-start in F1 French GP, with more on radio frustrations.

I think he had to brake a little bit as maybe he was a bit too quick. While Perez was frustrated by the VSC call, Russell felt it was straightforward on his side and he made the most of the opportunity. I got the message it was going to end out of Turn 9, so I went for it and then it didn’t end. I thought it was my corner, I was down the inside I had my front wheels in front of his rear wheels. The message of VSC ending was totally wrong, there was something going on because it said it was going to end out of Turn 9 and it only ended out of Turn 12,” summed up Perez. And I felt that he had to face that he just needed to drop the upsetness and concentrate whether he could beat him on track. “And I think when you’re on the race on your own, you’re just playing it safe and you’re leaving a little bit of margin. “It seems like George had different information and he was able to prepare better for it. “If I do the corner, we will just have ruined our races, but other than that, it was a good tough battle, good race from George in that regard. The strategy was questioned by many, but with him out of the way, it left Perez and Russell to fight against each other in the last 10-15 or so laps. “Yes, it was a good battle, apart from Turn 8,” said the Red Bull driver to media. While Russell felt that he was ahead and deserved the place to be given by Perez, the FIA stewards put it down as a no further action.