Top ten pictures from the 2019 French Grand Prix

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Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 French Grand Prix weekend.

Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Paul Ricard, 2019
Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Paul Ricard, 2019

Renault brought a raft of upgrades for its home race but Nico Hulkenberg had to do without their latest-specification power unit having already exceeded his maximum allocation of new parts.

Lance Stroll

Lance Stroll, Racing Point, Paul Ricard, 2019
Lance Stroll, Racing Point, Paul Ricard, 2019

Qualifying proved frustrating for Lance Stroll as he failed to make the cut for Q1 again.

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Paul Ricard, 2019
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Paul Ricard, 2019

Sebastian Vettel looked in good shape until Q3, when two sub-par laps left him a surprised seventh.

Zak Brown and Andreas Seidl

Zak Brown, Andreas Seidl, McLaren, Paul Ricard, 2019
Zak Brown, Andreas Seidl, McLaren, Paul Ricard, 2019

There were no smiles like this for McLaren at Paul Ricard 12 months ago, but this year Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jnr secured the third row for the team – their best starting positions for five years.

Jackie Stewart

Jackie Stewart, Paul Ricard, 2019
Jackie Stewart, Paul Ricard, 2019

Before the race drivers, team bosses and senior F1 staff paid tribute to Jackie Stewart, three-times world champion and 1971 winner at Paul Ricard, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday.

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Renault, Paul Ricard, 2019
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Renault, Paul Ricard, 2019

Renault marked 40 years since their first F1 victory, in the French Grand Prix at Dijon, by reuniting Jean-Pierre Jabouille with his RS10.

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Paul Ricard, 2019
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Paul Ricard, 2019

Vettel faced a tough race following his poor qualifying effort. In the end he salvaged fifth plus the bonus point for fastest lap.

Start

Start, Paul Ricard, 2019
Start, Paul Ricard, 2019

Lewis Hamilton retained his lead from pole position and from there on the outcome of the race was never in doubt.

Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly, Red Bull, Paul Ricard, 2019
Pierre Gasly, Red Bull, Paul Ricard, 2019

Pierre Gasly became the first French driver to score points at home for 16 years, but only after Daniel Ricciardo was penalised post-race.

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Charles Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Charles Leclerc, Paul Ricard, 2019
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Paul Ricard, 2019

The top three finished in the order they started after a largely forgettable race.

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2 comments on “Top ten pictures from the 2019 French Grand Prix”

  1. These are nice pictures, but I don’t understand the bit about “tell the story of the 2019 French Grand Prix”. Not a single real action pic of the many incidents in the race.

    1. Well, maybe it reflects the fact that the race itself was quite processional and boring

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