After winning Le Mans last weekend, Fernando Alonso has finished dead last in the French Grand Prix but says he is lucky to have done so.
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Bottas not sure whether to cry or laugh after French Grand Prix
2018 F1 season
Posted onAfter first lap contact and a dismal pit stop, Bottas said his race in Paul Ricard represented his whole season so far.
Renault fined post-race for Sainz pit lane speeding
2018 F1 Season
Posted onRenault has been fined €600 after Carlos Sainz Jnr was found to have broken the pit lane speed limit after the race.
Hamilton cruises to win after Vettel and Bottas collide
2018 French Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton benefited from a first-lap collision between Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas to win the French Grand Prix and regain the lead of the drivers’ championship.
2018 French Grand Prix championship points
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton retakes the lead in the drivers’ championship with a 14-point advantage over Sebastian Vettel.
2018 French Grand Prix race result
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen.
Ocon: Grosjean ended race before Gasly
Posted onA French home race disaster as Ocon is taken out by both his compatriots on lap one.
Raikkonen “didn’t know what he was doing” in qualifying incident – Magnussen
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onAn irate Kevin Magnussen sharply criticised Formula 1 rival Kimi Raikkonen for his driving in qualifying at Paul Ricard.
McLaren needs “works team status” to win titles – Boullier
2018 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren race director has said wins may be possible as a customer team but only works teams can challenge for titles.
Reliability ‘still a question mark’ with upgraded Honda – Gasly
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly admits he still has some concerns over the reliability of Honda’s upgraded power units and says he is lacking some straight-line speed this weekend.
Sauber boss hails Leclerc’s ‘huge step’ after reaching Q3
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onSauber team principal Frederic Vasseur praised Charles Leclerc’s qualifying effort which gave the team its best starting position since 2015.
Haas pair “should be seventh and eighth, easy” – Steiner
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says he is unhappy his drivers are starting one row further back than they should.
McLaren reveals aerodynamic problem behind poor form
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren says a problem with its car’s aerodynamics is to blame for its poor performance this season following its worst qualifying result of the year so far.
Raikkonen avoids penalty for impeding Magnussen
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards have decided not to penalise Kimi Raikkonen despite concluding he did delay Kevin Magnussen by overtaking the Haas driver at the start of his final qualifying effort.
Hamilton and Vettel impressed by Leclerc
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel praised Charles Leclerc’s qualifying performance after the Sauber driver reached Q3 at Paul Ricard.
Ricciardo rues decision to run higher downforce level
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo suspects he may have gone the wrong way on set-up after Red Bull ran different downforce levels on their cars in qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
“Slow” McLaren is suffering from lack of updates – Alonso
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says McLaren believed they would be able to reach Q2 in qualifying for the French Grand Prix before being knocked out in the first round.
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two as Leclerc stars
2018 French Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton needed a flying late effort to beat team mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at Paul Ricard.
Force India fined for “very serious” wheel incident
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onForce India has been fined for the error which led Sergio Perez to lose a wheel during practice yesterday after the FIA technical delegate revised his explanation for the incident.
Prost says Mistral chicane doesn’t belong at Paul Ricard
2018 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe last driver to win a Formula 1 race at the Paul Ricard circuit says installing a chicane on the Mistral straight has robbed the track of its identity.