Hamilton and Vettel impressed by Leclerc
2018 French Grand Prix
Lewis 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
Daniel 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
Fernando 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
Lewis Hamilton needed a flying late effort to beat team mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at Paul Ricard.
2018 French Grand Prix grid
2018 French Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes one-two on the grid for the French Grand Prix, followed by Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel. A penalty leaves Brendon Hartley last.
FOM accuses Saudi TV channel of illegally broadcasting F1
2018 F1 season
Formula One Management says it is investigating a Saudi Arabian television channel for illegally broadcasting F1 material.
Force India fined for “very serious” wheel incident
2018 French Grand Prix
Force 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
The 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.
Bottas quickest as rain spoils final practice session
2018 French Grand Prix third practice
Valtteri Bottas kept Mercedes on top in the final practice session for the French Grand Prix but heavy rain meant little meaningful running was completed.
Hartley to start from back of grid after power unit problem
2018 French Grand Prix
A Toro Rosso will start from the back of the grid due to a power unit problem for the second race weekend in a row in France.
Red Bull and Honda haven’t signed engine contract yet
2019 F1 season
Red Bull has not yet signed a contract with Honda for its supply of power units for the 2019 F1 season.
Stuck cars and chocolate bars make headlines in France
Paddock Diary: French Grand Prix day two
Formula 1 cars tackled Paul Ricard in anger for the first time in 28 years on Friday. But the traffic moved more slowly outside the track, and inside the paddock tempers ran high.
F1 fans should ‘vote for more pit stops’ – Hamilton
2018 French Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 fans should urge the sport to create races which feature more pit stops to improve the racing.
One-stop strategies expected again at Paul Ricard
2018 French Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Tyre degradation at the Paul Ricard circuit does not appear to be high enough to force drivers to make two pit stops in Sunday’s race.
Ericsson suspects wind caused high-speed French GP crash
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Ericsson suspects wind caused high-speed French GP crash • Dixon linked to McLaren IndyCar team • French GP car parks to open early on Saturday
Paul Ricard is better without the chicane – Hartley
2018 French Grand Prix
Brendon Hartley says the French Grand Prix organisers should omit the chicane when Formula 1 returns to Paul Ricard next year.
Ferrari are ‘sandbagging again’, Bottas suspects
2018 French Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas believes Ferrari disguised their true pace in practice for the French Grand Prix after Mercedes were over eight-tenths of a second quicker than them.
Force India avoids penalty for Perez’s lost wheel
2018 French Grand Prix
Force India has explained why a wheel came off Sergio Perez’s car during practice for the French Grand Prix.
Mercedes hasn’t run upgraded engine at full power yet
2018 French Grand Prix
Mercedes has not run its upgraded “Phase 2.1” power unit to its maximum potential yet according to Valtteri Bottas.
Paul Ricard’s new asphalt patches are “like sandpaper” – Sainz
2018 French Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jnr is surprised by how much grip he found on sections of the Paul Ricard circuit which have been patched up.