It is the sixth Mercedes one-two victory in this season: The five-time world champion continues to build in the Grand Prix of France with his victory his championship lead. Good news for Vettel but still.
It is a calculation of cash race: world champion Lewis Hamilton has won the Grand Prix of France and his lead in the overall classification, so extended. The Englishman in a Mercedes won at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, clearly ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas (Finland) and Charles Leclerc (Monaco) in the Ferrari.
His team-mate Sebastian Vettel (Germany) won after starting from Position seven, only the fifth place, but still, With a new set of repeated four-time world champion tires still have the extra point for the fastest lap. Red-Bull-Pilot Max Verstappen (the Netherlands), landed in front of the German on rank four.
In the championship of the five-time world champion Hamilton with 187 points, ahead of Bottas (151) leads, while Vettel needs to be guided as the third with 111 points more to the rear than to the front. For Hamilton, it was the 79. Victory of his career and the sixth this year. Mercedes has won all eight races this season.
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TARGET
53/53 Leclerc tried in the last lap, Bottas to overtake. Because he is under a second, he can use DRS. But the sovereign of Monaco is not going to make it. But: Vettel is catching up with the last round the fastest race time and gets the extra point.
52/53 Vettel comes in the Box and now with the new tires the fastest lap driving, and thus, still an additional point to get.
50/53 Vettel, meanwhile, has his gap to Verstappen, again, can shorten. Currently, of the nearly 4 seconds. But the race probably comes a bit late.
48/53 Bottas currently has the fastest time. It is not likely to remain.
46/53 Tries Vettel still in the Box to go, with fresh tires on the fastest lap to go?
43/53 10 Rounds! But it’s not at all a Surprise.
1. Hamitlon
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
42/53 Ferrari driver Leclerc drives the fastest lap. But this has only short stock: Hamilton countered: 1:33.7.
40/53 Why is Vettel not to Verstappen ran, on the contrary, loses even more and more time in the low countries?
35/53 Hmm. Instead of time well, lose Vettel to fall more time on verse, now there are 6.6 seconds. Meanwhile, Russell has to replace in the Box the front wing. Meanwhile, Hamilton reported that his set of tires was so good. At about 12 seconds ahead of the should be no Problem.
31/53 Ricciardo – currently in Twelfth place – sitting on the Dry. He is reminded by his Team to drink. He can go back to function the Australians. His water bottle is not connected. The bitter is around 30 degrees.
Ricciardo is reminded a bit to drink. He can’t but because the bottle is not connected, as he reports. Curious!
30/53 Vettel currently has 4.5 seconds behind Verstappen. The German has, however, tires to something fresher. Hamilton turns in the front of very lonely laps. Twelve seconds is his lead over his team-mate Bottas.
28/53 , Meanwhile, travels to Hamilton, the next fastest lap.
26/53 Now comes Vettel is also in and ranks as the Fifth back behind Vestappen a. Meanwhile, Hamilton leads with 11.5 seconds in front of Bottas. Phew…
25/53 Also Hamilton is in the Box had been, Vettel is now the only one of the Top drivers not yet in it.
24/53 Bottas was in the Box and also on the hard tyre changed. This Vettel is now Second. Hamilton and the German were from the Top riders still in the Box and continue with the medium tyres.
As the Seventh of third parties not started, currently, but was still in the Box: Vettel in the Ferrari
21/53 Leclerc comes in and reacts to the change of Verstappen. This has changed the order. At the front Hamilton ahead of Mercedes team-mate Bottas, in third, is now Vettel.
20/53 Verstappen (Red Bull) in the Box. Even Ferrari’s in the Box ready, but it’s not a red car comes in. “We’re going as long as possible,” function of the stewards of the meeting spontaneously, Vettel agrees.
19/53 so Far, there was still no aufrgenden Overtaking, no accidents, no failures. Maybe what happens when the Top drivers come in the Box.
14/53 “On my seat is a bit broken”, transmits Hamilton to his Team. Doesn’t seem to bother him so far, but more, he is driving the best time. Previously, Vettel was the fastest to date round. The current order
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
11/53 Because Perez shortly after the Start, in addition to the distance driven, and according to the race Committee an “advantage” had, for him, a five second penalty, which he at the pit stop, dismount must. He is currently Twelfth. Meanwhile, Ferrari informed Leclerc from the Graining of his tyres, but the wear and tear is quite normal, his lap times also.
9/53 The championship leader, Hamilton is on Position one, lying a quick round to the next. His advantage over Bottas is 2.5 seconds. Vettel continues to fall 8 seconds behind the Fourth, vers.
7/53 Hamilton as a Leading already over two seconds ahead of his team-mate Bottas. When Giovinazzi the soft tyre builds now, apparently, he is overtaken by Ricciardo and also räikkonen set the past draws. Vettel is now also on the second McLaren drivers over, Sainz. Now he has to make up time on the Fourth – Verstappen.
5/53 Verstappen is not satisfied with his engine, and shares the above Functions with. At the Start he was actually almost Leclerc is over, then was able to keep up but all of a sudden, but not more. Meanwhile, overtakes Vettel the McLaren Pilot Norris and is now Sixth.
2/53 The McLaren driver on Position five and six can the speed of the Top drivers not calling. This is bad for Vettel, driving behind the two. He should as soon as possible and try to pull you over.
1/53 Front everything stayed: Hamilton Bottas in front of Leclerc in front of Verstappen. Sainz is on Norris in the past.Vettel is now behind the British continue to place seven. Verstappen had tried to Leclerc to overtake, didn’t make it but.
START
WARM-UP
The Top drivers all start with yellow, so the medium tyres. Probably switching to the white then follows.
The race track in Le Castellet is for 2018 in the formula 1 calendar. In the previous year, there were in the first bend, a collision between Mercedes driver and Ferrari driver Vettel. 385 yards from the starting line to the first curve.
Ferrari had to replace the SF90 of Sebastian Vettel after Qualifying for the oil Pump. The Team had discovered an oil Leak and the damage under Parc Fermé conditions fixed. This is allowed and no penalty.
“We might have a Chance. But Mercedes is just too fast,” says Verstappen to Red Bull on Sky-micro-shortly before the Start. And think, the two McLaren cars behind you? “No, not at all.”
Sebastian Vettel had to lie down for a nice Sprint to be on time to Nationalhmyne present. Lewis Hamilton was also late, but at a leisurely pace with the E-Scooter.
Circuit Paul Ricard is the route the Rene. 53 laps to go to finish. There are 9 right turns and 6 left turns. The weather: Sunny at 29 degrees, the asphalt temperature is 54 degrees.
The Star Baptizes Position:
1. Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
2. Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes
3. Leclerc (Monaco) – Ferrari
4. Verstappen (The Netherlands – Red Bull
5. Norris (Great Britain) – McLaren
6. Sainz (Spain) – McLaren
7. Vettel (Germany) – Ferrari
Again, silver is dominated by the first row of the grid. Overall, for the 63. In the king class of motor sports – a record. Today, in the 8. out of a total of 21 season a different color race to see end up on the Podium, seems currently unlikely. The German Vettel has qualified this time only for seventh place on the grid. But that’s not for him, perhaps not quite so dramatic, has married the four-time world champion, but his partner – congratulations.
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