Monday, 25 June 2018

2018 French Grand Prix Review

Review of the eighth round of the 2018 F1 season at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet, for the French Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. It was the race where Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton controlled the race from the start of the Grand Prix to the end, on pole for Sunday's race, Hamilton race was made easier when Sebastian Vettel collided with Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the race, which made Hamilton race easier with leading all the laps bar one to conclude with a race win in this seasons French Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.



While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was seven seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was eight seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-three lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished seventh, fastest lap)

Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 7 (finished fifth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished forth)
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second)

Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (DNF, Engine)
Esteban Ocon- 5 (DNF, Collision with Gasly)

Williams - 3
Lance Stroll - 3 (DNF, Puncture)
Sergey Sirotkin - 4 (finished seventeenth, lap down)

Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished ninth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished eighth)

Toro Rosso - 4
Pierre Gasly - 4 (DNF, Collision with Ocon)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)

Haas - 7
Romain Grosjean - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 9 (finished sixth)

McLaren - 5
Fernando Alonso - 4 (DNF, Suspension)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished tenth)


Next stop Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand Prix in a weeks time.

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