French Grand Prix, what now?

By demonstrating that it could be the great sporting and popular event that Formula 1 is looking for, the French round has earned the right to believe in a contract renewal.

Published on 27/07/2022 à 15:30

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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French Grand Prix, what now?

A popular success for the 2022 French Grand Prix © DPPI

Did the French Grand Prix meet expectations?

It wasn't the Grand Prix of the year, but we can no longer say that Paul-Ricard is a track on which overtaking is impossible. The unfortunate mistake of Charles Leclerc undoubtedly deprived us of a battle of the titans with Max Verstappen, but the knife fights in the middle of the peloton, and for the podium between Sergio Pérez and George Russell, were worth the detour. Regarding mobility and organization, the other major issue after a nightmarish 2018 edition for many spectators stuck in traffic for several hours, the results are positive. The French GP learned from its mistakes by implementing a mobility plan estimated at two million

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