French Grand Prix 2018
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Discover the analysis of the French GP carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2171 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all foemes platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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Here is the provisional classification for the French GP:
CLASSIFICATION (RACE FINISH) A controlled race from Hamilton and the 26th different circuit where he's won!#FrenchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/EAr0dCXJ5f
- Formula 1 (@ F1) 24th June 2018
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Magnussen takes the points for 6th place ahead of Bottasj, Saine Jr, Hülkenberg and Leclerc. Grosjean fails at the points gate in front of Vandoorne. Sirotkin completes the ranking behind Ericsson and Hartley.
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Hamilton wins the French GP ahead of Verstappen and Räikkönen! He signs his third success of the season, the 3th of his career, and takes control of the Championship for 65 points ahead of Vettel in 14th behind Ricciardo.
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The VSC is withdrawn but the double yellow flag remains in force in Signes.
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Hamiton begins the final lap of the French GP at reduced speed with the VSC. The race should end in this state.
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T52 – The marshals deploy the VSC following the problem encountered by Stroll. The Canadian is the 4th driver to retire.
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T51 – Stroll is stopped at the side of the track after having a tire burst in the Virage de Cygne. The yellow flag is displayed in the area with debris on the track.
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T50 – Magnussen and Bottas overtake Sainz Jr who slips to 8th place. The Spaniard finds himself in front of his teammate Hülkenberg.
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T50 – 3 laps from the finish, Sainz Jr lost power on his Renault and saw Magnussen and Bottas come back into his mirrors. The Spaniard is in 6th place.
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T49 – Less than 28km from the finish, Bottas attacks to try to regain 7th place against Magnussen.
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T48 – Alonso returns to the pits to put on a set of ultra-soft tires. The Spaniard comes out last.
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T47 – Räikkönen finds the opening on Ricciardo in the Mistral straight and finds himself in 3rd position.
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T47 – Vandoorne overtakes his teammate Alonso on fresher tires to gain 12th place.
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T46 – Räikkönen is back to within a second of Ricciardo and is now able to activate his DRS.
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T43 – Räikkönen is back to 3″2 behind Ricciardo who seems to be lacking pace at the end of the race. The podium is at stake.
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T42 – Verstappen is back to 4s behind Hamilton in the game of latecomers but the Red Bull driver complains of vibrations.
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T42 – Vandoorne made his stop and came out in 14th place between the Williams of Stroll and Sirotkin, one lap behind the leader.
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T41 – Vettel also makes a 2nd stop where he observes his penalty. The Ferrari driver comes out with a set of ultra-soft tires and maintains his 5th place, enjoying a good lead over Sainz Jr.
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T40 – Bottas makes a 2nd stop where he loses time due to a loose jack. The Mercedes driver drops to 9th place between Vandoorne and Hülkenberg.
