Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two end at 2019 Components One French Grand Prix
Mercedes-AMG notched up one more one-two end within the 2019 Components One World Championship on Sunday at Circuit Paul Ricard, residence of the French Grand Prix. It was the group’s eighth successive victory of 2019, and its sixth one-two.
Star driver Lewis Hamilton led from pole and by no means appeared unsettled all through the weekend, whereas for second-placed Valtteri Bottas there was shut competitors throughout Sunday’s race with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who completed third. Bottas and Leclerc crossed the road lower than a second aside, although each had been greater than 18 seconds behind Hamilton.
Each Mercedes drivers loved a superb begin on the entrance row however Bottas struggled together with his entrance tires, which meant Leclerc may catch up, though the Monegasque driver additionally needed to maintain Aston Martin Pink Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen at bay.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on the 2019 Components One French Grand Prix
Additional again, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel thrilled the group with a handful of spectacular passing strikes as he labored his approach up from seventh on the grid. He could not meet up with Verstappen, although, with the Pink Bull driver ultimately crossing the road in fourth place and Vettel and rounding out the highest 5.
There weren’t many dramas additional down the sector although McLaren’s Lando Norris suffered some hydraulic points that value him the usage of his DRS, and he was then handed by Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo in an aggressive transfer. Ricciardo ran broad off the observe as he accomplished the transfer after which squeezed Norris as he got here again on, forcing the McLaren driver off the highway. The stewards introduced an investigation into the stint, which resulted in Ricciardo shifting from seventh to 11th on account of two five-second penalties.
Because of 4 successive wins, Hamilton has now constructed a sizeable hole within the lead spot of the 2019 Drivers’ Championship. The Briton sits on 187 factors versus Bottas in second place with 151 factors. Vettel is third with 111 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes leads with 338 factors versus the 198 of Ferrari and 137 of Pink Bull. The struggle resumes this coming weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix on the Pink Bull Ring in picturesque Spielberg.
2019 Components One French Grand Prix
Under are the total outcomes from the 2019 Components 1 French Grand Prix:
1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG
2) Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG +18.056 seconds
three) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +18.985 seconds
four) Max Verstappen, Aston Martin Pink Bull Racing +34.905 seconds
5) Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari +62.796 seconds
6) Carlos Sainz, McLaren +95.462 seconds
7) Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
eight) Nico Hulkenberg, Renault +1 lap
9) Lando Norris, McLaren +1 lap
10) Pierre Gasly, Aston Martin Pink Bull Racing +1 lap
11) Daniel Ricciardo, Renault +1 lap
12) Sergio Perez, Racing Level +1 lap
13) Lance Stroll, Racing Level +1 lap
14) Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso +1 lap
15) Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso +1 lap
16) Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
17) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
18) George Russell, Williams +2 laps
19) Robert Kubica, Williams +2 laps
Ret) Romain Grosjean, Haas