With a winning edge honed over 12 seasons in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, it seems, expects his skills to become keener still after victory in the French Grand Prix. The Finn, lest it be forgotten in identical machinery, could stay with Hamilton for only the opening laps. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull was fourth with Sebastian Vettel recovering his Ferrari to fifth from seventh on the grid. Hamilton’s 79th career victory means he now has six wins from eight grands prix this season, including the last four in a row. Lewis Hamilton wins French Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened Read moreMaintaining his lead through the only pit stops where the leaders switched to the hard tyres, Hamilton described the race as “eventful”.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 15:10 UTC