Max Verstappen took the 27th race victory of his F1 career while Ferrari rues another missed opportunity.
Charles Leclerc has retired from the lead of a grand prix for the third time this season, as Max Verstappen took a giant leap towards defending his Formula 1 drivers' championship.The Ferrari driver said he believed he had the best car during the raceThe Dutchman made the most of Ferrari's nightmare to win the French Grand Prix, from the twin Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in second and third.
Verstappen went on to win the race in a canter and extend his lead in the drivers' championship, while a visibly distraught Leclerc was left wondering what could have been. The Dutchman said overtaking was difficult in the hot conditions, which made it tough to pass Leclerc in the opening stages of the race."But following around here with this heat, the tyres are overheating a lot.After Leclerc's lap 18 crash, the championship leader said tyre management was his only focus.Ricciardo made it two ninth-place finishes in as many races, driving a solid race in France.
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