LEWIS HAMILTON will be looking to keep up his pursuit of F1 title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc this weekend at the French Grand Prix.
Verstappen and Leclerc are battling at the top of the standings while Hamilton it yet to win a race at all this season.
And things are set to hot up further at the Paul Ricard Circuit on Sunday when the trio go bumper-to-bumper once again.
- Practice Two: 4pm BST
- Practice Three: 12pm BST, Saturday July 23
- Qualifying: 3pm BST, Saturday July 23
- Grand Prix start time: 2pm BST, Sunday July 24
- TV/Live stream: Sky Sports F1
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Halfway in FP2 – Leclerc leads
It is a Ferrari double as Sainz is in P2. Verstappen in P3. Alonso P4, Vettel P5 and Stroll in P6.
That’s hugely encouraging for Aston Martin, who have brought some upgrades to this race. Looks like they are working.
Shall we talk porpoising?
Yes, it is back. The bouncing up and down of the cars that was not so much of an issue in Canada, Silverstone and Austria, is a problem again in France.
Some have got it worse than others. Lando Norris was bouncing all about in FP1 and it looked mighty uncomfortable. Same too for Carlos Sainz.
Less so for Max Verstappen, but it is still occurring. Stiffer planks from Spa and new sensors in place next season to stop it.
Spin for Schumacher
The Haas man has been earning some praise recently for his performances in the race, less so for that spin though.
He’s managed to keep his car out of trouble and apart from ruining his tyres, remains all in good shape.
Penalties for Sainz
If you missed it earlier, Sainz will face a 10-place grid drop on Sunday for new components on his Ferrari.
Remember his car caught fire last out in Austria and Ferrari have taken a new control electronics on his power unit, triggering the penalty.
Early laps for Alpine
Alonso and Ocon currently sit at the top of the timesheets ahead of Gasly.
Two Frenchman in the top three.
Leclerc topped FP1
The Ferrari man was the quickest in the morning session ahead of Max Verstappen while Carlos Sainz was third.
George Russell was in fourth in his Mercedes but there was no Lewis Hamilton, who was replaced by Nyck De Vries as part of a routine swap to give young drivers some experience – only he’s 27.
Bonjour from France
Scorching hot today in the south of France with the track temperatures expected to sore into the 60s.
FP2 is about to get underway.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
