F1 standings

Verstappen has opened up a 63-point lead at the top of the standings and was joined on the podium by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

George did an amazing job as well.” I did a mistake at the wrong moment.” It is unlucky for Charles and I hope he is OK.” From there onwards, you never know how it is going to go. “I put pressure on Charles but the tyres overheated and I couldn’t go for a move. Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished fourth.

Max Verstappen holds his biggest championship lead yet after victory in the French Grand Prix, which put him 63 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the ...

Today, even with them sliding a bit, they were still very quick in front of us. It’s still important to always score points, even on a bad day, which we had in Austria. Of course, the lead we have is great, but it’s probably a bit bigger than what it should have been when you look at the car performances between the two cars,” he said in France. “From our side, we know that we have to find, especially over one lap, quite a bit of performance.

Max Verstappen extended his lead in the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship after scoring his seventh win of the season in the French Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen has won the French Grand Prix while the number one at Ferrari crashed out. Red Bull Racing is therefore well ahead in the F1 Constructors' ...

The team of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon picked up 12 points in France against rival McLaren's eight points. In the battle for P4, 'best of the rest', Alpine is doing good business. Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to score 25 points more than the Monegasque, while Sergio Perez also finished ahead of the other Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and scores one point more due to the Spaniard's fastest lap.