14:46
Look at the World Cup
Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ championship with 208 points. His lead over Charles Leclerc is 38 points. Sergio Pérez has 151 points to his credit and is ahead of Carlos Sainz’s second Ferrari (133 points). Sebastian Vettel is 14th ahead of Mick Schumacher, who is 15th.
14:41
Vettel misses top ten
A difficult race could once again lie ahead of Sebastian Vettel. The German is in twelfth place on the grid with his Aston Martin. Things didn’t go much better for Stroll in the second Aston Martin either. He has to start from 15th place. With 17th place, Mick Schumacher also has a long way to go towards the top ten.
14:34
Norris splits Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton is next to Pérez on the second row of the grid. The Briton faces his 300th Grand Prix today. Behind them is Lando Norris in fifth place. The McLaren driver split the two Mercedes drivers with a good qualifying performance and will start alongside George Russell. Fernando Alonso will start from seventh alongside Yuki Tsunoda. Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon will complete the top ten.
14:25
Sainz from behind
Strategically, Leclerc is at a disadvantage up front because Carlos Sainz’s second Ferrari is missing. The Spaniard received his fourth engine in France and is therefore above the permitted quota of three power units. After the penalty, he starts the race from second to last place. Behind him is only Kevin Magnussen, who also received an engine penalty.
14:17
Leclerc versus Verstappen
In France, there could be another duel between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. The two closest World Championship competitors share the front row on the starting grid for the race. Sergio Pérez is third. Red Bull tends to be stronger than Ferrari in race trim and may have studied the difficult race in Austria closely.
Warm welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Formula 1 French Grand Prix at Le Castellet. It starts at 3:00 p.m.!