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France '19 - Driver of the Day

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Charles Leclerc
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The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:38 pm

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 8th round of the 2019 season taking place at the Paul Ricard circuit between the 21st and 23rd of June.

To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for France click here, to register in the competition click here

Picks for France close at the start of Saturday practice.

The event timetable for the French Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:25 am

FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		   Team
1	1:32.738	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
2	1:32.807	Valtteri Bottas	   Mercedes
3	1:33.111	Charles Leclerc	   Ferrari
4	1:33.618	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing Honda
5	1:33.790	Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari
6	1:34.091	Pierre Gasly	   Red Bull Racing Honda
7	1:34.110	Lando Norris	   McLaren Renault
8	1:34.261	Carlos Sainz	   McLaren Renault
9	1:34.540	Daniel Ricciardo   Renault
10	1:34.804	Alexander Albon	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
11	1:34.809	Sergio Perez	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
12	1:34.810	Nico Hulkenberg	   Renault
13	1:35.063	Lance Stroll	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
14	1:35.326	Daniil Kvyat	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
15	1:35.410	Kevin Magnussen	 Haas Ferrari
16	1:35.522	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa    Romeo Racing Ferrari
17	1:36.102	Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
18	1:37.147	Nicholas Latifi	   Williams Mercedes
19	1:37.172	Robert Kubica	   Williams Mercedes
20	1:37.620	Romain Grosjean	   Haas Ferrari

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:28 am

Well, what is there to say.
Typical Friday track conditions with a severe lack of grip. Many teams had spins and offs while testing the limits of adhesion.

Mercedes are on top. Ferrari have turned up with some new aero.
The Renault of Hulkenberg had smoke coming up through the cockpit as a result of the plank making contact with the track.
Grosjean has a disrupted session with a water leak limiting running to only nine laps.
There is one driver who will definitely be starting at the rear of grid with Russell and Kubica.
Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso has new a MGH-H, MGU-K, Power Unit and other components.

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:24 am

FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		   Team
1	1:30.937	Valtteri Bottas	   Mercedes
2	1:31.361	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
3	1:31.586	Charles Leclerc	   Ferrari
4	1:31.665	Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari
5	1:31.882	Lando Norris	   McLaren Renault
6	1:32.049	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing Honda
7	1:32.432	Carlos Sainz	   McLaren Renault
8	1:32.448	Pierre Gasly	   Red Bull Racing Honda
9	1:32.677	Kimi Räikkönen	   Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
10	1:32.789	Kevin Magnussen	   Haas Ferrari
11	1:32.973	Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
12	1:33.020	Daniel Ricciardo   Renault
13	1:33.023	Alexander Albon	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
14	1:33.081	Nico Hulkenberg	   Renault
15	1:33.254	Daniil Kvyat	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
16	1:33.300	Sergio Perez	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
17	1:33.591	Romain Grosjean	   Haas Ferrari
18	1:33.884	Lance Stroll	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
19	1:34.614	George Russell	   Williams Mercedes
20	1:35.195	Robert Kubica	   Williams Mercedes

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:33 am

It is going to be a difficult Saturday with temperatures expected to rise into the 30 degrees Celsius range, up from the current mid 20's.
Again, the track is slippery with many either missing their apexes or locking fronts under heavy braking.
Lewis Hamilton had an off that took out a bollard but then re-entered the track causing Verstappen to miss his apex and himself have a small off. No damage to either car but both were summoned to the stewards for a chat.

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:40 am

The FIA have rejected Ferrari's appeal of Sebastian Vettel's 5 second penalty for his unsafe re-entry during the Canadian grand prix.
Placings will remain unchanged.

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:58 am

FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		   Team
1	1:30.159	Valtteri Bottas	   Mercedes
2	1:30.200	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
3	1:30.605	Charles Leclerc	   Ferrari
4	1:30.633	Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari
5	1:31.538	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing Honda
6	1:31.599	Pierre Gasly	   Red Bull Racing Honda
7	1:31.654	Lando Norris	   McLaren Renault
8	1:31.802	Daniel Ricciardo   Renault
9	1:31.887	Carlos Sainz	   McLaren Renault
10	1:31.943	Kimi Räikkönen	   Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
11	1:32.023	Nico Hulkenberg	   Renault
12	1:32.171	Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
13	1:32.178	Alexander Albon	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
14	1:32.385	Romain Grosjean	   Haas Ferrari
15	1:32.400	Kevin Magnussen	   Haas Ferrari
16	1:32.491	Sergio Perez	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
17	1:32.540	Daniil Kvyat	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
18	1:32.678	Lance Stroll	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
19	1:33.902	Robert Kubica	   Williams Mercedes
20	1:39.987	George Russell	   Williams Mercedes

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:11 am

Qualifying

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Pos	Time		Driver		   Team
1	1:28.319	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
2	1:28.605	Valtteri Bottas	   Mercedes
3	1:28.965	Charles Leclerc	   Ferrari
4	1:29.409	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing Honda
5	1:29.418	Lando Norris	   McLaren Renault
6	1:29.522	Carlos Sainz	   McLaren Renault
7	1:29.799	Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari
8	1:29.918	Daniel Ricciardo   Renault
9	1:30.184	Pierre Gasly	   Red Bull Racing Honda
10	1:33.420	Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
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11	1:30.461	Alexander Albon	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
12	1:30.533	Kimi Räikkönen	   Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
13	1:30.544	Nico Hulkenberg	   Renault
14	1:30.738	Sergio Perez	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15	1:31.440	Kevin Magnussen	   Haas Ferrari
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16	1:31.564	Daniil Kvyat	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
17	1:31.626	Romain Grosjean	   Haas Ferrari
18	1:31.726	Lance Stroll	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
19	1:32.789	George Russell	   Williams Mercedes
20	1:33.205	Robert Kubica	   Williams Mercedes
Daniil Kvyat and George Russell to start at the rear of field due to multiple power component failures.

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Re: The 2019 French GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:24 pm

Results

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Pos	Driver		   Team
1	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
2	Valtteri Bottas	   Mercedes
3	Charles Leclerc	   Ferrari
4	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing Honda
5	Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari
6	Carlos Sainz	   McLaren Renault
7	Kimi Räikkönen	   Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
8	Nico Hulkenberg	   Renault
9	Lando Norris	   McLaren Renault
10	Pierre Gasly	   Red Bull Racing Honda
11	Daniel Ricciardo   Renault
12	Sergio Perez	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
13	Lance Stroll	   Racing Point BWT Mercedes
14	Daniil Kvyat	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
15	Alexander Albon	   Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
16	Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
17	Kevin Magnussen	   Haas Ferrari
18	Robert Kubica	   Williams Mercedes
19	George Russell	   Williams Mercedes
DNF	Romain Grosjean	   Haas Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel gained the extra point for the fastest lap.
Daniel Ricciardo was hit with two 5 second penalties for his efforts on the last lap which dropped him down to 11th from 7th.

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