Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton poses on the podium after winning the French GP F1 at Paul Ricard Circuit, in Le Castellet, France, Sunday, June 24, 2018. Red Bull rider Max Verstappen (left) earned second place and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third. AP / Claude Paris

Lewis Hamilton won the French F1 race held at Paul Ricard Circuit on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Hamilton followed the Red Bull Racing racer, Max Verstappen, and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari who occupy the podium 3.

Ferrari racer Sebastian Vettel, who should have ranked third, had to retreat two stairs to 5th after receiving a penalty. Vettel was judged to have made a mistake that caused an accident on the first lap, so it must receive punishment

Hamilton who started from pole position, unstoppable in this race at Paul Ricard. He only one lap lost the position of the leader of the race, that is when doing a pit stop. He had overtaken Verstappen, but returned to lead when young Dutch rider pit stop.

Vettel who started from the third grid trying to take the lead position when entering the first corner after the start. But his efforts precisely trigger a collision, which requires the safety car to take the role when the circuit is cleaned from the remains of a collision.

Vettel has tried hard to get his position again. But a five-second penalty penalty enough to affect the final result achieved by the German racer.

Thanks to the victory in F1 French GP, Lewis Hamilton again occupied the top of the drivers standings after previously controlled by Sebastian Vettel. The next F1 racing series will be held at the Austrian GP on 1 July.

French F1 Results:

  1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 53 laps
  2. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing + 7,090s
  3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari + 25.888s
  4. Daniel Ricciardo Aus Aston Martin Red Bull Racing + 34.736s
  5. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari + 1m 01.935s
  6. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team + 1m 19.364s
  7. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 1m 20.632s
  8. Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Renault Sport Formula One Team + 1m 27.184s
  9. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team + 1m 31.989s
  10. Charles Leclerc MON Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team + 1m 33.873s
  11. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team +1 laps
  12. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team +1 laps
  13. Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team +1 laps
  14. Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda +1 laps
  15. Sergey Sirotkin RUS Williams Martini Racing +1 laps
  16. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team +2 laps

Failed Finish

  1. Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing 48 laps
  2. Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India F1 Team 27 laps
  3. Esteban Ocon TRD Sahara Force India F1 Team 0 laps
  4. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 0 laps

Standings Racer:

  1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 145 points
  2. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 131 points
  3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 96 points
  4. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 92 points
  5. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 83 points
  6. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 68 points
  7. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team 34 points
  8. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team 32 points
  9. Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Renault Sport Formula One Team 28 points
  10. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team 27 points
  11. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 18 points
  12. Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India F1 Team 17 points
  13. Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India F1 Team 11 points
  14. Charles Leclerc MON Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 11 points
  15. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 8 points
  16. Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing 4 points
  17. Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 2 points
  18. Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1 point
  19. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team 0 points
  20. Sergey Sirotkin RUS Williams Martini Racing 0 points

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