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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 124604" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Lewis Hamilton on pole position for French Grand Prix</strong></span></p><p><img src="https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>By Andrew Benson</p><p></p><p>Chief F1 writer</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2 hours ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1" target="_blank"><u>Formula 1</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">92</li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20on%20pole%20position%20for%20French%20Grand%20Prix&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20on%20pole%20position%20for%20French%20Grand%20Prix&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&" target="_blank"><u> </u></a></li> </ul><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/13B07/production/_102174608_hamilton.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Sunday's French Grand Prix is at 15:10 BST - Live text and audio commentary on the BBC Sport website</p><p>Lewis Hamilton won a battle with Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas for pole position at the first French Grand Prix for 10 years.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton beat Bottas by 0.118 seconds in a top 10 shoot-out interrupted by a red flag following a crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean.</p><p></p><p>Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And there was a starring performance from rookie Charles Leclerc, who put the Sauber in eighth place on the grid.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/77B7/production/_102174603_leclerc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Young Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc surprised many by putting his Sauber into the final top 10 shoot out</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44460155" target="_blank"><u>Predict who will win the French Grand Prix </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44583722" target="_blank"><u>Horner would be 'surprised' if Ricciardo left Red Bull</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44569761" target="_blank"><u>How does it feel to drive an F1 car?</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44505377" target="_blank"><u>Raise a glass to F1's return to Paul Ricard </u></a></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Mercedes back on top thanks to upgrade</strong></span></p><p>Mercedes dominated the final session and Hamilton was ahead of Bottas by just 0.095secs after their first runs.</p><p></p><p>Grosjean then crashed at the fast-entry Beausset double right-hander, bringing the session to a halt while the Haas was removed.</p><p></p><p>On the final laps, Bottas beat Hamilton's earlier time, but the world champion snuck back ahead shortly afterwards.</p><p></p><p>It gives Hamilton a good opportunity to reclaim the championship lead from title rival Vettel, who is one point ahead following his win in Canada last time out.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton was further ahead in the first two sessions but found his advantage cut on the final runs.</p><p></p><p>Mercedes' first one-two on the grid since the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44094552" target="_blank"><u>Spanish Grand Prix </u></a>came on a weekend when the team introduced an upgraded engine. It had been scheduled for the last race in Canada, where the other three manufacturers all had upgrades, but a reliability concern<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44392859" target="_blank"><u> led to a delay.</u></a></p><p></p><p>Mercedes said the two-week delay had allowed them to introduce further reliability and performance.</p><p></p><p>It may not have made the difference between pole and not, but it was certainly a relief after a rare - if brief - moment of fallibility from the company that has dominated the turbo hybrid era of F1.</p><p></p><p>The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were fourth and fifth, ahead of the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44126160" target="_blank"><u>considering promoting him</u></a> to become Vettel's team-mate as early as next year and this can only have made those chances greater.</p><p></p><p>Leclerc was just behind Carlos Sainz, impressive in the Renault in seventh place and five places ahead of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Who will win in France? </strong></span></p><p>Choose your top three drivers from the list below</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>McLaren in the mire</strong></span></p><p>While a new face is beginning to establish himself as a potential new star, an old superstar is having a painful time.</p><p></p><p>Fernando Alonso qualified on 16th in the increasingly recalcitrant McLaren, with team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne 18th.</p><p></p><p>It was the beleaguered team's worst qualifying performance of an increasingly disappointing year that started with pretensions of battling with Red Bull, who have the same Renault engine.</p><p></p><p>Instead, McLaren appear to be going backwards, despite their attempts to improve the car, and the performance will only increase the pressure on a management who are facing increasing criticism.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/13B7/production/_102174050_simon-yates-getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>British cyclist Adam Yates rode the circuit before qualifying - he will contest this year's Tour de France</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>What they said</strong></span></p><p>Hamilton: "Q3 has not been spectacular. Q1 and Q2 were good, but Q3 was so-so."</p><p></p><p>Vettel: "It's a difficult one to get the right balance, I tried to push everything in the last attempt, but looking back. I pushed too hard. You try and get a little bit here and there out the car and then it slides, you lose the line, and you end up losing time rather than gaining.</p><p></p><p>"At the end we maybe should have been a bit closer but P3 is a fair result for us. It is fair to say we were a couple of tenths slower. But tomorrow I think we have a good chance."</p><p></p><p>Alonso: "Happy with the lap. This is the way it is. Already in Canada we were P15, so we were one position on the borderline, so it is not a surprise but it is very disappointing."</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 124604, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Lewis Hamilton on pole position for French Grand Prix[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg[/IMG] By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer [LIST] [*]2 hours ago [*]From the section [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1'][U]Formula 1[/U][/URL] [*]92 [/LIST] Share this with [LIST] [*][URL='http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20on%20pole%20position%20for%20French%20Grand%20Prix&bodytext=&'][U] Digg [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20on%20pole%20position%20for%20French%20Grand%20Prix&description=&caption=&display=popup&'][U] Facebook [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F44587424&'][U] [/U][/URL] [/LIST] [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/13B07/production/_102174608_hamilton.jpg[/IMG] Sunday's French Grand Prix is at 15:10 BST - Live text and audio commentary on the BBC Sport website Lewis Hamilton won a battle with Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas for pole position at the first French Grand Prix for 10 years. Hamilton beat Bottas by 0.118 seconds in a top 10 shoot-out interrupted by a red flag following a crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. And there was a starring performance from rookie Charles Leclerc, who put the Sauber in eighth place on the grid. [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/77B7/production/_102174603_leclerc.jpg[/IMG] Young Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc surprised many by putting his Sauber into the final top 10 shoot out [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44460155'][U]Predict who will win the French Grand Prix [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44583722'][U]Horner would be 'surprised' if Ricciardo left Red Bull[/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44569761'][U]How does it feel to drive an F1 car?[/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44505377'][U]Raise a glass to F1's return to Paul Ricard [/U][/URL] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B]Mercedes back on top thanks to upgrade[/B][/SIZE] Mercedes dominated the final session and Hamilton was ahead of Bottas by just 0.095secs after their first runs. Grosjean then crashed at the fast-entry Beausset double right-hander, bringing the session to a halt while the Haas was removed. On the final laps, Bottas beat Hamilton's earlier time, but the world champion snuck back ahead shortly afterwards. It gives Hamilton a good opportunity to reclaim the championship lead from title rival Vettel, who is one point ahead following his win in Canada last time out. Hamilton was further ahead in the first two sessions but found his advantage cut on the final runs. Mercedes' first one-two on the grid since the [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44094552'][U]Spanish Grand Prix [/U][/URL]came on a weekend when the team introduced an upgraded engine. It had been scheduled for the last race in Canada, where the other three manufacturers all had upgrades, but a reliability concern[URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44392859'][U] led to a delay.[/U][/URL] Mercedes said the two-week delay had allowed them to introduce further reliability and performance. It may not have made the difference between pole and not, but it was certainly a relief after a rare - if brief - moment of fallibility from the company that has dominated the turbo hybrid era of F1. The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were fourth and fifth, ahead of the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44126160'][U]considering promoting him[/U][/URL] to become Vettel's team-mate as early as next year and this can only have made those chances greater. Leclerc was just behind Carlos Sainz, impressive in the Renault in seventh place and five places ahead of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg. [SIZE=4][B]Who will win in France? [/B][/SIZE] Choose your top three drivers from the list below [SIZE=4][B]McLaren in the mire[/B][/SIZE] While a new face is beginning to establish himself as a potential new star, an old superstar is having a painful time. Fernando Alonso qualified on 16th in the increasingly recalcitrant McLaren, with team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne 18th. It was the beleaguered team's worst qualifying performance of an increasingly disappointing year that started with pretensions of battling with Red Bull, who have the same Renault engine. Instead, McLaren appear to be going backwards, despite their attempts to improve the car, and the performance will only increase the pressure on a management who are facing increasing criticism. [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/13B7/production/_102174050_simon-yates-getty.jpg[/IMG] British cyclist Adam Yates rode the circuit before qualifying - he will contest this year's Tour de France [SIZE=4][B]What they said[/B][/SIZE] Hamilton: "Q3 has not been spectacular. Q1 and Q2 were good, but Q3 was so-so." Vettel: "It's a difficult one to get the right balance, I tried to push everything in the last attempt, but looking back. I pushed too hard. You try and get a little bit here and there out the car and then it slides, you lose the line, and you end up losing time rather than gaining. "At the end we maybe should have been a bit closer but P3 is a fair result for us. It is fair to say we were a couple of tenths slower. But tomorrow I think we have a good chance." Alonso: "Happy with the lap. This is the way it is. Already in Canada we were P15, so we were one position on the borderline, so it is not a surprise but it is very disappointing." Swami [/QUOTE]
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