Max Verstappen took Red Bull’s first ever pole position in France after sublime lap at the Circuit Paul Ricard, team-mate Sergio Pérez however qualified in fourth behind both Mercedes leaving it all to play for on Sunday.
Max Verstappen starts the French Grand Prix from pole position, after sublime final lap in qualifying three to take top spot from championship rival Lewis Hamilton.
Max Verstappen was able to continue on his success of Free Practice 3, claiming Red Bull’s first ever pole in France.
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Max Verstappen takes the glory going into qualifying, with a lap that puts him head and shoulders above everyone.
It was a disappointing opening day to the French Grand Prix for the Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team, who showed great pace last time out in Azerbaijan.
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN were possibly the surprise package of the opening day at the French Grand Prix. Räikkönen ended the day in ninth place with Giovinazzi in eleventh.
Lando Norris feels McLaren have pace to find ahead of Saturday’s running in France after finishing just inside the top ten in both Friday sessions.
It was a strong start to the French Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, with the team continuing their good form on the back of Pierre Gasly’s podium last time out in Baku.
Charles Leclerc: “We made a nice recovery from FP1 and the car felt better this afternoon”
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Charles Leclerc ended fifth fastest in the afternoon session after missing out on the top ten in the morning at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
It was a strong start to his home Grand Prix for Frenchman Pierre Gasly, and likewise for AlphaTauri team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.
The Alpine F1 Team showed good pace with both cars during Friday’s two practice sessions at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
Valtteri Bottas: “I have a lot better feeling than a couple of weeks ago, that's for sure”
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Valtteri Bottas appears to be back on form this weekend in France after topping first practice and finishing second to Max Verstappen in the afternoon session.
Max Verstappen was pleased with the progress made by Red Bull during Friday’s practice sessions in France as he ended the day quickest overall.
Juan Manuel Correa has joined the Sauber Academy for a second time after making his return to racing this year following his horror crash at Spa in 2019
Max Verstappen was 0.008 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas in second practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday afternoon.
Valtteri Bottas was more than three-tenths of a second faster than Lewis Hamilton in opening practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday.
In the first triple-header of the season, we head back to France, a race that was also missed off the 2020 F1 calendar.



