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2022 Formula 1 French GP
Jul 22, 2022 to Jul 24, 2022
| Circuit Paul Ricard, FR
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Formula 1 French GP
F1 French GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Saturday's action ahead of the F1 French GP at Paul Ricard
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- Leclerc grabs F1 French GP qualifying pole after using tow from Ferrari team-mate Sainz
- Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez are second and third
- Norris splits Hamilton and Russell in best of the rest battle
- Sainz and Magnussen to start from back of grid after taking engine penalties
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- Leclerc, Ferrari
- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Perez, Red Bull
- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Norris, McLaren
- Russell, Mercedes
- Alonso, Alpine
- Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
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11:15:04 am
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That's all for today folks. Stay tuned to Autosport.com for all of the post-qualifying reaction this evening.
We will be back tomorrow for live coverage of the race, which will get underway at 2pm BST.
11:14:15 am
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Here is the full qualifying report for the French Grand Prix: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-french-gp-leclerc-pips-verstappen-to-pole-after-sainz-tow/10342232/
11:03:17 am
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The penalties for Sainz and Magnussen will promote Ricciardo up to ninth and Ocon to 10th.
11:02:35 am
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Verstappen's crew chief tells him he might have had "an unfavourable wind" on his final lap.
11:02:01 am
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Leclerc praises Sainz on the radio for that pole. "Grande Carlos," he tells his team.
11:01:33 am
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Russell is sixth from Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz and Magnussen - the latter two not setting lap times.
11:01:13 am
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Perez holds onto third ahead of Hamilton as Norris splits the Mercedes drivers in fifth.
11:00:58 am
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Verstappen cannot dethrone the Ferrari driver on his last lap, he is 0.304s adrift.
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11:00:41 am
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Leclerc takes pole with a 1m30.872s!
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11:00:15 am
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Chequered flag is out.
11:00:03 am
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Leclerc has found even more time in sector two thanks to that tow from Sainz!
10:59:47 am
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Verstappen is slow through sector one on this lap.
10:59:38 am
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Leclerc goes purple through sector one as he closes in on Sainz to get the tow.
10:56:24 am
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Sainz returns to the track on used rubber again ahead of Leclerc.
10:56:07 am
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Red Bull has set Perez out on a fresh set of softs, so that suggests the team is letting him do his own thing.
10:55:10 am
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Now, does Red Bull sacrifice Perez to do the same to give Verstappen a help to negate Ferrari's strategy?
10:54:25 am
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Ferrari's plan worked on the first lap, but 0.008s isn't a massive advantage to have over Red Bull.
10:53:48 am
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After the first flying laps, Leclerc, Verstappen, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz (who hasn't set a time) and Magnussen (who hasn't set a time) is your top 10 with just over six minutes to go.
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10:53:02 am
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Leclerc now goes top with a 1m31.209s, with Verstappen second - 0.008s behind the Ferrari. Hamilton goes fourth.
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10:52:34 am
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Perez sets the benchmark at 1m31.6s at the top of the timesheet.
10:52:04 am
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Sainz has backed off on the back straight to give Leclerc a slipstream.
10:51:26 am
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Magnussen is the only driver not out on track, which makes sense given he has nothing to fight for with his penalties.
10:50:02 am
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Sainz is out on a used set of tyres and is circulating ahead of his team-mate Leclerc. Is this now Ferrari enacting is tow plan?
10:47:37 am
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The pole shootout session is go!
10:42:58 am
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Sainz leads a Ferrari 1-2 in that session from Verstappen, Perez, Hamilton, Alonso, Russell, Magnussen, Norris, Magnussen.
10:42:14 am
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Ricciardo was just 0.086s outside of a Q3 place in his McLaren, showing how tight the midfield battle in F1 is right now.
10:41:47 am
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Ricciardo, Ocon, Bottas, Vettel and Albon fail to progress to Q3.
Checkered flag
10:41:33 am
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Hamilton goes fifth, pushing Ricciardo out of qualifying. Chequered flag is out.
10:40:48 am
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Russell goes from 15th to sixth, pushing Bottas to the cusp.
10:40:11 am
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Ocon jumps to sixth fastest on his last lap. Vettel stays in 11th, he is out of qualifying.
10:37:16 am
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Just a few minutes left in Q2. Mercedes haven't set a lap on fresh tyres yet in this session, but both drivers aren't looking particularly quick today.
10:34:44 am
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In the knockout zone, Vettel has overtaken Russell in 11th. Bottas only had about 0.030s in hand to get him into Q3 in 10th currently.
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10:33:51 am
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Sainz sets a mighty lap of 1m31.081s to go top of the pile, 0.909s clear of Verstappen.
10:32:24 am
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Sainz has gone onto a flying lap on fresh soft rubber, so Ferrari definitely looking to get him into Q3 despite his penalties.
10:31:59 am
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With eight minutes of Q2 to go Russell is out in 11th, as is Ocon, Albon, Tsunoda and Sainz.
10:31:36 am
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Verstappen leads Perez and Leclerc, with Norris, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Alonso, Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel completing the top 10.
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10:30:58 am
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Verstappen now takes over from his Red Bull team-mate with a 1m31.990s.
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10:30:29 am
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Perez now fastest with a 1m32.120s.
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10:30:01 am
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Top spot now goes to Norris in the McLaren with a 1m32.777s, which was set on new soft rubber.
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10:29:35 am
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Hamilton sets the early pace with a 1m33.329s from Russell on used rubber.
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Published: Jul 23, 2022, 3:15 PM
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