French Grand Prix: F1 – live!
Is Lewis Hamilton starting to feel the pressure this season? His rival Max Verstappen is ahead in the drivers’ title standings - by a slender margin of four points - and also ahead of Hamilton on the grid for this afternoon’s French grand prix after the Dutchman claimed a stunning pole position on Saturday.
The British world champion insisted his error at the previous grand prix in Baku was nothing to do with pressure - and it would be just like him to silence a few doubters and produce a victory for Mercedes in the south of France today to re-exert control on proceedings.
There is no sign of the most exciting drivers’ title race in years being decisively settled either way for quite some time to come, but today should prove a significant milestone on the road to the title for the driver that eventually prevails. Pre-race buildup and more coming right up.
