Red Bull and Ferrari are in their own league, says Hamilton
Red Bull and Ferrari remain in a league of their own at the top of Formula One and it could be a while before Mercedes win again, seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday.
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Leclerc on pole in France with Verstappen alongside
:Ferrari's Charles Leclerc received a boost from team mate Carlos Sainz that helped him beat Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the French Grand Prix on Saturday.
Carlos Sainz happy to give Charles Leclerc slipstream to French Grand Prix pole
LE CASTELLET, France: Carlos Sainz was frustrated, but happy on Saturday after providing a critical tow to enable Charles Leclerc to slipstream him and take pole position for Ferrari at the French Grand Prix. In a perfect display of racing teamwork, the Spanish driver, who will start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid, drove to help Leclerc find extra pace on the long back straight. Leclerc gained two-tenths of a second and used the advantage to outpace world champion and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull by three-tenths to take his seventh pole position this year and 16th of his career.
Hamilton: Red Bull, Ferrari in 'own league' | Wolff: It's not good enough
Lewis Hamilton has admitted Ferrari and Red Bull remain in their "own league" after Mercedes were once more unable to keep pace with their rivals in French GP qualifying.
French GP: Carlos Sainz Happy To Give Charles LecLerc Slipstream To Pole
Carlos Sainz was frustrated, but happy on Saturday after providing a critical tow to enable Charles Leclerc to slipstream him and take pole position for Ferrari at the French Grand Prix. In a perfect display of racing teamwork, the Spanish driver, who will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid, drove to help Leclerc find extra pace on the long back straight.
French GP: Alex Albon pleased with qualifying result
Williams driver Alex Albon felt as though qualifying went as well as it could for the French Grand Prix with the Thai/British driver set to line up P13 for tomorrow’s race.
French GP: Charles Leclerc starts on pole for race at Paul Ricard
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start the French Grand Prix from pole position after beating title rival Max Verstappen to P1 in qualifying at Paul Ricard.
French Grand Prix: Ferrari's Charles LecLerc Takes Pole
Charles Leclerc scorched to a sizzling pole position with a commanding lap in Saturday's sun-baked qualifying session at the French Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver beating series leader and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.304 seconds. The 24-year-old Monegasque driver clocked a best lap of one minute and 30.872 seconds to claim his seventh pole this year and the 16th of his career in front of a sell-out crowd at the Paul Ricard circuit.