Hamilton admits Ferrari and Red Bull in 'place of their own'
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth on Saturday for the French Grand Prix but admitted rivals Ferrari and Red Bull are in a "place of their own".
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"Everywhere, every corner" - Lewis Hamilton worried for Mercedes setup at French Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton believes that Mercedes have plenty of work to do ahead of the French Grand Prix. After the second session for practice on Friday in the south of France, Hamilton had the fifth quickest time and teammate George Russell the fourth. Ad/> That put them behind the two frontrunning Ferraris as well as Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, ahead of Saturday’s third and final practice, before the afternoon’s qualifying session to decide the running order for Sunday’s race.
Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in first French practice
Ferrari made a strong start to the French Grand Prix weekend, and their bid for a third win in a row, on Friday (Jul 22) with Charles Leclerc fastest in first practice at Le Castellet.
Leclerc fastest in first French practice
Ferrari made a strong start to the French Grand Prix weekend, and their bid for a third win in a row, on Friday with Charles Leclerc fastest in first practice at Le Castellet.
French GP: Chares Leclerc tops FP1
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went fastest in the first practice session of the Grand Prix weekend in France, going quicker than Max Verstappen by just nine-hundredths of a second.
Why Lewis Hamilton isn’t featuring in French Grand Prix morning practice
Sir Lewis Hamilton is not taking part in the first practice session for this weekend’s French Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton will miss first practice session for French Grand Prix
Mercedes have announced that Sir Lewis Hamilton will not take part in the first practice session for this weekend’s French Grand Prix.
French Grand Prix 2022: Lewis Hamilton to sit out first practice with Nyck de Vries set for Mercedes drive
Lewis Hamilton be replaced by Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries in the first practice session at the French Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion has elected to skip FP1 at Le Castellet with the team required to give at least two sessions to their rookie driver during the course of the season. Ad/> Mercedes have allowed their drivers to pick the race at which they give up a session, with Hamilton opting to miss the opening laps of the Paul Ricard Circuit.