Verstappen 勝利，勝つs French GP as Leclerc 衝突，墜落s, Hamilton 2nd
LE CASTELLET, フラン (AP) - Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday after Charles Leclerc 衝突，墜落d out while 主要な, a mistake that dropped the Ferrari driver 63 points behind the defending 決まり文句／製法 One 支持する／優勝者.
Verstappen´s seventh 勝利，勝つ through 12 races this season upped his career total to 27 victories, all with Red Bull. He said his lead in the 肩書を与える race is 誤って導くing because Red Bull and Ferrari have been 公正に／かなり even this season.
"Of course it´s a 広大な／多数の／重要な lead but a lot of things can happen. It´s probably a bit bigger than it should have been when you look at the 業績／成果 of the two cars," Verstappen said. "We still need a bit more one-（競技場の）トラック一周 race. I think Budapest (Hungary) will be a bit of a struggle for us and Ferrari will be really, really quick."
Seven-time 支持する／優勝者 吊りくさび Hamilton finished second in his 300th grand prix - his fourth 連続した podium and highest finish in what's so far been a winless season - while チーム仲間 George Russell passed Sergio Perez of Red Bull に引き続いて a late 再開する to give Mercedes its first 二塁打 podium of the year.
"That´s an incredible result for the team, 広大な／多数の／重要な 職業 George," said Hamilton, who 概算の sweating out "about three キロs" as 跡をつける 気温s 攻撃する，衝突する 51 degrees Celsius (124 Fahrenheit) at the Paul Ricard 回路・連盟 in southeastern フラン.
"It was a 堅い race because my drinks 瓶／封じ込める didn´t work," Hamilton said. "But what a 広大な／多数の／重要な result considering we´ve been so far off these guys all 週末."
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Hamilton lay on his 支援する in the 冷静な／正味の-負かす／撃墜する room as Russell watched a replay of the 活動／戦闘.
"By （競技場の）トラック一周 20 I was like, `I really could do with a drink,´" Hamilton said. "Maybe the water evaporated."
Hamilton's first 勝利，勝つ with Mercedes （機の）カム in Hungary in 2013. H e's won a 記録，記録的な／記録する eight times at the Hungaroring, twice as many as Michael Schumacher, and F1 races there next week.
"I hope the car feels good there," Hamilton said. "I so love that 跡をつける."
Leclerc's race ended on （競技場の）トラック一周 18 when he lost the 後部 of his car coming out of Turn 11, spinning 360 degrees before 衝突，墜落ing into a tire 塀で囲む. Leclerc could not speak at first, breathing ひどく in his helmet before telling his team the 事故 was 原因（となる）d by a throttle problem.
He then 叫び声をあげるd a furious "Noooooooooo!"
It's the third time this season Leclerc has failed to finish a race, while Ferrari has had seven DNF's through 12 races. Leclerc's 失敗 Sunday （機の）カム two weeks after a throttle problem almost cost him victory at the Austrian GP.
Leclerc, who is only seven points ahead of third-place Perez in the 肩書を与える 戦う／戦い, later said the 衝突，墜落 was driver error.
"We´ll 追加する things up at the e nd of the season, but if we´re 25 or 30 points short at the season I can only 非難する myself," Leclerc said. "I couldn´t go into 逆転する, but those are small 詳細（に述べる）s. You just can´t put a car into the 塀で囲む."
Verstappen was 試験的な 早期に and Leclerc held him off, but the Dutchman went for an undercut on （競技場の）トラック一周 17 with hard tires. Ferrari didn't 試みる／企てる to 反対する Red Bull´s 戦略, only for Leclerc to 衝突，墜落 one （競技場の）トラック一周 later.
"It was an error. It was a bit strange how I lost (the car)," Leclerc said. "If I stay at this level I certainly don´t deserve to 勝利，勝つ the 選手権. Two mistakes, here and Imola, that´s a bit much."
Verstappen asked over 無線で通信する if Leclerc was all 権利.
"I´m told he is, Max, thanks for asking," his team replied.
As drivers switched tires under the safety car, Ferrari´s mistakes continued. Carlos Sainz Jr. received a five-second 刑罰，罰則 for an 危険な 解放（する） that almost led to a 衝突／不一致 with a Williams car.
Sainz had passed Russell and Perez when his team told him to 炭坑，オーケストラ席 for new tires with 10 （競技場の）トラック一周s left.
"Come on, guys, I can´t believe you told me to box then," Sainz 不平（をいう）d. "I don´t know why we boxed. I don´t understand."
After the race, he explained his position.
"At Ferrari we get 最高の 非難するd for things other teams might go through in their 炭坑，オーケストラ席 stop window. We are not the 災害 people seem to say we are," Sainz said. "Yes I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to stay out, I maybe saw a podium position. The team has a lot more data on their 審査するs. They did it with the best 意向s and best spirit.
"My point of 見解（をとる） is that if I couldn´t pass Checo, I would box. The moment I passed him, I thought `See if I could pull away.' At that 行う／開催する／段階, the numbers said it was impossible I would make it to the end. In the moment my feeling was different but I didn´t see the numbers."
一方／合間, Russell tried to squeeze past Perez on the inside and they touched wheels. Perez went off and 削減（する） the corner to come 支援する ahead with Russell asking for the position 支援する. Stewards みなすd it a racing 出来事/事件, and Russell 結局 passed him anyway.
"The 再開する was tasty," Russell said. "I got a really nice run and timed it perfectly. It was pretty 甘い."
Perez finished fourth ahead of Sainz, who earned a 特別手当 point for fastest （競技場の）トラック一周.
Fernando Alonso of Alpine finished sixth, followed by Lando Norris of McLaren, Esteban Ocon of Alpine, Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren and Lance Stroll of Aston ツバメ 一連の会議、交渉／完成するing out the 最高の，を越す 10.
Approaching the 中途の point of the 53-（競技場の）トラック一周 race, Mick Schumacher´s Haas was clipped by Zhou Guanyu´s Alfa Romeo and Zhou received a 5-second 刑罰，罰則.
Sainz started at the 支援する of the grid with Kevin Magnussen as 刑罰，罰則 for changes to their engines ahead of the race.
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Second placed Mercedes driver 吊りくさび Hamilton of Britain, 権利, sprays シャンペン酒 on the podium with third placed Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain after the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Eric Gaillard/Pool?経由で AP)
跡をつける 保安官s 除去する car of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco after he 衝突，墜落d into the 跡をつける 塀で囲む during the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Eric Gaillard/Pool?経由で AP)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Eric Gaillard/Pool?経由で AP)
Ferrari mechanics 反応する after Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco 衝突，墜落d into the 跡をつける 塀で囲む during the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Eric Gaillard/Pool?経由で AP)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Ferrari driv er Charles Leclerc of Monaco leads at the start and followed by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Mercedes driver 吊りくさび Hamilton of Britain during the French 決まり文句／製法 One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern フラン, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
