F1 | Verstappen triumphs over Hamilton after late pass in scintillating French Grand Prix
Red Bull took their third
consecutive win of the season at a cracking French Grand Prix courtesy of Max
Verstappen, who passed Lewis Hamilton with two laps to go to claim the
thirteenth victory of his career, Hamilton finishing second as the second Red Bull
of Sergio Perez completed the podium.
In a mirror of the Spanish Grand Prix – when
Mercedes out-strategised Red Bull to claim the victory – Verstappen stopped
twice to Hamilton’s one-stop, with the Dutchman then using his fresher tyres to
close up to the Mercedes, passing on Lap 52 of 53 to check out for his third
win of the year.
It more than made up for Verstappen losing out to Hamilton from pole at the
race start, Verstappen taking the win as well as the extra point for fastest
lap – with the result also marking the first time Red Bull have won three races
on the bounce in the turbo-hybrid era. --read
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