Lando Norris Dominates in France, Wins Third Race in a Row

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	47	Lando Norris		1:13.677	1:15.971
2	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:14.008	1:16.296	+0.331
3	31	Esteban Ocon		1:14.049	1:16.220	+0.372
4	6	Artem Markelov		1:14.051	1:16.349	+0.374
5	39	Sho Tsuboi		1:14.099	1:16.385	+0.422
6	7	Charles Leclerc		1:14.136	1:16.427	+0.459
7	57	Dean Stoneman		1:14.262	1:16.557	+0.585
8	29	Roger Ibe		1:14.301	1:16.592	+0.624
9	64	Dave Cassidy		1:14.344	1:16.590	+0.667
10	33	Max Verstappen		1:14.378	1:16.832	+0.701
11	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:14.384	1:16.292	+0.707
12	23	Alexander Albon		1:14.636	1:17.003	+0.959
13	37	Kazuki Nakajima		1:14.766	1:17.252	+1.089
14	26	Robert Shwartzman		1:14.805	1:17.020	+1.128
15	77	Valtteri Bottas		1:14.839	1:17.316	+1.162
16	70	Sérgio Sette Câmara		1:14.936	1:17.169	+1.286
17	84	Jack Aitken		1:15.435	1:17.720	+1.758
18	23	Jules Bianchi		1:15.837	1:17.811	+2.160
19	13	Pastor Maldonado		1:15.966	1:17.638	+2.289
20	73	Daniel Melrose		1:16.005	1:18.389	+2.328
21	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		1:16.260	1:18.518	+2.583
22	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		1:16.261	1:18.800	+2.584
23	4	Robin Frijns		1:16.588	1:19.012	+2.911
24	98	Bradley Dagnall		1:16.961	1:18.301	+3.284

Report:

Varying weather conditions certainly were not able to stop Lando Norris at the Circuit de Nevers. The Brit controlled qualifying; then went on to score the first Grand Chelem of the decade, getting the fastest lap, the victory and leading every millisecond of the Grand Prix.

Behind them, Artem Markelov got lucky and advanced his championship lead. Sebastian Vettel had to retire because his team failed to properly attach his wheel. His own teammate, which was the biggest threat to him and outperformed him, retired shortly before the end.

Dean Stoneman has re-entered himself into the championship contention, beating Artem Markelov to third. He is now tied for second in the championship; with a major upgrade in the plans at Precision, he could be a major threat to Artem Markelov’s title dreams.

There was quite a bit of chaos going on with the minor drizzle of race day still affecting events. One team that was able to take advantage of that was Calinetic, despite getting in trouble with the stewards, Daniel Melrose finished in tenth place, taking the first point for the bottom three teams.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	47	Lando Norris		56:14.802	15
2	7	Charles Leclerc		+20.949	12
3	57	Dean Stoneman		+24.233	10
4	6	Artem Markelov		+26.465	8
5	64	Dave Cassidy		+28.413	6
6	29	Roger Ibe		+50.109	5
7	85	Jack Aitken		+64.087	4
8	33	Max Verstappen		+76.915	3
9	70	Sérgio Sette Câmara		1 Lap	2
10	73	Daniel Melrose		1 Lap	1
11	23	Jules Bianchi		1 Lap
12	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		1 Lap
13	19	Robin Frijns		1 Lap
14	37	Kazuki Nakajima		2 Laps
15	39	Sho Tsuboi		Motor
16	14	Esteban Ocon		Accident
DNF	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		Suspension
DNF	23	Alexander Albon		Accident
DNF	13	Pastor Maldonado		Accident
DNF	77	Valtteri Bottas		Suspension
DNF	26	Robert Shwartzman		Motor
DNF	18	Sebastian Vettel		Loose Wheel
DNF	98	Bradley Dagnall		Motor
DNF	94	Pascal Wehrlein		Collision

Fastest Lap:

Lando Norris – 1:17.954

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Dean Stoneman – once again he drives like a machine, taking advantage of his opposition to flush himself up the order.

Reject Of The Race:

Pastor Maldonado – the former world champion carelessly tossed aside a chance to score major points.