2022 Formula 1 French Grand Prix highlights

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Aston Martin Formula One Team

 

Lance and Sebastian battled hard in the heat at Circuit Paul Ricard, with Lance bringing home a valuable point after a great start and Sebastian just missing out on a top-10 result.

Lance Stroll

We had an excellent first lap today that set us up to have a great race. I nearly got [Esteban] Ocon in Turn Nine as well, but it was important to have such a good start.

I felt I had some momentum in the closing stages to possibly catch [Daniel] Ricciardo. We are continuing our trend of being more competitive on a Sunday, so today is an excellent platform as the summer break approaches.

I had a snap on the exit on the last lap because I was struggling with my tyres at the very end. It was a good fight with Sebastian, but the most important thing was to bring a point home for the team today.

Sebastian Vettel

My afternoon was frustrating. I was stuck in traffic for the entire race – but you expect that when you start in the midfield. And, with the strategy, I do not think there was really much more the team could have done there.

We need more grip. In the race, things were not too bad – the cars ahead of us were not disappearing – and we also understand the car a little more after this weekend.

I had a chance to pass Lance on the last lap; I was faster but we are not fighting for one point – it is the same net result for the team. It does not make any difference.

Mike Krack, Team Principal

We decided on a one-stop strategy for both drivers, but we did not want to risk stacking our drivers’ tyre stops during the Safety Car period triggered by [Charles] Leclerc’s accident because the pit lane was extremely congested at that point and we would have had to hold Sebastian for too long.

Despite rear tyre degradation in the last third of the race, Lance did well to hold on to 10th and score a hard-earned point, with Sebastian just behind him.

A double points finish would have been great, but it was not to be. Our race pace was decent and our reliability was good, and that is a solid basis to take forward to the Hungaroring – a circuit that we think may suit our car better than Paul Ricard.

Last but far from least, on behalf of our entire team, I want to express our deepest sympathy with the family and friends of 18-year-old Jake Pedley, one of our apprentices, who tragically lost his life in a road accident on Tuesday.

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