The seventh round of the season in France had a major impact on both championships, both on the drivers and on the constructors. Red Bulls Max Verstappen increased the gap to title rival Lewis Hamilton.
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In addition, the team from Milton-Keynes achieved a double podium with Paul Ricard. As won Verstappen and his Mexican team-mate Sergio Perez came third. With this result, the Raging Bulls were able to further expand their gap to rival Mercedes.
Max Verstappen extends his lead in the fight for the title
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The Dutchman stole the lead from Hamilton in the final laps of the race. As a result, he earned 26 points from the race, an extra point as he drove the fastest lap, leaving the knight 12 points behind.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 131 points
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 119
Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 84
Lando Norris (McLaren) – 74
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 59
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 52
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) -42
Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) – 37
Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – 34
Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – 30
Fernando Alonso (Alpine) – 17th
Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 12
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 10
Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) -8
Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) -1
Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) -1
George Russell (Williams) -0
Mick Schumacher (Haas) -0
Nikita Mazepin (Haas) -0
Nicholas Latifi (Williams) -0
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What about the constructors’ championship after the French Grand Prix?
It was Red Bull’s day they won the French GP courtesy of Max Verstappen and Perez finished third, which earned the Milton-Keynes team forty-one points from the weekend between the Silver Arrows.
Red Bull-215
Mercedes-178
McLaren- 110
Ferrari 94
AlphaTauri- 45
Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 20, 2021 Max Verstappen from Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes in action REUTERS / Yves Herman
Aston Martin – 40th
Alpine 29
Alfa Romeo – 2nd
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Williams- 0
Haas- 0
The next round leads us to the Austrian Grand Prix. This coming weekend, teams and drivers will have another chance to collect points and stir up the 2021 driver and constructor championship. Who do you think will get the most points at the Red Bull Ring? Let us know in the comments below?
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