Formula 1 kicks off its first triple header in 2021, while the Paul Ricard Circuit is hosting the French Grand Prix this weekend.
Originally planned for next weekend, the French GP was postponed a week earlier following the cancellation of the Turkish Grand Prix.
The Paul Ricard Circuit celebrates its debut on the F1 calendar in 2018 and has so far not organized any exciting races with the two races at Le Castellet dominated by Lewis Hamilton.
It’s been a great track for Mercedes who seem to be recovering from two disappointing weekends in Monaco and Baku.
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Hamilton is just four points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers ‘standings, while Red Bull has a 26-point lead in the constructors’ standings after Sergio Perez’s first win with the team last time.
After appearing on the street circuits, Ferrari expects a drop in performance that could allow McLaren to regain third place.
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Alpine will have a strong performance on home soil, especially as Esteban Ocon has just signed a new three-year contract with the team.
What can you expect this weekend?
Conditions are expected to remain dry through Friday and Saturday, with a high chance of rain before the start of the race.
Pirelli has nominated C2, C3 and C4 tires for this weekend.
Before the weekend, Pirelli’s Mario Isola said: “We are again exactly in the middle with the tire combination that was used for the first two races of this year. This is the most versatile combination, which is ideally suited for a wide variety of requirements and therefore also goes well with the Paul Ricard route, which contains an interesting mix of curves.
“That also makes Paul Ricard a good test location, and although we haven’t had a Formula 1 race there for two years, we are testing next year’s 18-inch tires on this track earlier in the season and we drove last there too Month in the GT World Challenge. For France, we’re sticking to the nomination we had at the last French Grand Prix, which resulted in a one-stop for most of the drivers. However, we saw that there were several different types of one-stoppers that were executed, resulting in a number of different strategies. “
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