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Hamilton felt he had 'had victory in the bag' at Le Castellet
Lewis Hamilton admitted he hadn't really felt challenged during the latter half of the French Grand Prix this weekend. He secured his 44th win in car #44 for Mercedes at Circuit Paul Ricard on Sunday, finishing seven seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen after leading for all but one lap during the race. "I had it in the bag for a long time," he told Sky Sports F1 after the finish. "Once I got in the lead, I got to about ten laps before my stop, I think, I turned [the engine] down a little bit. "I'm always really conscious of the engine," he commented. "So whenever I can, if I can push a bit more and turn the engine down and make up for that time you lose...
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