Sebastian Vettel admits he was surprised by his recovery drive in the Formula 1 French Grand Prix and reckons his charge through the field was aided by a strong headwind.  Despite being forced to pit on the first lap of the race and receiving a five-second time penalty for causing a Turn 1 collision with Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes, the Ferrari driver recovered to finish fifth at Paul Ricard, though he lost the championship lead as title rival Lewis Hamilton won.  There had been concerns heading into the weekend that the choice of layout at Ricard - featuring a chicane half way along the Mistral straight - would result in a lack of overtaking, but Vettel charged from 17th to fifth in...
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