Max Verstappen wins the French Grand Prix Max Verstappen has raced his way to victory in the Formula 1 French Grand Prix after recovering from a mid-race strategy change. Leading the race, Red Bull hauled the pole sitter in for a second stop, handing track position to Hamilton and Mercedes to trigger a nail-biting crescendo to proceedings. It was a strategy reminiscent of that employed by Mercedes to steal victory away at the Spanish Grand Prix, offering a degree of redemption for the Milton Keynes squad. Indeed, Mercedes’ pocket was also picked for the final podium position, as Valtteri Bottas slipped behind Sergio Perez in the latter stages to hand Red Bull first and third. An even...
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