2021 French GP was a nail bitter till the very last lap. Well Paul Ricard delivers! What an amazing race! Max and Red Bull are suddenly gaining the upper hand on Lewis and Mercedes. With battle between Max and Lewis till the very last lap, we had a lot more going on in the race throughout the field! Some stunning performances by Lance, Vettel, Lando and Riccardo made for a very interesting race to watch.
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Episode Summary
- French GP Entertaining?!! o.O
- The prey have become the hunters!
- The McLaren Duo drives together
- Max adjusts his mic
- Hamilton makes do with the situation he’s in
- Merc treats Bottas poorly
- Formula Toto
- Lance Stroll – The comeback king!
- Tsunoda wiggles his (car’s) rear end
- Michael Masi hands out some sass
- Some more bitching about Mazepin
- Underappreciated Alpha Romeo
- Driver of the day
- Team of the day
Driver Ratings
Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding
| Pos | Driver | Team | Sarang’s Rating | Akash’s Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | MERCEDES | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | ALPINE RENAULT | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| 12 | George Russell | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | HAAS FERRARI | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | HAAS FERRARI | 2/10 | 1/10 |
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