Mercedes gives speed king Lewis Hamilton more power for French Grand Prix
Le Castellet — Lewis Hamilton can expect a welcome boost in engine power this weekend as Formula One embarks on an unprecedented triple header at a French Grand Prix returning to the calendar after a decade’s absence. Le Castellet’s Paul Ricard circuit last hosted a Formula One race in 1990, before 10 of the current 22 drivers were born, and has been reconfigured from the one fondly remembered by older generations. France’s most recent grand prix was at Magny-Cours in 2008, the year Hamilton won his first world championship with McLaren, and it remains a rare country in which the Mercedes driver yet has to triumph. If the four-times world champion does so on Sunday, he will take another record from retired great Michael Schumacher; that of the most wins at different grands prix. The pair are tied on 22, although Hamilton already holds the record for different tracks (25) after winning in Azerbaijan in 2018. Hamilton is one point behind Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after seven races, w...
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