Adding these to my to bucket list immediately Le Beausset-Vieux By Kayla WaldenJul 02 2024Kayla WaldenEditorial ContributorKayla Walden is a content creator and writer who spends most of her free time either shopping the latest trends You can find her various musings on all things fashion building up my bucket list of small towns and dream locations across Europe While I've been lucky enough to check off quite a few already Instead of gatekeeping these amazing towns here are 10 smaller European destinations to visit in between trips to their larger city counterparts a stunning 16th century villa that takes up over 8 acres of gardens You'll feel royal in this must-see little town near Rome A recent delay out of Charles de Gaulle airport left me stranded and the only place available for a last-minute stay was in a beautiful medieval city called Senlis — just 30 minutes outside of Paris Although I was totally jet-lagged and incredibly tired from traveling this city lifted my spirits given how kind and helpful everyone was and the Sunday market is truly remarkable — the entire city turns into a farmers's market and shuts down every street so that you can peruse and shop There's also a lovely cathedral in town (pictured above) that's almost 1000 years old that you definitely need to visit and would highly recommend it if you're looking for a more affordable and authentic city to stay in outside of Paris Live out your rom-com dreams with this sweet Stay here for the best breakfast views of the ocean Lake Como is one of my favorite places in all of Europe, and my favorite small city on the lake has to be Cernobbio. I stayed at Villa d'Este (a different one than Tivoli) and it was the most gorgeous hotel with top notch service to make you feel like royalty The city itself is different from the luxurious hotel charming vibe that doesn't try too hard The people and the food are also spectacular! Try Trattoria del Vapore for the best truffle pasta, stop at Poletti for incredible pastries and iced coffee and visit the town's wine shop for the best and most affordable local wines Counting down the days until I can be back in this sweet town This one is being added to the bucket list immediately a charming house with the most delightful chefs who will cook you a free Michelin-star-worthy breakfast Highly recommend this European destination for it's quaint and charming energy Looking for your next travel destination? Be sure to sign up for our weekly email newsletter for even more inspo Brit + Co may at times use affiliate links to promote products sold by others but always offers genuine editorial recommendations Audi announce organisational restructure ahead of F1 arrival in 2026 5 Winners and 5 Losers from Miami – Who excelled in the Sunshine State Tsunoda concedes he ‘made life much more difficult’ with five-second penalty in Miami after battling for final point Antonelli taking plenty of positives from Miami weekend despite struggles on way to P6 in the Grand Prix ‘We took the tough decision’ – Vasseur defends Ferrari team orders situation in Miami as he acknowledges Hamilton’s frustration Charles Leclerc enters Hungary with a 63-point mountain to climb and a crushing French Grand Prix crash fresh in the memory of Ferrari fans But the Monegasque says he won’t change his approach as he prepares to win the Hungarian Grand Prix Leclerc lost out in France having suffered a snap of oversteer on the outside of Le Beausset, which sent his Ferrari hurtling into the barriers. Driver unharmed, Leclerc’s championship hopes were however dented as Verstappen won the race comfortably and extended his lead in the standings ANALYSIS: Why Vettel decided to retire – and who might replace him for 2023 Asked if he would change his approach in Hungary because I think that’s what gave me the edge in most of the races this year in a way that I felt very good with the car “At the beginning of the year I didn’t really know how to manage it that well on some tracks, like in Miami I struggled massively in the race It’s definitely something that I want to keep for sure because there are loads of benefits of having it “The downside that comes with it is that it's much more difficult to drive,” he explained “but in the end I’m a racing driver and I need to be able to drive a car that is a bit more oversteery – which I do – but this time I pushed a bit too much in that lap and paid the price for it.” READ MORE: Sainz expects Ferrari to be competitive in Hungary – but says team 'need' clean weekend Charles Leclerc: Hungaroring is a track where 'we should be strongest' Leclerc is now looking to win at the Hungaroring, where Verstappen said he expected the Scuderia to be “super strong” I need to move on and I’ll focus 100% on this race I think the best possible reaction is to win this weekend and that’s exactly what I’ll try to do,” continued the Ferrari driver READ MORE: Verstappen expecting Ferrari to be 'super strong' in Hungary as Perez looks to regain form “I hope they [Red Bull] are right and on paper it [seems we're fast] but sometimes the thing we see on paper doesn’t confirm [itself] in reality so let’s wait and see but normally it should be a track where we should be strong where would Leclerc like to be throughout the weekend Verstappen vs Norris into Turn 1 and Antonelli after redemption – What To Watch For in the Miami Grand Prix FACTS AND STATS: Piastri secures McLaren’s first victory hat trick in over 25 years AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from the Miami GP as Piastri wins in dominant McLaren 1-2 Norris concedes he 'paid the price' as he reflects on Lap 1 battle with Verstappen in Miami ‘We made it count when it mattered’ – Russell satisfied with recovery to podium after troublesome Miami weekend © 2003-2025 Formula One World Championship Limited SearchLe Mans Cup: Iron Dames just miss out on podium in promising performance at Le CastelletRACERS5 hours ago5 min readAfter a brilliant qualifying Iron Dames' Marta García and Vanina Ickx fought at the front of the Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 field at Le Castellet in the second round of the season once again showing podium potential—only narrowly missing out due to an unfortunate first-lap contact Photo credits: Iron DamesMarta García and Vanina Ickx fought at the front of the Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 field at Le Castellet which hosted the second round of the season—and the second race together for the new Iron Dames duo: Marta García returning to the cockpit after a long hiatus from the sport After a remarkable qualifying session that saw her secure a front-row start Ickx battled for the GT3 lead—but contact on the first lap proved costly A drive-through penalty forced the team into recovery mode Marta García maximized the outcome with a fourth-place finish managing the damage sustained in the earlier collision She secured a solid haul of points and completed her second GT3 race just outside the podium In her GT3 debut at the season opener in Barcelona, García had been leading before she was hit by a competitor, sending the #83 Porsche into the barriers The 22G impact caused the car to catch fire and García was unable to exit via the driver’s door and she was later cleared of major injuries after precautionary checks in hospital Following a full rebuild of the #83 Porsche García and Ickx returned to the track at Circuit Paul Ricard determined to bounce back from the dramatic crash that had denied them a likely podium The car ran smoothly during practice and was once again competitive with Marta placing in the top three of the GT3 class Vanina Ickx took over in the second session making big improvements as the team continued to refine the setup That progress continued into Friday: García clocked a 2:04.147 placing seventh among the bronze-rated drivers Ickx was back in the car for her second qualifying session in the series but she continued improving with purple sectors and moved into provisional pole with a 2:07.066 Alessandro Cozzi in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari responded with a 2:06.4 to retake the top spot as the times began to fall below the 2:06 mark Ickx answered with a superb 2:06.134 to regain provisional pole with less than five minutes remaining Lorenzo Innocenzi in the Kessel Racing Ferrari then became the first to dip below 2:06 Ickx went purple in sector one but lost time in the second sector and ultimately settled for second place The Iron Dames would start the race from the front row Photo credits: Iron DamesThe second round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup got underway under sunny skies on Saturday afternoon promising another exciting battle across the classes with debris flying on the main straight; Vanina Ickx made a strong launch and challenged the pole-sitting Kessel Racing Ferrari of Innocenzi The Belgian managed to pass later on the first lap triggering the deployment of the safety car Ickx continued and held second in class as the race was neutralized racing resumed and Ickx wasted no time retaking the GT3 lead from Innocenzi But a small error—running wide at Le Beausset—allowed Innocenzi to slip back past The #29 LMP3 prototype lost a large piece of bodywork on the Mistral Straight followed soon after by a third FCY for more debris—all within the first 20 minutes but Innocenzi had gained time under caution Vanina closed the gap, with Cozzi still behind her—although the latter was under investigation for failing to follow race control instructions during FCY. A fourth neutralization was triggered when Fabrizio Broggi’s Ebimotors Porsche was hit by the spinning #58 GG Classics LMP3 car of George Nakas Marshals quickly cleared the track and the race resumed Ickx was then handed a drive-through penalty for the Lap 1 incident the penalty dropped the Iron Dames Porsche to fifth in GT3 A slight misalignment in the pit box meant the car had to be wheeled back straight before García could jump in Photo credits: Iron DamesAfter the pit cycle, Andrea Belicchi led for Kessel Racing, followed by Eliseo Donno for AF Corse and David Fumanelli in the second Kessel Ferrari. García emerged in fifth, three seconds behind the #11 Code Racing Development Aston Martin of Van Der Steur—but under pressure from the charging Motorpark Mercedes of Dunner García set the car’s best time with a 2:05.575 and began to close in on Van Der Steur. Ahead, the #33 Kessel Ferrari—then running third—was handed a drive-through for an FCY infringement Drama unfolded with 45 minutes to go when the #26 Bretton Racing LMP3 car of Gregoire De Sybourg caught fire and stopped on track and a full safety car bunched up the field once more—which was good news for Iron Dames García capitalized and moved up into fifth Back in the 2:05s pace and faster than a couple of cars ahead García was also handed a five-second penalty for an FCY procedure violation The young Spaniard held on to fifth but was now under pressure from Donno With Fumanelli—already penalized earlier—receiving another drive-through García moved into podium contention as the race entered its final 15 minutes Dunner and Fumanelli served their penalties and Marta climbed into third on lap 44—but she needed to maintain over a five-second gap to Donno Rory van der Steur took the GT3 lead from Belicchi Donno capitalized when García ran slightly wide at Le Beausset and passed her for third García closed back in on Belicchi in the final laps but ultimately had to settle for fourth with her penalty not impacting the final result It was nevertheless a strong showing and another step forward from Marta García who dealt with damage and an imperfect car to take the chequered flag for the first time in a GT3 race—showing clear podium potential once again The series will now head to Circuit de la Sarthe for its flagship event in support of the 24 Hour race on 13-14 June Or you simply want to stay up-to-date with their results Privacy Policy Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker "La Laidière was considered the reference for rosé and white wine when I started to work in Bandol in the late '80s," Ravier told Wine Spectator. 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All rights reserved Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting Verstappen got into Leclerc’s DRS range by the start of Lap 4 and hounded him for the lead from Lap 6 After getting close but being unable to get past at Le Beausset Verstappen stopped attacking and reverted to stalking his title rival Verstappen blinked first and pitted at the end of Lap 16 but Leclerc didn’t respond and stayed out That became immaterial when he lost control of the rear of his car spun and crashed into the tyrewall two laps later at Le Beausset Verstappen picked up the lead, ahead of Hamilton, Perez, Russell and Alonso – who all pitted under the safety car. From his back-of-the-grid start, Sainz was quickly up to sixth after the restart, this despite a woefully-slow pitstop and being released into the path of a Williams – for which he received a 5s time penalty Sainz passed Russell for fourth around the outside of Signes on Lap 31 while Hamilton ran wide at Turn 2 and was now over 6s behind Verstappen Sainz passed Perez for third with a great lunge at the final corner, just as Ferrari told him to pit the pair clashing at the North Chicane causing Perez to go straight on despite Russell’s complaints to the contrary Sainz pitted from third with 10 laps to go he quickly stormed up to fifth setting a string of fastest laps A late-race virtual safety car for Zhou Guanyu’s stranded Alfa Romeo allowed Russell to get the jump on Perez and he grabbed third place with three laps to go Zhou clipped Mick Schumacher (Haas) into a spin, for which he received a 5s time penalty. More drama starred Haas’s Kevin Magnussen clashing with Nicholas Latifi’s Williams causing the latter to spin – and Magnussen to retire a lap later From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker HELM Motorsports announced that it would begin competing in the Autobacs SUPER GT Series GT300 class in 2024 HELM Motorsports was established in 2020 by racing brothers Yuya and Reiji Hiraki who had each achieved individual successes in the lower categories of Japanese single-seater racing The Hiraki brothers created the team to serve their local community of Ibaraki Prefecture through competing in the highest levels of Japanese motorsport They purchased the nearby Motegi factory of Le Beausset Motorsports the team which gave the Hiraki brothers their first significant opportunities in single-seaters and began racing in Super Taikyu and the FIA F4 Japanese Championship HELM Motorsports and the Hiraki brothers scored the ST-3 class win at the Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours and moved up to the premier ST-X class in 2022 with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 With the help of gentleman driver Yutaka Toriba and Fuji guest star Shaun Thong they would go on to take the overall victory in the Fuji 24h and then win the ST-X championship all in their first season of GT3 competition This year the team made a splash by signing GT Academy alumnus and former Nissan GT500 driver Jann Mardenborough to a one-off drive in this year’s Fuji 24h ultimately falling short in their bid to win the race for the second year in a row “Thanks to the support of many people the team is now able to achieve its goal of participating in SUPER GT which has been a goal of the team since its inception,” the Hiraki brothers wrote in their press release “Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.” The press release says that HELM is considering drivers from the FIA F4 Japanese Championship as part of its GT300 plans This is now the third new or returning team that has declared its entry into the GT300 class for the upcoming season, following PONOS Racing and its new Ferrari 296 GT3 driven by Kei Cozzolino and Lilou Wadoux, and D’station Racing which is returning to the series after a three-year absence Feature image © Super Taikyu Organisation (STO) Author: RJ O'Connell © 2023 dailysportscar.com. 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Link Digital Richard Verschoor on his return to MP Motorsport Bruno Michel’s Debrief: Experienced heads and enthusiastic rookies golf and food: Dino Beganovic’s Hometown Tour View all latest news Liam Lawson claimed his second win of the 2022 season with a measured drive on the way to Sprint Race victory The Carlin driver made two brilliant moves en route making both passes into the chicane with a stand-out overtake on Marcus Armstrong the highlight Jehan Daruvala held onto second despite a fierce battle in the final laps between nine drivers The entire top 10 were closely bunched up following a mid-race Safety Car Théo Pourchaire kept the home fans happy with an aggressive drive to third on the podium battling and holding off title rival Felipe Drugovich for a spot on the rostrum Daruvala got a great start from pole but Lawson lagged behind him The Carlin driver fell down the order into Turn 1 losing second to Armstrong and third to Drugovich momentarily but a wide moment on corner exit left the MP Motorsport driver in the hands of Pourchaire The Frenchman made the opportunity count to jump his Championship rival for fourth place at Turn 3 Cem Bölükbasi was the biggest gainer on lap 1 rising to 13th position from his P21 grid slot Lawson kept in touch with Armstrong ahead and made a late lunge into Turn 1 on lap 4 The pair battled through the first sector and somehow avoided contact Onto the Mistral Straight and with another helping of DRS the Kiwi made an audacious dive at the chicane turning the outside line into the inside line on corner exit to seal P2 the gap to race leader Daruvala stood at 2.2s but Lawson set about hunting him down immediately to cut it down to 1.6s by Lap 6 dragging a DRS train down to fifth-placed Drugovich along with him The Safety Car offered a brief pause in action deployed on Lap 9 following contact between Roberto Merhi and the recovering Enzo Fittipaldi after the Charouz Racing System driver stalled on the Formation Lap The pair had been fighting for 15th position but a slide and spin in the North Chicane on the Mistral Straight left the Charouz in the middle of the track Amaury Cordeel behind couldn’t avoid him and made contact Racing got back underway at the start of Lap 13 with Lawson hot on the heels of Daruvala and Drugovich harrying Pourchaire further back The MP driver couldn’t quite slipstream his way past despite an impressive exit out of Turn 7 DRS was re-enabled on Lap 15 and after opting to pit under the Safety Car The Australian got a great chance into Signes but couldn’t make it around the flat-out right-hander for P15 He was forced to wait further into the final sector to make his move on the Frenchman Lawson stuck with the PREMA Racing car ahead of him and with DRS repeated his move from earlier into the chicane to take the lead of the Sprint Race making up over a second to escape the DRS range of his closest pursuer A very opportunistic move by Ayumu Iwasa paid off in his fight with Logan Sargeant he cut ahead of the other Carlin and made the move stick on the exit of Le Beausset to take ninth Armstrong was next in the queue headed by Daruvala and tried a move up the inside at the Chicane on Lap 19 A big overspeed left Armstrong deep at the chicane forcing Daruvala to take to the escape road The PREMA kept P2 while the Hitech was in trouble defending from a crowd of drivers behind him Pourchaire forced his way through at Le Beausset the Kiwi running wide on exit which dropped him to sixth and allowed Drugovich and Doohan through Armstrong’s adventures weren’t over as teammate Jüri Vips made a lunge down the inside of the final corner on the penultimate lap gaining sixth and dropping Armstrong to seventh That quickly became ninth with Frederik Vesti and Iwasa taking advantage on the main straight and Turn 3 respectively Lawson was clear out in front and secured his second win of the season Daruvala held onto second and Pourchaire kept his rival at bay for a home podium ahead of Drugovich Doohan collected another top five finish ahead of Vips Armstrong and Sargeant with the Carlins at the head and tail-end of the top 10 I had a bad start and dropped back to third But the car was really really good the whole race it came on really strong and we were able to make some nice moves to take the win Tomorrow is the main focus now and we need to try and move forward and make up as many positions as we can.” Lawson moves himself up to sixth in the Driver’s Championship on 71 points Pourchaire takes second back from Sargeant with his podium finish Fittipaldi keeps P5 but is now just four points ahead of Lawson the British team now leading the way with 188 points to 181 with a double score putting it on 178 following the Sprint Race The action resumes tomorrow morning at Le Castellet as the drivers have another chance for points in the Feature Race Honda Formula Dream Project driver Yuki Tsunoda became the first Honda protege to win the Japanese Formula 4 title in the final race at Motegi Tsunoda could only be denied the title by team-mate Teppei Natori who took pole for both races on a damp track The circuit had dried in time for the first race and Tsunoda initially struggled from fourth place moving into second and closing down on his team-mate with Tsunoda’s eventual victory margin coming to 1.218 seconds but it wasn’t enough to secure the title Le Beausset Motorsport’s Shota Ogura took his first ever podium in third with double Autopolis winner Togo Suganami finishing fourth and Ogura’s team-mate Kohta Kawaai completing the top five TOM’S driver Kazuto Kotaka had just beaten Ogura to the podium Ogura received the bad luck the second time around breaking his driveshaft on the formation lap Tsunoda couldn’t make it past his team-mate this time and any chance of an eighth victory of the season went out of the window with a late race safety car He could at least celebrate winning the title Kotaka made up for his race one penalty by finishing third while Bionic Jack Racing’s Mizuki Ishizaka beat Kawaai to fifth Rn-sports’ Masayuki Ueda took the Indepents Cup with 22nd and 23rd place finishes Established in 2011 and previously found at PaddockScout.com Formula Scout is home to regular news and features from the world of junior single-seater racing tracking the progress of future grand prix stars We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these 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City until 2028 with new three-year extension ‘The biggest weekend of my career’ – Chambers on returning to Miami fighting for the F1 ACADEMY title GALLERY: Kick Sauber reveal special art-inspired livery for Miami Grand Prix Fresh from his podium at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel came back down to earth in Friday running for the French Grand Prix crashing in Free Practice 1 and spending the whole day outside of the top 10 seemed unpertrubed by Aston Martin’s apparent lack of pace at Paul Ricard so far The German was rounding Le Beausset corner 15 minutes into Free Practice 1 when the rear of his Aston Martin AMR21 snapped around on him Vettel sliding backwards into the wall – with the incident limiting the four-time champion to just 16 laps in the session “I had an off this morning which cost us some time,” explained Vettel “[The wind] caught me out… You can’t see what the wind is doing obviously you get a feel for it but it’s difficult to see whether there’s a gust or not WATCH: Schumacher and Vettel first to hit the wall in first practice at Paul Ricard Vettel was confident he could find some more pace in time for qualifying Things didn’t improve much in normal running, either, with Vettel only managing to take a pair of P15s in Free Practices 1 and 2 the German one place behind team mate Lance Stroll in FP1 But Vettel seemed unconcerned by his lack of Friday pace telling the media he was still confident he could put his laps together in qualifying READ MORE: ‘I can trust the car’ says Bottas after successful switch to Hamilton chassis in France “I think overall it was okay,” said Vettel There’s a lot of things that we can do better but I think that’s a positive “I feel we’ve got more in the car so it’s up to us to unleash it but for sure it’s going to be very tight Sebastian Vettel: Aston Martin need to 'unleash' pace for French GP qualifying “In the long run it was good to get some consecutive laps,” he added of his FP2 performance I had a mistake so it doesn’t look that good on the board “But then it’s Friday and it doesn’t really matter The most important is that we get a good feel and then I know what to do tomorrow in qualifying.” READ MORE: Perez says P12 in FP2 not as bad as it looks, while Verstappen pleased with Red Bull improvements said that although Aston Martin had done some “important homework” on Friday at Paul Ricard he was keen to find more pace overnight to help the team in what looks set to be a tough midfield battle this weekend “We learned some useful things about the car balance and did some important homework [today],” he said I think we are leaving some pace out there look over everything and try to come back stronger tomorrow The midfield is already looking very close this weekend so small gains can certainly make a difference; that is what we will be aiming to find for qualifying.” GALLERY: Racing Bulls unveil striking special livery for Miami Grand Prix HINCHCLIFFE: Why I’m so impressed by Norris’ unconventional and unflinchingly honest approach to his racing VideoMUST-SEE: Stars of ‘F1’ movie reflect on ‘extraordinary’ experience of filming during race weekends EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve always been very hard on myself’ – Inside Lando Norris’ battle to deliver his best on and off the track THIS WEEK IN F1: 10 quiz questions on Miami Grand Prix trivia and the latest F1 news There was certainly no place like home for Théo Pourchaire this season. Although the ART Grand Prix driver has had plenty of memorable races across his career so far there was one weekend that stuck out in his mind – Round 9 in Le Castellet Reflecting on the highs and lows of racing on home soil the Sauber Academy junior was full of smiles as he recounted his journey to the podium surrounded by a sea of French flags in the crowd I learnt so much and I discovered what it was like to race in front of my fans I got a penalty after the first in the Sprint Race but I did enjoy the two podium celebrations The most important thing for me all weekend was to be with the fans in the fan zone It was a crazy experience for sure and I’ll remember it my whole life “I’ll keep that weekend in my mind forever because it was my first-time racing in Le Castellet on a Grand Prix weekend it’s close to my home so it was even more important to perform there It was like a football stadium with the podium celebration as the crowd were all happy cheering for me It was difficult to overtake because we were in a DRS train but it was very tense because as soon as one driver made a mistake I did a really good move down to Le Beausset on Marcus Armstrong I lost the car a bit because it was the penultimate lap and I wanted to get on the podium in front of my home crowd I did everything I could but took penalty afterwards “The Feature Race was very nice because we did a different strategy with my team I had the tyres warmed and everyone was going out of the pits lap after lap – there was Jack Doohan There were two or three drivers going out of the pit lane now They were two very good races with great racing good overtakes and at the end would have been two podiums READ MORE: Hauger switches to MP Motorsport for 2023 campaign “It was an amazing moment to get the podium in the Feature Race because when Ayumu Iwasa won the race there were three French cars and one French driver on the podium all the DAMS and ART mechanics and engineers and I were singing our national anthem La Marseillaise with all the spectators – it was amazing and very emotional very motivated to get good results in Budapest it helped me a lot to finally see all the people that are supporting me from my country obviously not everyone there but a good number of people there “The weekend affected me quite a lot because it was a very very important experience to have my first home Grand Prix I was like ‘yeah maybe it’s going to be good but not as much as we all think it’s going to be’ All the French people were really cheering for the French drivers in F2 and in F1 I learnt a lot things from that weekend and I will keep that in my mind forever READ MORE: Jack Doohan: My greatest influences “One thing I probably would have done different was in Qualifying I would not make the little mistake I did at Turn 11 All this year I’ve been fighting with what I had Yuki Tsunoda edged closer to the Japanese Formula 4 crown at Sportsland SUGO although Honda Formula Dream Project team-mate Teppei Natori decreased his championship lead The first of the two races took place in damp conditions with Tsunoda taking pole and holding off Natori in the opening laps Other drivers were finding the conditions more difficult and when a spun car got in the way of Tsunoda he ended up losing the lead to Natori and then second place to Le Beausset Motorsports’ Kohta Kawaai With conditions being too difficult to overtake in Tsunoda spent the rest of the race unable to get back past the top two started on the dry tyre and was quicker than anyone by the second half of the race and he took the lead with three laps to go He pulled out a remarkable 19 seconds over Natori before the checquered flag but passes at corners where yellow flags were being waved meant he was handed a 37-second penalty and dropped to 10th in the results Kawaai and Tsunoda filled the podium as a result with Kawaai’s team-mate Shota Ogura finishing fourth and TOM’S driver Kazuto Kotaka fifth Takuya Otaki took sixth for HFDP in a photo finish with Mizuki Ishizaka of Bionic Jack Racing with the pair being seperated by 0.001 seconds Yuichi Sasaki won the Independent class in 19th Tsunoda took his eighth pole of the season in qualifying for the second race He pulled out a gap of two seconds on the first lap and extended that to 7.614s by the end of the 15 lap race Natori and Kawaai started and finished second and third but was far stronger in the second and initially kept pace with Natori and Kawaai The gap between the three of them started to increase as the race went on, and Media Do Kageyama Racing driver Sawada had to with fourth his best result since the opening round of the season knocking the latter out of title contention The Independent class was much closer this time with Team Right Way’s Keizi Nakao heading Rn-sports’ Masayuki Ueda who now has a 17 point championship lead over Nakao Sainz shares challenge of adapting to different teams as he and Hamilton get to grips with life at Williams and Ferrari PADDOCK INSIDER: Norris needs to find his sweet spot again as Piastri leads the standings – Miami could be the ideal place to do it Hamilton ‘definitely working hard to adjust’ to Ferrari as he sets out goal for Miami Grand Prix ‘Idiot’ was the word McLaren’s Lando Norris used to describe Pierre Gasly after the pair came close to making contact at the French Grand Prix But although Norris said that he stood by his belief that Gasly had overstepped the mark the Briton added ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix that there was no beef between the two drivers Norris put in a storming drive in the French Grand Prix to P5 he attempted a pass on Lap 28 on the AlphaTauri of Gasly But as Norris sent his car around the outside of the Frenchman at Le Beausset Gasly cut across in front of Norris before running off track and taking Norris with him – with Norris ultimately able to pull off a more simple overtake a lap later but not before he’d fumed to his McLaren team: “He forced me off READ MORE: Norris calls out Gasly over ‘harsh’ Turn 11 move after taking strong P5 finish in French Grand Prix And asked ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix whether he’d mellowed over the incident in the intervening couple of days I finished ahead of him so I was quite happy actually “It's more just at the time – and it's the thing that many people don't realise when you're not actually driving the car – you feel like a lot of things cannot go your way and you lose an opportunity to overtake and you feel like someone or something has almost caused you to have damage; I almost took my front wing off and we almost made contact and things “He didn't need to go as far as he did,” Norris told the media in Austria “I don't mind racing and having wheel to wheel and even a little bit of contact and whatever nowadays,” added Norris “It's good fun and you grow up doing that in different categories But when someone just pushes it a little bit too far he didn't need to go as far as he did we had a bit of a joke after when we were doing our interviews and stuff We're cool and I look forward to more racing with Pierre or whoever on track Just not racing that puts you out of the race.” READ MORE: Schumacher reveals why he asked Vettel to look into his Haas cockpit in France meanwhile – and specifically on being called an ‘idiot’ by Norris – Gasly joked: “You guys seem to like that battle because you keep talking about it the whole time in the heat of the moment there is a lot of things we say and like football players every single word they say on the pitch between them are probably not as friendly hopefully we’ll have more battles this season and I enjoyed it and I would not mind another battle with them this weekend Gasly said he was looking forward to more on-track battles with Norris this season “I’m not sure why there is a big story around this battle,” added Gasly We always complain we don’t have any overtakes in Formula 1 so I think you guys should be pleased when there is and that’s about it we’re all paid to go fast and race and try to bring as many points for our teams and that’s what I try to do every weekend.” GOOD LAP vs GREAT LAP: Lando Norris demonstrates what makes the difference at the Red Bull Ring Norris and Gasly will now turn their attention to a pair of Red Bull Ring races, starting with this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix – with Norris in particular keen to “replicate” his results here from 12 months ago when he took his first podium in the Austrian Grand Prix followed up by a thrilling drive to fifth at the Styrian race “It's probably one of the tracks this year I look forward to most,” said Norris “mainly because of what happened last season Scoring my first podium and having a very fun second race as well here I'm hoping we can try to replicate last season's results BEYOND THE GRID: Jonathan Wheatley on leading Kick Sauber forward into the Audi era Brown predicts Piastri will ‘only get stronger’ in championship lead as he explains what that means for Norris 2018 – The FIA Formula 2 Championship will race at Paul Ricard for the first time supporting the return of the French Grand Prix it’s been a well-known test venue for both series so the drivers have some idea of what to expect in the south of France Pirelli head of car racing: “There are a number of interesting question marks as we head to Paul Ricard: firstly about the track itself and secondly about the strategic variations that will be possible thanks to the ‘step’ between tyre nominations in Formula 2 In the past we have seen that this has led teams to different tactical philosophies and unpredictable racing Warmer weather should in theory increase thermal degradation while by contrast the new track surface leads to very low levels of wear and degradation Bearman drops out of the points after being hit with penalty for unsafe release in Miami Sprint LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from Qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix ‘It's not what you want to see’ – Verstappen rues pit lane incident in Miami Sprint after losing further ground to McLaren Hamilton thrilled with P3 in Miami Sprint after ‘tough year so far’ while Leclerc blames himself for early crash Antonelli gives verdict on first corner move from Piastri as he reflects on Verstappen pit lane incident during tough Miami Sprint Young people are particularly affected as road crashes are the number one cause of death of 15 to 29 year olds economic and social cost which has become unacceptable The FIA is on the front line in tackling this challenge together with our 245 member organisations around the world Everyone has a role to play in making safer roads for all The #3500LIVES campaign outlines Golden Rules that can help save your life and the lives of others We also encourage you to sign up to the FIA Manifesto for Global Road Safety which calls on all governments to prioritise road safety and introduce effective legislation on key risk factors on the road You can find out more information about the FIA's #3500LIVES campaign by visiting fia.com/3500lives What the teams said – Sprint Qualifying in Miami Verstappen concedes he has to be ‘realistic’ about Red Bull’s limitations in Miami as he tries to 'make the best of it' Alpine boss Oakes quashes Doohan future speculation amid Colapinto Imola comments Doohan explains Sprint Qualifying ‘mess up’ that triggered frustrations over team radio For the latest updates on the 2020 F1 schedule, see f1.com/coronavirus-latest Work began on pastis magnate Paul Ricard’s track in 1969 with French racers Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo acting as consultants on the layout Formula 1 hit the Circuit Paul Ricard in 1971 with Jackie Stewart winning the inaugural race in his Tyrrell 003 The Circuit Paul Ricard’s even distribution of high- medium- and low-speed corners is a key reason why it’s one of the most used test circuits in the world (the typically good weather is another) F1 drivers love the 290km/h right-hander at Signes and the 5g joyride of the following Beausset bend while the circuit’s 2018 return to the F1 calendar showed that the French Grand Prix track is a bit of an overtaking gem Drive just 10km south of the circuit and you’ll find yourself on the French Riviera one of the most revered coastlines in the world thanks to its beautiful beaches The Chicane series of grandstands put you at the best overtaking point on the track (as Sebastian Vettel proved during his 2018 fightback from 17th to fifth), while if you want to be closer to the fun and friendly Paul Ricard paddock, bag seats in the Virage du Pont stands to watch cars making their way through the final corner before blasting away down the main straight. Tanishq Sharma Author follow us on whatsappfollow us on telegram follow us on InstagramFor the third time in the season Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was forced to retire after leading the race in French Grand Prix on Sunday The Ferrari racer accepted his mistake which led to his car crash and Red Bulls' Max Verstappen winning the race Leclerc trails Verstappen in the Formula 1 title race with 233 points to 170 The Monégasque driver led the race for 18 laps before crashing at the high-speed Le Beausset corner The driver has admitted his mistake that cost him and his team 25 points in the title race I think I am performing at the highest level of my career but if I keep doing these mistakes then it is pointless to perform at a very high level 25 here -- because honestly we probably were the strongest car on track today if we lose the championship by 32 points at the end of the season I just need to get on top of those things." "I go through the same process all the time try to analyse everything and today the snap was a bit of a weird one I'll look into the data and try to understand if there is anything that I do not know yet Verstappen was sympathetic to Leclerc and said I'm sure we will have tough weekends to come it was unlucky for Charles and I hope he's ok Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton came second in the French GP while his teammate George Russell followed him in third place making it a second and third finish for the British F1 group How can Delhi Capitals qualify for IPL 2025 playoffs after rain washes out match against Sunrisers Hyderabad? SRH vs DC IPL 2025 Highlights: Rain halts chase after Delhi score 133/7; SRH crash out of playoffs It stinks: Tim Paine hits back at handling of Kagiso Rabada's suspension I was supposed to go for Euro 2020 with Italy: Raphinha reveals shocking story Sebastian Vettel (GER) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR21 © xpbimages.com While running long on the hard tyre in the first stint of the race Vettel ran wide at the long sweeping right-hand Le Beausset corner The German still managed to continue his streak of top ten finishes running just behind the trio of Daniel Ricciardo Vettel finished just under two seconds behind Alonso in the battle for eighth leaving the four-time champion thinking without his mistake he could have finished higher. “Good recovery drive to have both cars in the points “We had to try something different and I think it worked “Unfortunately I had one off in the first stint here I went off and lost a lot of time otherwise I think maybe we could have been closer with the group at the end with better tyres and score more points but you can feel it is quite windy and the car was inconsistent so it was difficult to judge and I was pushing quite hard and maybe that lap took a bit too much.” After a difficult start to the season where Vettel failed to score in the opening four rounds I think the first races were not really going out direction Obviously we are not where we want to be with the car but I think overall the team is doing very well we are fighting with AlphaTauri and Alpine hopefully we are getting better and better and starting to have a bit of an edge but it’s a long way.” interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox For more information see our Privacy Policy Connor is the heartbeat of our unbiased reporting © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form