The 2022 season reaches its twelfth round of 22 as Formula 1 heads to Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix.

Last time out in Austria, Ferrari provided a timely plot twist in the title race. Championship leader, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, was the class of the field in sprint qualifying, but there was no beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc come race day.

With his first win since April’s Australian Grand Prix, Leclerc reduced his deficit to Verstappen slightly to 38 points, but the message that Leclerc is not finished in this title race yet was very much sent.

Nonetheless, even though Ferrari put things right on the strategy front, an engine blowout for Carlos Sainz as he harried Verstappen proved that Ferrari remain vulnerable when it comes to reliability.

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