9:51 AM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff remains optimistic that French driver Esteban Ocon will secure a seat in Formula One next season, but says Renault team manager Cyril Abiteboul must “restore his gentleman image” if Ocon is to line up for the French manufacturer next season. Mercedes-backed Ocon, who raced for Force India

12:50 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — You’re unlikely to see a better performance in a Formula One car this year than Lewis Hamilton’s on Sunday. He barely made a mistake, coped with a number of small issues in the cockpit and trounced his teammate by 18 seconds to take victory. But perfection is meaningless

9:42 AM ET Mercedes have endured a torrent of online abuse in the two weeks since the Canadian Grand Prix but team boss Toto Wolff says the “trolling” has only strengthened the Formula One champions’ resolve. The race in Montreal blew up into a major controversy when Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel crossed the line first but

8:59 AM ET Haas boss Guenther Steiner has no answer for why his team was so off the pace at the French Grand Prix, which he labelled its worst weekend since joining the F1 grid four years ago. Haas was slow from the get-go at Paul Ricard, with Kevin Magnussen only just scraping out of

2:28 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Daniel Ricciardo has been demoted to 11th in the final classification at the French Grand Prix after being penalised for abusing track limits in two last lap overtakes. Ricciardo finished seventh on the road, but only after a late lunge on Lando Norris approaching the Mistral chicane on

2:52 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Lewis Hamilton can understand why people think his dominance of Formula One is boring, but he says it is wrong to blame him or any other driver for the on-track product. Hamilton looks like he is cruising to a sixth world championship, having opened up a 36-point lead

6:50 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious

3:01 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — McLaren has confirmed it will invest in a new wind tunnel at its UK headquarters in a bid to return to the front of the Formula One pecking order. McLaren has not won a race since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix and has been stranded in the midfield

11:52 AM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Lewis Hamilton said he had no concerns about losing his Canadian Grand Prix victory once he heard about the details of Ferrari’s case to try to overturn the result. Hamilton won the race in Montreal two weeks ago after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was issued a five-second time penalty

11:32 AM ET Ferrari’s request for the controversial penalty which cost Sebastian Vettel victory at the Canadian Grand Prix to be reviewed has been dismissed, meaning Lewis Hamilton’s victory stands. Vettel crossed the line in first place in Canada on May 9 but was penalised five seconds for an incident on lap 48 of the