Mercedes report from day one of the French Grand Prix weekend, Round 8 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport tops the timesheets in the South of France Lewis finished the morning session in P1, with Valtteri close behind in P2 Valtteri ended the afternoon session with the fastest time with Lewis in P2 Valtteri Bottas: 'It was not easy in the beginning; everyone struggled in the morning because the track was much more slippery than usual. But the track ramped up quickly, I could feel big gains on a lap-by-lap basis, especially in the corners. The more the track improved, the better the balance of the car felt.'...
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