Even amid all the post-race furore over the time penalty, Sebastian Vettel’s dominant display over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend stoked some hope that Ferrari could begin a fightback against Mercedes this year, stopping the silver streak of success to start the season in its tracks. But in its ever-clinical nature, Mercedes dashed such thinking with aplomb in qualifying for the French Grand Prix on Saturday, sweeping to a one-two finish that appeared to understate what the true margin to Ferrari is around Paul Ricard. Hot conditions at Paul Ricard made for a difficult qualifying session with wild swings in tyre performance, with the Medium appearing to be the better compound for Q2....
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