Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second after Max Verstappen triumphed in Paul Ricard to extend his lead at the top of the driver standings by 12 points over the Briton. Qualifying second coming into the race, Hamilton however felt they did the best they could under tough conditions. "Congrats to Max, he did a great job today," Hamilton said. "They just had the better strength all weekend. Considering we had such a difficult Friday, I'm really happy with today's result. "Of course we didn't win and we were in the lead but I had no tyres left at the end and unfortunately lost the position. But still a good race." Also, the seven-time world champion admitted they have a lot of work to do. "We've got to find some pace, that's for sure," he added. "You have seen most of the time we lost today was on the straights. So we've got to dig deep, figure out where that is, whether it's power or drag. We've still got a good package, I'm not really sure how we lost position today [at the first stop]. "We didn't know how strong that was going be or not [the undercut]. What was really surprising was the run out of that front tyre so early on. But obviously they had a good strategy and it worked really well for them."
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