Lewis Hamilton: "We are creating history together and so proud to be part of this team. I am hot"

Lewis Hamilton has hailed his Mercedes team for ‘making history’ as he cruised to victory in the French Grand Prix to racked up another win. Valtteri Bottas finished a distant second, holding off an attack from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the final lap. Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari took fourth and fifth The five-time world champion is already 36 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings and he can win his sixth title. That would put him just one behind Michael Schumacher in the list of most World Drivers' Championships. "It has been a really good weekend – I have been racing a long time and it never gets old and it is such a challenge out there, and finding the edge and building the gap,” he said. "We are creating history together and so proud to be part of this team. I am hot. It is a beautiful day and the track is awesome and there is some technical areas. It wasn't easy at all and everything is on the edge. I had quite big blisters on the front two tyres - but this has been the best start of the year."

Lewis Hamilton fastest in first French GP practice