French GP: Vettel and Hamilton locked at top of F1
LE CASTELLET, France (AP) - Only one point separates Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at the top of Formula One heading into the French Grand Prix. The pair of four-time champions have traded blows through the first seven races of the season. Just when one seems to get a slight edge in the title race, the other hits right back. Vettel won the first two races for Ferrari, only for Hamilton to steer his Mercedes to victory in Azerbaijan and Spain and invigorate his title defense. But when Hamilton appeared to have reestablished Mercedes' dominance, Vettel earned a commanding wire-to-wire victory in Montreal in the last round on a track where Hamilton had won six times. Toss in another two wins for Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, and F1 has a fan-pleasing championship fight on its hands as it makes its return to a French tarmac after a 10-year absence. "It has been a very close battle with the other two teams," Hamilton said on Thursday. "We expect that it will be the same this weekend ...