2021 French Grand Prix
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The 2021 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race which took place on 20 June 2021 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, Var. The 53-lap race was the seventh round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It was the 61st time the French Grand Prix had been included as a round of the world championship since the inception of the series in 1950.
A satellite image of the Circuit Paul Ricard in 2018
Max Verstappen (pictured in 2017) qualified on pole position for Red Bull Racing.
Max Verstappen won the race for Red Bull Racing, beginning a streak of three consecutive race wins for him, and forming the third of five consecutive wins for Red Bull.
Valtteri Bottas
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Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, having previously driven for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021 and Williams from 2013 to 2016. Bottas has scored 10 race wins and 67 podiums. He contributed to five Constructors' Championship wins for Mercedes, and has been Drivers' Championship runner-up twice, in 2019 and 2020.
Bottas competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim
Bottas during practice at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
Bottas at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix