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Its qualifying day at the French GP! Follow live updates from final practice and then a crucial shootout to set the grid. Watch live on Sky Sports F1.

We go over how you can watch F1 qualifying for the French Grand Prix in Le Castellet via live online stream.

The final ten minutes feature the 10 remaining cars competing for the fastest time to secure pole position. The first 20 minutes will feature all 20 cars trying to secure the fastest time. The second qualifying period is 15 minutes and the remaining 15 cars compete for a new fastest time.

Saturday at the F1 French Grand Prix is here with final practice and qualifying.Ferrari headed the timesheets in both Friday sessions but with Red.

Max Verstappen sent a statement of intent to Ferrari ahead of qualifying for the French Grand Prix by setting the fastest time by three tenths of a second ...

With just over 10 minutes remaining, Sainz jumped to the top of the times with a 1’32.626 with the soft tyres. Mercedes eventually sent out Lewis Hamilton to attempt a push lap on soft tyres, but his best was only good enough for third, almost half a second off the ultimate pace. Sainz also lost a lap when he ran wide on the exit of the long Beausset right-hander.

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“We have a lot of work to do, a lot of ground to cover. We’ll have a look at it all for tomorrow and try to get closer than what we were today.” We’re a little bit further behind than we anticipated this weekend.” I guess I’m playing a little bit of catch-up and trying to understand that compared to Daniel.” “On the long runs, I’m not really sure where we stand yet, I haven’t had a good look at that. I’ve just driven it and things feel different – some things a little bit better and some things we have to optimise and figure out.

Max Verstappen produced a dominant display in final practice at the French GP to outpace Ferrari and establish Red Bull as favourites for qualifying at the ...

Lewis Hamilton beat the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez to fourth, with Mercedes team-mate George Russell fifth, but each of the trio were in the region of a full second back from Verstappen. Max Verstappen produced a dominant display in final practice at the French GP to outpace Ferrari and establish Red Bull as favourites for qualifying at the Paul Ricard Circuit. Max Verstappen was in a league of his own in Practice Three at the French GP; the world championship leader was comfortably clear of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc; watch French GP qualifying live on Sky Sports F1 from 2:35pm on Saturday

Ferrari will look to keep the pressure on Red Bull during qualifying for the French Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were quickest in FP2 on ...

For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2022, you can purchase a Sky Sports Pass on NOW TV. For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. 3 p.m. Monaco Grand Prix Miami Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday's 2022 French Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. local time. "I was focusing more on the long run because I am not going to be in the fight for pole position given the amount of penalties. This reality informed Sainz's approach to his impressive practice sessions on Friday. 15 minutes until qualifying begins: Red Bull were second best last night but their impressive straight-line speed in FP3 suggests some rear-wing adjustments have come up trumps. 10:00 left in Q1: Leclerc and Verstappen have each posted times, with the world champion just clocking his first hot lap, ducking in second behind his title rival. But drivers' championship leader and reigning world champion Verstappen hit back in the opening session on Saturday as Red Bull's overnight adjustments paid dividends.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of FP3 in France with a late soft-tyred run, keeping Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at bay by a comfortable margin.

Lewis Hamilton took P4 in FP3, the Mercedes driver-running a different rear wing to his team mate. Sign up, join leagues and manage your squad here. Esteban Ocon was next on the board in P17 for Alpine after a steady couple of stints on mediums and a late run on softs. Kevin Magnussen will start at the back of the grid with Sainz for the Grand Prix having also taken new Ferrari engine components, and he finished 16th for Haas having ended the session with an 11-lap stint on medium tyres. READ MORE: Sainz and Magnussen set to start French Grand Prix from the back of the grid after raft of power unit changes The championship leader relegated Sainz – set to start Sunday's race at the back of the grid due to power unit changes – to second (0.354s away), while Leclerc was 0.637s off in P3 – complaining that his tyres were dropping off after one flying effort.

Ferrari will look to keep the pressure on Red Bull during qualifying for the French Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were quickest in FP2 on ...

For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2022, you can purchase a Sky Sports Pass on NOW TV. For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. 3 p.m. Monaco Grand Prix Miami Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday's 2022 French Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. local time. "I was focusing more on the long run because I am not going to be in the fight for pole position given the amount of penalties. This reality informed Sainz's approach to his impressive practice sessions on Friday. 15 minutes until qualifying begins: Red Bull were second best last night but their impressive straight-line speed in FP3 suggests some rear-wing adjustments have come up trumps. 10:00 left in Q1: Leclerc and Verstappen have each posted times, with the world champion just clocking his first hot lap, ducking in second behind his title rival. But drivers' championship leader and reigning world champion Verstappen hit back in the opening session on Saturday as Red Bull's overnight adjustments paid dividends.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 qualifying session for the 2022 French Grand Prix in Le Castellet.

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Ferrari will be looking to beat Red Bull mainly in the twisty third sector. In the first three free practice sessions, Red Bull and Ferrari made the best impression. As has been the case all year, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari seem to be making the difference.

Ferrari mastered the tow at Circuit Paul Ricard as Charles Leclerc claimed pole for the 2022 French Grand Prix.

4 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.627s 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0.164s 4 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1.039s 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0.909s 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0.304s 3 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.463s 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.727 3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.570s 2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.135s 1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:31.081 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.872 9 Carlos Sainz Ferrari NO TIME

Charles Leclerc will start on pole position for the French Grand Prix after a superb final lap of qualifying saw off the threat of Max Verstappen.

I really think that could cause them trouble tomorrow in the race and that would be an advantage for Red Bull." "I think they have too much downforce on that car. "You can see that when you're a little bit on the back foot and you're expectations are on a certain level for the race weekend, and it doesn't come together, a kind of freestyling starts. He added: "Honestly, looking at Verstappen's pace from Friday when he was practicing for the race, I would definitely prefer to be in Verstappen's shoes." Sergio Perez was third for the Red Bull - meaning Leclerc will have two charging Bulls to contend with - and he will be joined on the second row by Lewis Hamilton, although Mercedes yet again struggled at Paul Ricard. Leclerc was helped by a tow from team-mate Carlos Sainz - who will be at the back of the grid for Sunday's race due to engine penalties - and the result continues his new-found momentum as he bids to eat into Verstappen's 38-point lead.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position for the French Grand Prix, the 12th round of the 2022 F1 World Championship.

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Charles Leclerc took Ferrari's first pole position at Paul Ricard since 1990 while rival Max Verstappen will join him on the front row for the 2022 French ...

Ferrari continued their team game, Sainz to give Leclerc a tow for the second run; Verstappen emerged behind Leclerc, not Perez, for his second attempt at pole. Perez also improved but ended up 0.159s off his team mate as he prepares to start on the second row. Alonso, in P7, starts behind Norris on Sunday, his Alpine squad equal with McLaren on points currently, while Tsunoda managed P8 for AlphaTauri. Ocon couldn’t make it to Q3, finishing 12th ahead of Bottas, while Vettel and Albon were over two seconds off the pace in 14th and 15th respectively. “It was a great lap. Sergio Perez was fourth, 0.627s off top spot for Red Bull, while Lando Norris was the last driver within a second of P1 with fifth for McLaren. Perez was a provisional third, 0.431s off in P3, while the Mercedes were on course for P4 and P5 with Russell ahead of Hamilton – both on used tyres for their first runs. Valtteri Bottas finished 13th in qualifying, leaving Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel 14th and Williams’ Alex Albon 15th. Ferrari’s gameplan for Q3 was clear; they emerged in sequence for Sainz to tow Leclerc through the circuit’s long straights, the Monegasque driver setting a provisional pole lap of 1m 31.209s. Verstappen was just 0.008s off – but he hadn’t enjoyed a tow on his go. Leclerc improved to within 0.135s of Sainz on his second run, leaving Verstappen third and Perez fourth – only the Mexican coming out for a second run but failing to improve – as Hamilton ended out rounding out the top five. Alonso split the Mercedes, just 0.002s ahead of seventh-placed Russell, while Magnussen made it to P8 for Haas. Norris took ninth and Tsunoda made it to Q3 for the first time since Baku in P10 – Ricciardo missing out by under a tenth of a second. Sainz put on a show with his first run, setting a time of 1m 31.081s to keep Verstappen at bay by a staggering margin of 0.909s. Perez was a preliminary third, just 0.130s behind his team mate, while Leclerc was another half-second behind in P4. As for Mercedes, neither Russell nor Hamilton was happy with their opening effort, in 12th and ninth respectively.

Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen in Formula 1's 2022 French Grand Prix qualifying as Ferrari used tow tactics with the penalty-addled Carlos Sainz to ...

Zhou Guanyu ended up 18th having led the pack to the chequered flag, but failed to set a personal best on his final lap after catching a wild oversteer snap through the long, fast Turn 6 right that feeds in the Turn 7 kink on the Mistral straight. Albon had been unable to set a final Q1 time after he lost the rear of his car exiting the Turn 8 part of the chicane that breaks up the Mistral straight and spun. Esteban Ocon had led the pack around for the final laps and did leap up the order having been in the drop zone after the first Q2 runs, but he was shuffled back to 12th ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel.

Toto Wolff said Mercedes' qualifying performance at the French Grand Prix felt like a slap in the face after the team failed to meet expectations.

During practice, the team experimented with different wing levels to try to claw back performance in the corners, but found the added downforce came at the cost of increased drag, which in turn haemorrhaged lap times on the straights. "Expectation management is a bit of a thing this year, because we were slowly but surely working our way back to the front runners," Wolff said. Hamilton said after qualifying that he was expecting to be within 0.3s of the front, but ended up 0.9s off Leclerc and over 0.6s off Max Verstappen. "We can't figure out what went wrong. "My last lap was great," Hamilton said after the session. We can't figure out.