The 2018 season in Formula One continues to amaze the racing faithful as the conclusion of the French Grand Prix saw yet another twist in the championship race.

Lewis Hamilton led from start to finish, barring one lap around his pit stop and secured an emphatic win on Sunday to move 14 points ahead of title challenger Sebastian Vettel.

The Ferrari star, who came into the eighth race of the calendar year with a one point lead over Hamilton, had a day to forget as a collision at the first corner of the opening lap with Valtteri Bottas completely ruined hopes of rivalling his counterpart throughout the race.

Vettel fought back right after the crash but a five-second penalty for causing the collision, put him at the back of the field at 17th. He ultimately ended in fifth place.

Meanwhile, reclaiming the lead at the top, Hamilton witnessed what actually transpired during the first lap at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the green room as he prepared to go to the podium.

Watching the replays on the screen, the reigning champion shook his head and said: “Jeez, he [Vettel] took him [Bottas] right out.

“Oh, man, that’s crazy!”

Standing beside him was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished second, echoed Hamilton’s emotions and added: “I took my car as far I can. It was a bit of carnage in the first lap.”

Seeing Bottas spin after being hit by the Scuderia car, Hamilton then enquired what his teammate’s and Vettel’s positions were, saying: “He [Vettel] came fifth and Val came sixth? Seventh or sixth?”

Bottas suffered a puncture and had to limp back to the pits for new tyres, eventually finishing in seventh.

Later during the post-race press conference, the Brit didn’t hold back from expressing his thoughts.

The 33-year-old said: “For me, it is definitely disappointing because the team had a chance for a one-two finish.

“When someone destroys your race through their error, and they get a tap on the hand, and are then allowed to come back and finish ahead of the person they took out, it does not weigh up.

“Ultimately, Seb should not have not been able to finish ahead of Valtteri because he took him out of the race.”