Lewis Hamilton strengthened his hold on the world championship with a dominant victory at the French Grand Prix.

The Mercedes driver is now 36 points clear of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the standings.

Here, Press Association Sport looks back at five things we learned from Sunday's race at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

1. Dominant Hamilton in a class of one

Hats off to the French Grand Prix organisers for sorting the traffic woes which heaped misery on last year's race (but also contributed to 25,000 fewer fans attending this time around). The south of France is an idyllic venue. The Circuit Paul Ricard is not an idyllic track. The garish blue and red stripes which run through the 3.4-mile course make for nauseating TV viewing, while the huge run-off areas sees mistakes go unpunished. The race on Sunday was one of the worst in recent memory, and there can be little doubt that the uninspiring circuit played its part in that.