The Formula 1 circuit returns to its roots this Sunday with the French Grand Prix. This race was first held in 1906, and it’s been on the F1 calendar since the World Championship was established in 1950.

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen is the heavy favorite at 5-4, followed by teammate Felipe Massa at 15-8. They’ve combined to win four of the seven races this season, and Raikkonen is the defending champion at Magny-Cours. But neither man is leading the driver standings; Robert Kubica (6-1) of BMW Sauber is in first, followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (8-1).

Kubica is coming off a big victory at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Hamilton has the other two first-place results, but has been penalized 10 places on the starting grid following a in Canada. Even so, with thunderstorms in the forecast for Sunday, anything can happen – just ask Kubica, who won his first-ever F1 race in Montreal.

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