A triumphant Lewis Hamilton produced a flawless demonstration of racing this weekend as he dominated the French Grand Prix, from pole position to the main match, in Le Castellet.

In a largely uneventful race on a sweltering afternoon at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the Mercedes' British racer took his sixth victory in eight races this season and led his teammate Valtteri Bottas home as they extended the Silver Arrows' winning run to 10 races.

Don't blame drivers if races are 'boring'

The 34-year-old Briton, who is celebrating his 79th career victory, has a word about the F1 competition.

He warned that the sport needed to consider making "serious changes."

"If you say that it's boring... I totally understand it," said Hamilton.

"Don't point the fingers at the drivers because we don't write the rules," he added.

"We have nothing to do with the money and all that kind of stuff."

He told reporters they should consider who should be blamed before drawing any conclusions.

"You should put the pressure on the people at the head who should be doing their job. I think they are trying to, but for many, many years they have made bad decisions."

More intimate racing

He has often said F1 needs to change its technical rule-book to encourage much closer racing.

Last week, Hamilton attended a meeting in Paris of the teams and governing FIA to discuss future changes.

At this meeting, he said they discussed the plans for an overhaul of the rules for 2021 and the introduction of cars that can tolerate the close proximity of other cars in races, without aerodynamic problems.

"I had nothing to gain by going there, but if there is anything I can do to help, I will," he added.

"They've been making all these decisions and never had a driver's input once. So, if that can be decisive and help the fans to get better racing, then I would be proud."

He would not be drawn to say he had confidence that the initiative would result in the necessary dramatic changes to transform the racing and eliminate dull processions.

But, he said: "I have faith that it's going to be better and I really hope so. It was encouraging that they allow us to be there and they're really welcoming."

'We failed, but we won't give up,' says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel conceded Sunday that he and Ferrari had failed to deliver at the French Grand Prix where they had aimed to halt or slow Mercedes' juggernaut.

The four-time world champion finished fifth, having started seventh on the grid, and his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc came home third behind Mercedes duo Hamilton and Bottas.

"Our objective this weekend was to close the gap a significant amount, which we didn't do. So, in that regard, we failed." said Vettel.

"But that does not mean we are giving up," said Vettel. "It's pretty straightforward. We are fast in the straights and not so fast in the corners.

"So, depending on the track layout, some weekends are good for us and some weekends are worse. Hopefully, the track layout in Austria comes a little bit our way."

(With input from AFP and Reuters)