Well we are off and it looks like it could be a great one. So let's hear your views. Mark each driver out of 10. Leave a comment on drivers if you like. I'll try and keep up with an average score. Hamilton: Bottas: Verstappen: Perez: Norris: Ricciardo: Stroll: Vettel: Leclerc: Sainz: Ocon: Alonso: Gasly: Tsunoda: Raikkonen: Giovinazzi: Mazepin: Schumacher: Russell: Latifi:
Hamilton: 10/10 - Exceptional Bottas: 6/10 - Just kind of there. Verstappen: 9/10 - Excellent drive but a little naive when it mattered Perez: 7/10 - Great drive but not as good as some saying... In fastest car and got free pitstop under safety car. Norris: 9/10 - Out drove the car and to beat Ricciardo no easy feat Ricciardo: 7/10 - Obviously still finding his feet at a new team Stroll: 7/10 - Solid drive Vettel: 4/10 - Silly mistake but solid before that. Leclerc: 8/10 - Hardly ever drops below 8/10 consistent Sainz: 7/10 - see Ricciardo Ocon: 5/10 - Average Alonso: 6/10 - solid drive but let down by equipment even before retirement Gasly: 3/10 - Silly mistake Tsunoda: 9/10 - Brilliant debut Raikkonen: 5/10 - He drove a race Giovinazzi: 6/10 - He drove a slightly better race Mazepin: 0/0 Schumacher: 3/10 - Haas is **** Russell: 8/10 - Got to be in the 2nd Merc next year Latifi: 4/10 - Normal standard drive
Hamilton: 10/10 Bottas: 6/10 - Lost out at the start and that ruined his race. Verstappen: 9/10 - Probably has the strategy to win, but seems like he killed his tyres. Perez: 7/10 - Fundamentally, I don't think Albon gets the points he did. Norris: 8/10 - Looks like Mclaren is the 3rd fastest car, so 4th a great result. Ricciardo: 6/10 Stroll: 7/10 - Unremarkable, will be pleased with a points finish. Vettel: 4/10 - Tricky start, but reasonable overtaking bar the one error. Struggled on old tyres unsurprisingly. Leclerc: 8/10 - Feels like he outperformed the car Sainz: 7/10 - Ocon: 4/10 - Not the positive start vs Alonso he would have hoped for. Alonso: 6/10 - Doesn't seem like he's been away. Gasly: 3/10 - Great qualifying, shame he couldn't convert it. Tsunoda: 8/10 -Shame about quali, maximised the race. Raikkonen: 6/10 - Giovinazzi: 5/10 - Outqualifying Kimi made me think he might make a step forward this season, but the race wasn't great. Mazepin: 0/10 Haha Schumacher: ?/10 Literally no idea, don't think I saw him after the early error. Not like he had anybody to race. Could be a lonely season. Russell: 7/10 - I guess the only disappointed is that he couldn't make the alternative strategy work effectively enough. Latifi: 4/10 - Another who it's tricky to judge. Definitely showed that Williams is a quicker car than the Haas at least.
Hamilton: 10/10 Bottas: 7/10 Verstappen: 8/10 -Quick as ever, but probably should have got Hamilton Perez: 7/10 - Strong Recovery, needs to qualify better and help the team out on strategy Norris: 9/10 - Quitely one of his best races in F1 Ricciardo: 6/10 - Still settling in, but disappointing to be so far behind Norris Stroll: 6/10 Vettel: 3/10 - Two and a half years of these errors now. Aston must be wishing they kept Perez. Leclerc: 8/10 Sainz: 7/10 Ocon: 5/10 Alonso: 7/10 Gasly: 3/10 Tsunoda: 6/10 Raikkonen: 7/10 Giovinazzi:5/10 Mazepin: 0/10 Schumacher: 3/10 Russell: 7/10 Latifi: 5/10
Hamilton: 10 well executed strategy Bottas: 6 Verstappen: 9 didn't quite get the fast laps in and execute the final move Perez: 8 good recovery. Couldn't see Albon or Gasly doing that. Norris: 9 his best drive yet Ricciardo: 6 Stroll: 7 Vettel: 4 this is still Ferrari form Leclerc: 9 Sainz: 7 Ocon: 4 was expecting him to easily beat Alonso this weekend Alonso: great return drive Gasly: 7 Tsunoda: 7 Raikkonen: 6 Giovinazzi: 6 Mazepin: 0 Schumacher: 4 Russell: 5 Latifi: 2 was he even racing?
Hamilton: 10 somehow managed to stay in front Bottas: 8 failed at start, then team let him down Verstappen: 9 just couldn't quite make it Perez: 9 her certainly proved he read the manual, following restart procedure. In a new car I think he did very well Norris: 9 he did very well, maintained his head Ricciardo: 7 you only have to look at traces to see he's not confident in brakes Stroll: 6 don't really remember Vettel: 0 a rookie crash but unforgivable to then blame Ocon for moving when it was Seb moving! Leclerc: 9 he did a great job Sainz: 8 not bad for first race in Ferrari Ocon: 5 not great as Alonso must be a bit rusty Alonso: 7 considering time out and experience of these PU he did well Gasly: 3 pity Tsunoda: 7 now if he can get quali sorted Raikkonen: 5 not memorable Giovinazzi: 6 quali better than team mate but race not great Mazepin: -1 spinning on same corner again on first lap, he needs to calm down Schumacher: 2 not sure what happened Russell: 7 he drove well but couldn't make strat work Latifi: 5 seems to be a bit better than last year.
Hamilton: 10 - About as faultless as you can realistically get, got more than the car deserved in the race Bottas: 8 - To be honest did little wrong, was a bit at sea in practice but put it all together in Q and the Race Verstappen: 9 - Was faultless up until the final 10 or so laps of the race Perez: 9 - Hard to judge but kept a cool head when it all went wrong and got good points Norris: 10 - An exceptional performance in retrospect Ricciardo: 7 - Wasn't quite there but apparently was carrying damage Stroll: 6 - Bit of a meh, ticked the boxes Vettel: 2 - What what that, and the cheek to blame Ocon for that crash! Leclerc: 9 - Dragged everything out of the Ferrari but seemed to fade towards the end, maybe just saving the car? Sainz: 8 - A weaker start but very strong end, looking good for Ferrari Ocon: 6 - Grew into the race but started poorly Alonso: 7 - Hard to judge either way, was going well whilst it lasted Gasly: 4 - Kinda fluffed it didn't he! Tsunoda: 8 - Was a very up and down weekend, very good for a rookie weekend though Raikkonen: 6 - Kind of nothing going Giovinazzi: 6 - As above? Mazepin: 0 - What what what..... Dire practices, dire quali, dire 500m of racing Schumacher: 3 - Didn't shine at all Russell: 6 - Very hard to judge, did ok I think Latifi: Tied between 5 and N/A - No idea how he got on
