Lando Norris – 9.5
Abu Dhabi was arguably Norris’ most spectacular F1 victory, given the immense stress he was underneath. McLaren’s hopes of the constructors’ title have been positioned solely on his shoulders after teammate Piastri was spun on the first nook. He saved his cool and delivered his fourth win of the 12 months.
Carlos Sainz – 9
In contrast to his teammate, Sainz safely made it to Q3 and was ‘better of the remainder’ behind the 2 McLarens in qualifying. Ferrari lacked that ultimate tenth of tempo within the race to actually problem Norris, which means they needed to accept second place within the constructors’ championship.
Lewis Hamilton – 9
Hamilton was fully faultless for his Q1 elimination on the Yas Marina Circuit after operating over a bollard. He delivered a mighty ultimate stint on the medium tyres, together with a surprising go on teammate Russell, to return away with fourth.
Pierre Gasly – 9
It was one more spectacular weekend from Gasly in Abu Dhabi. He began fifth on the grid earlier than ending because the lead midfield runner in P7. A fantastic finish to the season.
Nico Hulkenberg – 8.5
Like Gasly, Hulkenberg loved one other mighty weekend in F1’s midfield. The one blemish on it, although, was his grid penalty for overtaking on pit exit. In addition to that, he continues to drive fantastically.
Charles Leclerc – 8.5
Leclerc went from nineteenth on the grid as much as eighth on the opening lap of the race in Abu Dhabi. Nevertheless, he’ll remorse his qualifying mistake, which put him out in Q2.
Fernando Alonso – 8.5
One other underrated weekend from Alonso. High 10 in qualifying; prime 10 within the race. You’ll be able to’t ask for way more in the event you’re Aston Martin in the mean time.
George Russell – 7.5
Russell was as soon as once more the lead Mercedes in qualifying, persevering with his spectacular run on a Saturday. Nevertheless, it appeared that Hamilton was merely the sooner driver in Abu Dhabi, closing a 14-second hole within the ultimate stint to complete forward.
Alex Albon – 7
Albon ran inside the highest 10 with a dozen laps to go however misplaced out to Alonso and Piastri. Williams by no means fairly had the tempo for factors this weekend.
Yuki Tsunoda – 6.5
A horrible begin for Tsunoda put him on the again foot. The Japanese driver hinted {that a} clutch subject was accountable for his sluggish begin, and it’s one thing that affected him when he made his first pit cease. Nevertheless, judging by who completed inside the highest 10, factors have been at all times an enormous ask for VCARB this weekend.
Kevin Magnussen – 6.5
Magnussen was placed on the unfavoured two-stop technique, which merely didn’t work out. His race was then utterly ruined by Bottas, who slammed into the aspect of him at Flip 6.
Oscar Piastri – 6
Piastri was finally to not blame for his first-corner contact with Verstappen. He would most likely have completed at the very least seventh had it not been for an avoidable conflict with Colapinto after the Digital Security Automobile.
Max Verstappen – 6
A scrappy weekend for Verstappen. He made a mistake on his first Q3 lap earlier than an optimistic lunge on Piastri spun each drivers round.
Liam Lawson – 6
A tricky weekend for Lawson, who was out-qualified by Tsunoda for the sixth race in succession. His race was ruined when his front-left tyre wasn’t fitted correctly, incurring a 10-second stop-go penalty consequently.
Zhou Guanyu – 5.5
Zhou’s one-lap struggles returned as he was eradicated in Q1. He then drove a stable, albeit unspectacular, race, selecting up a five-second time penalty for a false begin.
Lance Stroll – 5.5
After begin, Stroll’s pursuit of factors fell away. He was handed a five-second penalty for monitor limits.
Franco Colapinto – 5.5
Colapinto’s ultimate race with Williams ended with a DNF resulting from an engine drawback. Earlier than that, he had been hit by Piastri, giving him a puncture.
Sergio Perez – 5.5
An apt finish to Perez’s season with a DNF on the opening lap of the race. He was caught up within the first-lap mayhem, with a collision with Bottas resulting in his retirement.
Jack Doohan – 5.5
An underwhelming F1 debut for Doohan. He struggled for tempo however, crucially, stayed out of hassle. Expertise gained for the Australian forward of subsequent 12 months.
Valtteri Bottas – 4.5
Bottas starred in qualifying as he made Q3 for simply the second time this season. The race was a catastrophe regardless of a robust begin. Contact with Perez resulted in a 10-second time penalty, whereas a crash with Magnussen compelled him out of the race. He later picked up a grid penalty – one he may by no means serve if he doesn’t return to F1 sooner or later.
