Lando Norris – 9.5
Lando Norris produced an inch-perfect weekend to chop teammate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead down to fifteen factors. Norris delivered a masterclass in qualifying to take pole by over 0.5s. He demonstrated world-class wheel-to-wheel fight to his credit score, finally permitting him to remain forward of Piastri and win the race. It was a giant weekend for Norris forward of his house race at Silverstone.
Oscar Piastri – 8
It wasn’t too stunning to see Piastri be out-qualified by Norris. Nonetheless, on race day, the McLaren pair had been evenly matched. Piastri, crucially, bought forward of Charles Leclerc on Lap 1 earlier than attacking his teammate for the next 20 laps. Piastri was unable to make a transfer stick on Norris. After the primary spherical of pit stops, it could at all times be an uphill activity for Piastri to take the victory.
Charles Leclerc – 9
The Austrian Grand Prix was one other skilled weekend from Leclerc. He caught it on the entrance row and transformed it into his fourth podium end of the yr. Given how dominant the 2 McLarens had been, you may’t ask for far more.
Lewis Hamilton – 7.5
Lewis Hamilton is making steps ahead with this yr’s Ferrari, particularly over one lap. By his personal admission, Hamilton has to enhance his efficiency in race trim. The hole to Leclerc is larger in races, which is uncommon for the seven-time world champion.
George Russell – 8
George Russell continues to extract the utmost from the Mercedes W15. They had been nowhere pace-wise. In the course of the center stint, Russell was working simply two seconds forward of Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto, highlighting how a lot Mercedes struggled in sweltering circumstances.
Liam Lawson – 9.5
Liam Lawson was arguably the driving force of the weekend. He starred in qualifying to out-qualify Max Verstappen and transformed it right into a top-six end. The race was removed from simple as he misplaced essential floor on Lap 1 as a result of Kimi Antonelli conflict with Verstappen. An enormous outcome for Lawson, given his poor begin to the yr.
Fernando Alonso – 9
Fernando Alonso continued his spectacular streak of out-qualifying Lance Stroll within the earlier 23 races. One a one-stop technique, Alonso put collectively a robust race to come back away with seventh.
Sauber scored a double factors end for the primary time this yr
Gabriel Bortoleto – 9.5
One other driver who shined in F1’s midfield in Austria was Bortoleto. He certified eighth and backed it up with a robust race drive. Sixth was attainable, however Lawson and Alonso executed the one-stop to perfection.
Nico Hulkenberg – 8
Nico Hulkenberg bounced again from a surprising qualifying to offer Sauber their first double-points end for the reason that 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.
Esteban Ocon – 7.5
Esteban Ocon’s one-lap tempo relative to Ollie Bearman has been underwhelming. Nonetheless, on the subject of race day, Ocon is taking advantage of any alternative the place a prime 10 end is on the desk. A mature drive.
Ollie Bearman – 7
As soon as once more, Bearman was unable to transform his higher qualifying place right into a factors end. Bearman’s tempo is there, so it’s a matter of time earlier than factors come his approach once more.
Isack Hadjar – 6
This weekend was in all probability Isack Hadjar’s weakest as an F1 driver. He was comprehensively out-paced by teammate Lawson, ending outdoors the highest 10.
Pierre Gasly – 6.5
Pierre Gasly ran as excessive as sixth however plummeted because the race went on. Beginning on the softs didn’t work out in the long term. Gasly was adamant there was one thing unsuitable together with his Alpine.
Lance Stroll – 5.5
A weekend the place you’d overlook Stroll was even on the grid. Nameless and no factors for the Canadian.
Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto – 5
It was an underwhelming show from Colapinto, who was within the wars on race day. He was tagged by Yuki Tsunoda and ran Piastri off the monitor when he was getting lapped. Nonetheless, the Alpine didn’t have the race tempo to complete within the prime 10, taking a look at how Gasly fared.
Yuki Tsunoda – 3.5
One other shocker for Tsunoda, who admitted after the race that it was like he’d by no means pushed in F1 earlier than – a good evaluation.
Alex Albon – 7.5
Alex Albon was within the hunt for factors earlier than a technical challenge put him out of the race.
Max Verstappen – 7.5
A weekend to overlook for Verstappen. His remaining run in Q3 was ruined by yellow flags attributable to a spin from Gasly. Verstappen was then punted out the race by Antonelli.
Kimi Antonelli – 3
Antonelli was fully responsible for his misjudgement on Lap 1, which put him and Verstappen out of the race.
Carlos Sainz – N/A
Sainz didn’t begin the race after a brakes challenge
