1. Lando Norris-

Fantastic pace in the upgraded McLaren, combined with a well-timed safety car, earned Lando Norris his long-deserved first win. He managed the race perfectly and whilst some may argue that he got lucky, Lando wouldn’t be the first F1 driver to take his first win with the help of luck and doubtless he will achieve many more wins.

2. Oscar Piastri-

Oscar showed great race craft and pace through the first half of the race, even without all of the upgrades that Lando received, to be running second for a long time. His pace comparable to Verstappen was solid and whilst an unlucky collision with Sainz lost Oscar his chance of points, he showed off his potential this weekend.

3. Yuki Tsunoda-

Whilst more headlines were focused on Ricciardo’s fantastic fourth place in the sprint, it was Yuki who delivered during the race itself. Managing to comprehensively outpace George Russell in a theoretically slower car in the final stint, Yuki took a well-deserved seventh place and continues to cement his place as one of F1’s most consistent performers.

4. Esteban Ocon-

Like in China, Ocon had a fantastic performance in Miami, this time earning him (and Alpine) their first points of the season. Alpine look to be slowly moving up the grid as this season progresses and this week they seemed clearly ahead of Sauber and Williams, hinting that their long-term plan is starting to pay off.

5. Kevin Magnussen-

I never defined what a ‘star-driver’ was. For most, Kevin Magnussen caused absolute chaos in Miami, fighting beyond the limit in the sprint and causing a collision in the race. From my perspective however, Kevin was responsible for all of the entertainment this weekend. Without him, we would have had a boring sprint and may not have received a new winner. So Kevin is quickly becoming my problematic fave, hence his inclusion.

Tally:

1. Max Verstappen- 4
2. Carlos Sainz- 3
3. Lando Norris- 3
4. Yuki Tsunoda- 3
5. Nico Hulkenberg- 2.5
6. Sergio Perez- 2
7. Charles Leclerc- 2
8. Oscar Piastri- 2
9. Esteban Ocon- 2
10. Kevin Magnussen- 1.5
11. George Russell- 1
12. Fernando Alonso- 1
13. Lance Stroll- 1
14. Oliver Bearman- 1
15. Zhou Guanyu- 1