- Max Verstappen-
This may be one of Max Verstappen’s greatest wins. In a weekend in which he did not have the fastest car, he made the difference, through a sublime qualifying lap and held on despite massive pressure from Norris towards the end of the race to take his 59th win.
2. Lando Norris-
Whilst slightly underperforming in qualifying, Lando made up for it with superb tyre management throughout the race. To only finish 0.7 seconds towards Verstappen, a sight we’ve barely seen during the last couple of years, shows that his win in Miami was not a one-off, but a sign of a McLaren resurgence.
3. Yuki Tsunoda-
Yuki continues to impress this year. Once again outqualifying Ricciardo, at times this weekend he looked like challenging the top teams. Whilst the overall race pace of the RB has yet to escape the midfield, Yuki still held on to score a valuable point at home. With every impressive performance, it is really starting to seem like he may actually get that Red Bull seat one day.
4. Lance Stroll-
Stroll had a quietly impressive performance this weekend. On a track that was difficult to overtake on and a weekend where his teammate was nowhere, Stroll improved from his starting position to drag his underperforming Aston Martin into the points. Whilst I’m not the biggest Lance Stroll fan, I have to give credit where it’s due.
5. Kevin Magnussen-
Kevin’s performance is going to go under looked this weekend. He was comprehensively outqualified by his teammate, yet was making move after move in a track that is difficult to overtake on, to recover to twelfth, only a few seconds behind the sister car. In a better car, he delivered a points worthy performance.
Tally:
- Max Verstappen- 5
- Lando Norris- 4
- Yuki Tsunoda- 4
- Carlos Sainz- 3
- Nico Hulkenberg- 2.5
- Kevin Magnussen- 2.5
- Sergio Perez- 2
- Charles Leclerc- 2
- Oscar Piastri- 2
- Esteban Ocon- 2
- Lance Stroll- 2
- George Russell- 1
- Fernando Alonso- 1
- Oliver Bearman- 1
- Zhou Guanyu- 1