1. Max Verstappen-

One of Max’s best victories. He responded to the increasing pressure bearing down on him by McLaren in style, as he climbed from seventeenth on the grid to victory at the flag. Whilst some of this was aided by fortuitous timing of the red flag, Max was consistently one of the fastest drivers on the circuit and was making splendid moves from lap one. Also, unlike his former championship rival, Max didn’t make any mistakes during the race. It was absolutely clinical and simply lovely. His fourth world championship is now all but guaranteed.

2. Esteban Ocon-

Esteban Ocon had an amazing race as well, even briefly looking like he would take victory before Verstappen overtook him at the second safety car restart. To fight for victory in a car that had previously recorded a best finish of ninth was a great turnaround. Haas are lucky to have Ocon in their team next year.

3. Pierre Gasly-

Gasly also had a great race to grant a double podium finish (the Enstone team’s first since 2013). With a magnificent result, Alpine jumped up the standings from ninth to sixth.

4. George Russell-

Had Mercedes’ strategy been a little better, George might have taken his second win in Brazil. Whilst it was not to be, Russell has a lot of positives to take home from the Brazilian Grand Prix. He showed star-quality pace compared to his teammate, executed a perfect start to lead the first stint of the race and didn’t make the major mistakes some of the other ‘top’ drivers in the sport demonstrated.

5. Yuki Tsunoda-

Yuki Tsunoda had an amazing qualifying, to start third in the junior Red Bull team. Whilst being held back by his RB team’s strategy, Yuki still maximized his race to finish seventh when Oscar Piastri’s ten second penalty was applied.

Tally:

1. Max Verstappen- 10
2. Charles Leclerc- 9
3. Lando Norris- 8
4. George Russell- 8
5. Oscar Piastri- 7
6. Carlos Sainz- 7
7. Yuki Tsunoda- 7
8. Nico Hulkenberg- 6.5
9. Kevin Magnussen- 5.5
10. Pierre Gasly- 5.5
11. Alexander Albon- 5
12. Esteban Ocon- 4.5
13. Lewis Hamilton- 4
14. Fernando Alonso- 4
15. Franco Colapinto- 4
16. Sergio Perez- 3
17. Lance Stroll- 2
18. Daniel Ricciardo- 2
19. Oliver Bearman- 1
20. Zhou Guanyu- 1
21. Liam Lawson- 1