2024 F1 Sao Paulo GP driver ratings: Two drivers receive perfect 10 score
Whꦯo performed best across the 2024 F1 Sao Paཧulo Grand Prix weekend?

Max Verstappen - 10
Ve⭕rstappen demonstrated why he’s clearly F1’s top driver with a legendary performance at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Winning from 17th on the grid ✃is no mean feat, and he pulled off some bold overtakes along the way. A championship-worthy drive.
Esteban Ocon - 10
Ocon’s performance in wet conditions was incredible. He pulled away from Verstappen on two s🌊eparate occasions before losing the lead after the final Safety Car. Although teammate Gasly had the edge during the sprint, Ocon was mighty in the wet.
Pierre Gasly - 9.5
Aside from a poor qualifying session due to the timing of the red flag, Gasly enjoyed a great weekend at Interlagos. He scored points in the sprint and drove faultlessly in the Grand Prix, making the most of the timing of the re❀d flag.
George Russell - 9
Given how difficult the W15 was to drive at Interlagos, Russell deserves credit for hi𒊎s performance on Sunday. Under slightly different circumstances, it’s a race he could have won.
Charles Leclerc - 8
Leclerc and Ferrari never looked comfortable at Interlagos, in either wet or dry conditions. His double overtake on Russell and Norris at the final Safety Car restart was bold though,💖 earning him a respectable P5.
Lando Norris - 7
Races like Brazil show why Norris isn’t quite ready to win the title. While he has incredible raw speed, he tends to make crucial miಌstakes in high-pressure moments. He lost the lead at the start to Russell and ran wide twice during the race.
Yuki Tsunoda - 8.5
Tsunoda came alive in the wet conditions, sec♉uring a career-best grid position of third. The timing of the red flag wasn’t ideal given VCARB had switched to wets, which was the right call at the time. However, it seemed VCARB struggled for pace re🔯lative to the Alpines.
Oscar Piastri - 6.5
Another fairly underwhelming weekend for Piastri. While he would have won the sprint without team orders, he made a costly mistake on his final lap in Q3 during Grand Prix qualifying. This put him on the back foot, and he never quite recovered. He also picked ♍up a 10-second ꦅtime penalty for an avoidable collision with Lawson.
Liam Lawson - 7.5
Lawso💝n seemed mor𓃲e comfortable in the dry, holding the edge over Tsunoda during the sprint. Given his lack of experience, his relatively poor pace in the wet wasn’t surprising. Nevertheless, he managed to keep Hamilton and Perez at bay for a significant portion of the race.
Lewis Hamilton - 4.5
Hami🌳lton’s disappointing 2024 campaign continued at Interlagos. He was uncompetitive throughout, even in wet conditions ♏where he’s often excelled.
Sergio Perez - 4.5
Another disappointing weekend for Perez. He failed to make Q3 in both qualifying sessions✨ and didn’t score any points.
Oliver Bearman - 6.5
Bearman continues to impress, out-qualifying🐬 veteran teammate Hulkenberg in both qualifying sessions. Haas struggled in the wet, as did Bearman, whose lack of experience proved costly as he spu🥀n twice and hit Williams’ Colapinto.
Valtteri Bottas - 7.5
Bottas was one of the stars of qualifying, narrowly missing out on Q3. A poor start am🌼id a ꧑lack of tyre temperature dropped him down the order, finishing 13th on race day.
Fernando Alonso - 6.5
A🎉 messy weekend for Alonso and Aston Martin, which arguably had the slowest car at Interlagos.
Zhou Guanyu - 5.5
Another anonymous wee💎kend for Zhou in Brazil as he was out-qualified by well over a second in both sessions. He finished last on race day.
Carlos Sainz - 4
Afte✅r Sainz’s 10/10 performance in Mexico, the Spaniard was completely off it this weekend. He was𒀰 slow in the sprint before crashing twice on the Sunday. A weekend to forget.
Franco Colapinto - 3
A tough🍃 weekend for Williams and Colapinto, who crashed twice on Sunday. As in Mexico, he appeared slower than teammate Albon.
Alex Albon - 4
Albon will rue his Q3 shunt. Without it, he likely would have contended for the top three, and been in the mix with the Alpine♉s and Tsunoda in the grand prix.
Lance Stroll - 3
Stroll’s ♔weekend was ruined by an amateur mistake on the formation lap, where he misjudged his attempt to rejoin the track, beaching his Aston Martin in the🌃 gravel trap.
Nico Hulkenberg - 4
A poor weekend for H๊🔴ulkenberg, marked by uncharacteristic mistakes and a generally weaker performance than Bearman.

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