Carlos Sainz - 10

A s🍌ublime weekend from Sainz on his return from surgery. While he did make a mistake on his best qualifying lap in Q3, he was consistently quicker than Ferrari teammate Leclerc. It was the same in the race - and even if Verstappen didn’t DNF - Sainz would have likely pushed the reigning🥃 world champion hard for the victory.

Charles Leclerc - 8

Unfortunately for Leclerc, a rare off weekend coincided with Verstappen’s first DNF in two years. He was a step behind Sainz in Australia and thus missed out on his first win since 2022♎.

Lando Norris - 9

Norris was back to his best in Melbourne this weekend. He got the most out of the McLaren in q🎶ualifying to pip Leclerc. On race day, strategy cost him a possible P2, losing crucial track position after 🌺the first round of pit stops.

Oscar Piastri - 7.5

Piastri was fairly competitive i🍸n Australia but lacked some crucial race pace relative to Norris. He also ran wide at the penultimat🃏e corner late on, although the mistake was inconsequential to his race result. 

Sergio Perez - 7

A quiet race from Perez after he was put back three places on the grid having i🐟mpeded Hulkenberg in qualifying. He struggled to make a mark on the top four once he dispatched Alonso for fifth. 

Lance Stroll - 7

While Stroll was the weaker of🦹 the two Aston Martins, it was a professional weekend ov𝄹erall.

Yuki Tsunoda - 9

Another mi𒁏ghty wee✨kend from Tsunoda, who continues to dispatch Ricciardo in Norris-like fashion. Q3 and a tidy points haul - surely Red Bull will be considering him for 2025?

Fernando Alonso - 7.5

Alonso made amends for his qualifying mistake with a fine drive to sixth. Granted, he did benefit from the Virtual Safety Car, 🃏allowing him to get ahead of Russell who crashed out late on. He was penalised after the race for "potentially dangerous" driving - dropping him from P6 to P8. 

Nico Hulkenberg - 7.5

After a rare underperformance in qualifying, Hulkenberg put together a good race to come away with ❀points for the second time this season. Remarkably, it’s the first time he’s scored points in back-to-back ra🌞ces since 2019.

Kevin Magnussen - 7

Magnussen wasn’t as quick as Hulk🐓enberg in the race, playing the team game when Haas issued team orders. However, he did enough to come away with a point. 

Alex Albon - 7

Albon was the sole Williams in action after the team decided🐟 to give him Sargeant's chassis. The Thai driver fought hard for points but lost out to the Haas duo ultimately. 

Daniel Ricciardo - 6

Another torrid weekend from Ricciardo, who continues to be dominated by RB teammate Tsunoda. He fell foul of track limits in qualifying 💜before enduring an anonymous race.

Pierre Gasly - 6

Gasly is now 3-0 down again🐟st Ocon in the qualifying head-to-head. H🔯e probably only beat his French compatriot in the race after Ocon suffered a lengthy pit stop.

Valtteri Bottas - 7.5

Bottas was r𒅌obbed of a points finish after yet another slow pit stop ruined his race. 

Zhou Guanyu - 6

Zhou was unfortunate to pick up damage in qualifying, costing him a strong shot o🔥f Q2. Like his teammate, a slow pit stop cost him a chance of a better result.

Esteban Ocon - 7.5

Ocon was arguably the star of qualifying, progressing into Q✨2 in the slowest car on the grid. Like the two Saubers, a slow pit stop curtailed his afternoon. 

George Russell - 4.5

Russell threw away a solid weekend witꦦh another blunder on the final lap. While Alonso did brake early, the blame lies with the Mercedes d🦋river. Regardless, he was once again the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers.

Lewis Hamilton - N/A

Even before his engine failure, Hamilton was enduring🗹 another subdued weekend. A poor start to the year personally for Hamilton.

Max Verstappen - N/A 

Verstappen's race ended ea♌rly when his rear brakes caught fire.