BAKU’S STARRING TRIO FALL SHORT OF MAXIMUM SCORE

MERCEDES

LEWIS HAMILTON

Started 7th----------Result 4th

8 The car is the problem, though he must drop marks for being slower in Q3 than Russell in all three sectors. But then had more opportunity to impress than Russell in the race to draw level on scores, thanks to passes on Ocon, Ricciardo and both AlphaTauris, all while battling back pain.

GEORGE RUSSELL

Started 5th----------Result 3rd

8 Inherited two places from Ferrari’s woes in an otherwise lonely race, which meant little chance to pull off stunning passes or defy the odds to access the very top marks. But was his usual brilliant 2022 self all weekend as he maximised