RED BULL
MAX VERSTAPPEN
Started 1st ------------ Result 1st
9 Doesn’t quite hit full marks under our new scoring system because he barely needed to break a sweat. Under no pressure he was simply able to focus on his own race and bring the car home. A dominant performance that will deliver a crushing blow to the other teams’ confidence.
SERGIO PEREZ
Started 2nd -------- Result 2nd
8 Iffy start counts against him here, and he probably spent too long trailing behind a slower Ferrari in the early stages. Once he’d cleared Leclerc, Verstappen was too far down the road for Perez to make a play for the lead. Pace was comparable with his team-mate’s once in clear air.
FERRARI
CHARLES LECLERC
Started 3rd ---------------- Result R
8 Lightning reflexes carried Leclerc into second, and he acquitted himself well to build a gap over Perez. Unsurprisingly lost second when Perez had more speed on the softs, but Leclerc punched above his weight and
