FULL MARKS FOR RICCIARDO AND COMEBACK KID GIOVINAZZI
The podium-finishing Renault driver and point-scoring Alfa Romeo ace earn a maximum score apiece on Formula 1’s return to the Nurburgring
Drove well, making a key pass on Ocon, but his score is lowered by his poor qualifying. He started ninth after only having one set of softs for Q3, so was vulnerable to track evolution, but this was still lowly. Looked like he would have pushed Ricciardo close without the safety car.
This score could be considered harsh given the circumstances of Hulkenberg’s call-up for a third unexpected F1 start in 2020. He misses a maximum by a fraction, and this is down to qualifying last, albeit with no practice, in a car that has the pace to challenge Red Bull on occasion. 3 10
Had his work cut Earns his out to recover maximum a good score score for given his poor delivering qualifying pace left when the pressure for him 19th and his teammate his F1 future is really escaped Q1. on. He produced a Then came that costly brilliant lap to make slip while chasing it out of Q1 for just Vettel, which turned the second time in him left into Russell 2020 to take 14th and sent the Williams on the grid, then driver out of the race. capitalised on plenty Was penalised 10s and of faster cars retiring came home 12th. to score the final point. 8
Doesn’t lose a mark for failing to make it out of Q1 while his team-mate progressed, because he drove well in the race to take his first points of 2020.
The only driver to make a one-stopper work, he recovered from running off at Turn 2 on the first lap to rise up the order, aided by the safety car. 7
Haas opted for split strategies, with Magnussen given the softs at the start compared to his team-mate’s mediums. Felt this was the wrong move in hindsight as he only gained two spots on his grid slot over the duration. Said he picked up early frontwing damage, which won’t have helped.