Austrian GP F1 driver ratings: Max Verstappen's lowest score of the year
ltxcn.top's F1 driver ratings following a dramatic 20🐼24 Austrian Grand Prix.

George Russell - 9
While Russell clinched Mercedes’ first 🌳win since 2022 in fortuitous circumstances, he delivered a great weekend up until that point. He was there to capitalise when the opportunity arose.
Oscar Piastri - 7.5
Piastri will be disappointed he wasn’t the o🦩ne to make the most of Verstappen and Norris’ collision.🌌 Still, he recovered well from seventh on the grid to finish second. His pace at the end of the race was electric.
Carlos Sainz - 8.5
Given Ferra🥀ri had the fourth-fastest car in Austria, Sainz performed well across theꦇ weekend to bring home a solid points haul.

Lewis Hamilton - 7
Austria continues to be a bogey track for Hamilton and it proved to b🍸e the case once again at the Red Bull Ring.
Max Verstappen - 6.5
While Verstappen was generally brilliant in Austria, ultimately he instigated the incidಞent with Norris and picked up a 10-second time penalty in the process.
Nico Hulkenberg - 9.5
A sensational weekend from Hulkenbe💝rg. ✤He made Q3 and converted that into Haas’ best result of the season.
Sergio Perez - 5.5
Perez’s horrible European form continued♔ in Austria as he languished well ♈behind his teammate. While Perez’s chances on race day were compromised by sidepod damage, he was never a threat to the leading teams in Austria.

Kevin Magnussen - 8
Like Hulkenberg, Magꦐnussen impressed in Austria. His sprint rac♌e performance was especially impressive.
Daniel Ricciardo - 8
A quietly good weekend from Ricciardo꧟. Convinc൩ely ahead of teammate Tsunoda and converted it into a top 10 finish.
Pierre Gasly - 7.5
While it looked like Ocon had the edge on one-lap pace, Gasly had the upper hand on race day. The pair battle🌌d hard but it was Gasly who came out o♍n top.
Charles Leclerc - 6
A horrible weekend for Leclerc. An anti-stall issue put hಌim on the back foot in the sprint, while he sustained damage on the opening lap, ruining his race completely.
Esteban Ocon - 7
Ocon looked to have the edge on Gasly but when it came to Sunday’s race, the🎐 latter came out on top.

Lance Stroll - 6
As𝄹ton Martin’s pace was nowhere in Aus🐷tria as Stroll was knocked out in Q1. He was never in contention for a top 10 finish.
Yuki Tsunoda - 6
A poor weekend overall for Tsunoda, who was hit with a finﷺe for some derogatory 🌊comments over team radio.
Alex Albon - 6.5
Williams struggled for pace in Austria as he was out-qualified by teammate Sargeant in sprint qualify𒁃ing. Order was restored for the main segment though.
Valtteri Bottas - 6.5
Sauber continue to be F1’s slowest team but Bottas had a decisive advantage over♌ Zhou again.
Zhou Guanyu - 6
Zhou struggled relatively to Bottas in Austria.
Fernando Alonso - 5.5
Alo🐻nso’s miserable run in 2024 continues with another scrappy weekend. He picked up a 10-second time penalty
Logan Sargeant - 5.5
Sargeant did well to beat Albon in sprint qualifying but that was the highlღight of his weekend.
Lando Norris - 8
It’s hard to judge Norris’ weekend in Austria after he failed to finish due to the incident with Verstappen.🌺 He was left to rue his naivety in th💎e sprint and tried to make up for it in the race. While he was aggressive, it didn’t quite come off. Lessons to be learned for Norris though overall.


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