Verstappen’s private leader in China, McLaren sinks Ferrari: GP report cards

Now in its 17th edition, the Chinese GP has returned to be part of the Formula 1 world championship after a five-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gp, on the Shanghai track, which according to tradition, gave more races to the technique than to the duel, without much action on the track. In fact, in the 56 laps of the race the fight for victory was clear, while the fight for the other positions was very little, both for the podium and in the middle of the group.

At the end of the event held at the Chinese circuit, the fifth round of the 2024 season, Max Verstappen won in the Red Bull, followed by the McLaren of Lando Norris and Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull. Let’s now analyze the performance of the teams and drivers with our report cards.

Red Bull: 9

Fourth win in five races, easily. Largely the first force.

Verstappen: 10
Sorry and won, they are not classified and significantly more than the second. Do you need anything else?

Perez: 8
A solid three days for Perez, third behind Norris, due to a more limited strategy.

Ferrari: 5

A light weekend for Ferrari, slow in the laps and in the race, behind McLaren. Answers are urgently needed.

Leclerc: 8.5
Good weekend Charles, answers after problems. P4, still ahead of Sainz. Well done.

Sainz: 6.5
A difficult weekend for Sainz, never on the ball and always behind Leclerc. Only five.

Mercedes: 6

Weekend without trebles for Mercedes. Fewer points, slower: same story. It should be checked.

Hamilton: 6.5
Super in the Sprint, who qualified, is back in the race for Lewis, P9. Slipping.

Russell: 7.5
Concrete weekend for Russell, sixth and ahead of Hamilton.

Mclaren: 9

Compared to the beginning of 2023 they have been reborn: in China they are the second power and on the podium. Growing up.

Norris: 9.5
Lighthouse for the team, he fights and squeezes the car and makes no mistakes. Big second at the end. Applause.

Plate: 7.5
Not a good weekend for the Oscars, solid, error free and bad luck. He does his, the eighth.

Aston Martin: 7

Weekend scores for Aston, solid team. But speed and stability. Not bad.

Alonso: 8.5
Fast and without mistakes, he finishes seventh. He does his job, and he does it well, at over 40 years old…

Take a walk: 2
A negative weekend for Stroll, finishing in last place after many mistakes. It has been rejected.

Alpine: 7

I’m in a terrible mess, but somehow I’m getting to the point. You have done well.

Gas: 5
Bad weekend for Pierre. Bad in qualifying and in the race. P13, behind Ocon.

Okoni: 7.5
Happy weekend to Esteban. Super in Q2 in qualifying, P11 in the race, almost top 10.

Bull Racing: N.G

The weekend should not be evaluated for RB, not a bad speed, it ended with two retirements without an error.

Ricciardo: 6
The race ended after Daniel crashed. Unfortunate, but it wasn’t bad.

Tsunoda: 6
KO after a collision with Haas that was not at fault. A sin.

Clean Kick: 5.5

Unfortunately, less reliability for the Sauber team. There is a lack of consistency … but there are some flashes.

Bota: 5
Bad luck for Valtteri in Shanghai. A car that is not in top condition leaves him stranded. A sin.

Zhou: 5.5
An uneventful weekend for Zhou, still at the bottom of his home run. A sin.

Haas: 6.5

Good weekend for Haas, in points at the race. It will take consistency.

Hulkenberg: 8
A good weekend for Nico, where he finishes P10, in points. Super.

Magnussen: 5.5
Not a fun weekend for Kevin. Without fail, but always down. It needs to be reset.

Williams: 5.5

An average weekend for Williams, slow and unable to score points. On problems.

Albon: 6.5
A solid weekend but no points, thanks to a slow Williams, for Alex. A sin.

Sergeant: 6.5
He starts well, fights, makes no mistakes and finishes behind Albon. It grows.

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