The quickest grand prix of the season delivered one other fascinating and unpredictable race as 2024 continues to offer entertaining and enthralling racing.
An unlikely winner, the world champions struggling and even a driver making their grand prix debut made this a very attention-grabbing weekend in terms of assessing the 20 drivers.
However unsurprisingly, there was one who was excellent above all others. Listed here are the RaceFans driver scores for the Italian Grand Prix.
A information to RaceFans’ driver scores system
RaceFans’ driver scores system assesses driver efficiency throughout all three days of a grand prix weekend. Naturally, performances throughout aggressive periods – qualifying, dash races and grands prix – will carry essentially the most weight to their score.
Nevertheless, apply efficiency can have an effect on a driver’s weekend score within the occasion of a significant mistake, equivalent to a crash, constant errors all through apply periods or if a driver exhibits a notably spectacular pace all through all free apply periods relative to their staff mate.
The system makes an attempt to take into consideration the relative efficiency of every driver’s automotive and the anticipated outcomes from that, which means {that a} driver who wins a race in a automotive clearly superior to the remainder of the sector could not essentially rating as extremely as a driver who claims a low factors end in a midfield automotive.
Scores additionally try and take into consideration mitigating components outdoors of a driver’s management. If a driver is compelled to overlook appreciable observe time attributable to automotive issues, is the sufferer of being blocked in qualifying, finishes far decrease than anticipated due to a closely botched pit cease or suffers another misfortune they can’t be fairly anticipated to regulate, their score shouldn’t be penalised.
RaceFans charges every driver’s weekend efficiency on a scale of 0 to 10, the place ‘5’ is taken into account to be a sometimes common weekend efficiency from a sometimes common Components 1 driver.
Here’s a tough information to every doable rating:
N/A – Not relevant – No score is given as the motive force didn’t sufficiently take part within the aggressive periods
0 – Disqualified – Solely in essentially the most excessive occasion the place a driver’s conduct disqualifies them from participation
1 – Appalling – An appalling show that brings a driver’s competency underneath fast query
2 – Terrible – A really, very poor efficiency of repeated errors with nearly no redeeming qualities
3 – Very unhealthy – Way more negatives than positives throughout the weekend which a driver must be very dissatisfied with
4 – Underperformance – Driver failed to realize the bottom stage anticipated for a Components 1 driver
5 – Acceptable – The usual stage of efficiency that must be anticipated from an F1 driver
6 – Good – An honest general efficiency throughout the weekend, however not the most effective
7 – Superb – A robust efficiency throughout the weekend that any driver must be more than happy with
8 – Sensible – A really nice weekend the place the motive force stood out as one of many absolute best of the sector
9 – Distinctive – An excellent efficiency that ranks as the most effective, if not the perfect, of all the season
10 – Legendary – One of many few all-time biggest performances by a driver within the historical past of Components 1
Max Verstappen – 6/10
There was by no means any reasonable hope of Verstappen difficult for a podium in Monza and positively not the win. However though the Pink Bull was not near being the quickest bundle of the weekend, Verstappen’s regular ‘X-factor’ potential to nonetheless one way or the other pull excellent outcomes didn’t seem to work this weekend. He couldn’t emulate his greatest Q2 time when it mattered most and didn’t acquire any positions in the beginning by overtaking. Though he was hamstrung by restricted energy within the race, he simply appeared unable to do something to problem these forward of him. At the least he managed to maintain forward of Russell within the last laps and was his staff’s strongest driver, as ever.
Sergio Perez – 5/10
Pink Bull had their most underwhelming displaying because the Monaco Grand Prix, but Perez really had a greater end in Monza than he had in a number of earlier rounds when the automotive was far stronger. As ever, he was the slower of the staff’s two drivers however nearer to Verstappen than he has been at a number of factors this season. Though Pink Bull had been in all probability the fourth quickest staff in Italy, his staff may need hoped that he would have been in a position to be extra of a problem for Russell, given the issues the Mercedes driver had early on.
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Lewis Hamilton – 6/10
Heading into qualifying, Hamilton was wanting as if he is likely to be the favorite for the remainder of the weekend. However issues didn’t pan out that approach as, once more, Hamilton got here away from a qualifying session sad along with his end result. He made up for it with a greater displaying within the race and it will have been attention-grabbing to see the place he may need ended up had Mercedes adopted Ferrari in one-stopping. However fifth place was nonetheless a good end result, even when it was decrease than Hamilton and Mercedes would have hoped for heading into Sunday.
George Russell – 6/10
Russell would have naturally been dissatisfied to return away with simply six factors from Monza after beginning third on the grid. However although the tip end result was nothing to cheer about, he nonetheless confirmed some combating spirit throughout the weekend. A fantastic qualifying session however him in a powerful place, however he value himself a number of locations by misjudging his braking into flip one after which misplaced extra time damaging his entrance wing when he clipped Verstappen. It’s tough to know the place he may need been with out that, however it’s tough responsible anybody else for being in that place.
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Charles Leclerc – 8/10
A superb drive that can possible be remembered as certainly one of his greatest race victories. Leclerc brilliantly executed a one-stop technique to outsmart the quicker McLarens and safe his second race victory of the season to please his staff and the Tifosi. A robust qualifying, an excellent opening lap to maneuver as much as second, then constant and managed tempo all through the remainder of race opened up the door for Leclerc to take an surprising victory. One which was well-merited.
Carlos Sainz Jnr – 7/10
In weekend the place all the main focus was on the McLarens, Pink Bulls after which his staff mate, Sainz was simple to miss by way of all of it. He nearly matched Leclerc’s greatest time in Q3 and did good work to increase his opening stint, then performed a not insignificant function in main Ferrari to decide to the one-stop with each automobiles. Ending fourth was a really robust end result that he may very well be glad with for his final race in Italy for Ferrari. It’s simply that his staff mate was even stronger.
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Lando Norris – 6/10
After a commanding victory only a week prior in Zandvoort, Norris didn’t benefit from his alternatives in Monza and as soon as once more did not convert a pole right into a victory. Though he efficiently held the lead into the primary nook this time, he was merely out-manoeuvred by his staff mate on the second chicane, which in the end determined his race. He was certainly not unhealthy as he drove on to complete third, but when he actually desires to one way or the other chase down Verstappen for an unlikely championship victory, he is aware of he must be higher than this.
Oscar Piastri – 7/10
After a disappointing weekend final outing in Zandvoort, Piastri could have come away from Monza annoyed to have misplaced the win, however at the very least he had turned issues round from the earlier spherical. Regardless of lacking out on pole on Saturday, Piastri pulled off a courageous however sensible move on his staff mate into the second chicane to take the lead and regarded like he was on for victory quantity two till McLaren had been outfoxed by Ferrari. Nonetheless, he might take solace from the truth that he had not misplaced the race, however that Leclerc had merely gone out and gained it.
Fernando Alonso – 6/10
Alonso had a good weekend in Monza the place he appeared to all the time be simply on the verge of one thing higher. Maybe he would have scored some extent had he dedicated to a two-stop technique, however being only a tenth of a second away from a high ten end, it’s exhausting to not agonise over any small error over the 53 laps that might have made the distinction between some extent and eleventh place on the finish.
Lance Stroll – 4/10
After some constructive performances main as much as the summer time break and in Zandvoort, Stroll had a barely peculiar weekend in Monza. Whereas Alonso was on the cusp of Q3 on Saturday and a tenth away from some extent on Sunday, Stroll was simply not in a position to match his staff mate’s efficiency. His weekend was summed up greatest when he pitted within the last laps for comfortable tyres in an try and set the quickest lap, solely to submit the eighth-best time of the race with them.
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Pierre Gasly – 6/10
Monza was not Alpine’s greatest circuit of the season and it confirmed as Gasly by no means regarded like a contender for the highest ten as he had achieved the week prior in Zandvoort. Nevertheless, he was the faster of the 2 Alpine drivers in qualifying, however the two cease technique was the inferior one within the grand prix and he was the one who was unfortunate sufficient to get it on Sunday. On condition that he nonetheless completed so near his staff mate, it appears honest to say the honours had been even for this weekend.
Esteban Ocon – 6/10
Ocon wouldn’t have been thrilled about ending 14th in Monza, however on a weekend the place Alpine weren’t at their quickest, he may very well be fairly glad with the job he did. He beat staff mate Gasly on each Saturday and Sunday and executed a one-stop technique beginning on exhausting tyres with ability. Though he didn’t have the instruments to assault automobiles forward of him, there was no disgrace in ending the place he began.
Alexander Albon – 7/10
Though Williams have tried to construct a automotive that performs nicely at every kind of circuits, moderately than simply low-downforce tracks, Monza was all the time going to be one of many staff’s greatest alternatives for factors all season. Albon transformed that chance with an excellent efficiency over the Monza weekend. He all the time regarded in rivalry for a high ten throughout the weekend and did an important job to remain inside ten seconds of Magnussen whereas additionally staying out of attain of Leclerc. One in every of his greatest weekends of the season, however his Williams was all the time more likely to be robust at this circuit.
Franco Colapinto – 7/10
Welcome to Components 1, Franco Colapinto. Williams jettisoned Logan Sargeant to switch him with their junior driver, who instantly confirmed why his staff had deemed him worthy of a possibility. His qualifying efficiency was not nice, as he admitted, however for his first grand prix in a automotive he barely is aware of, Colapinto put in a efficiency he can all the time be pleased with, gaining six locations and operating at a comparable tempo to staff mate Albon. A really stable begin to his nine-race stint on the earth championship.
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Yuki Tsunoda – 5/10
A weekend to overlook for Tsunoda in Italy. He by no means appeared comfy along with his automotive with RB’s new upgrades for his or her residence grand prix and was annoyed to be knocked out of Q1. However he would have been way more irritated about being taken out of the race on Sunday as there was little he might do about Hulkenberg clattering into him. He couldn’t proceed with the injury and have become the one retirement from the race.
Daniel Ricciardo – 6/10
Ricciardo had a good weekend, for essentially the most half. He regarded extra comfy than his staff mate over the three days even when – or possibly as a result of – he didn’t get his staff’s new components for the weekend. He value himself by incomes a good penalty on the opening lap, however the second penalty that dropped him to thirteenth was not his fault. He efficiently pulled off the longest stint of the race, and would in all probability have earned the next score with out his opening lap mishap.
Valtteri Bottas – 6/10
A stable weekend from Bottas as soon as once more regardless of his automotive giving him little to work with even across the comparatively few corners at Monza. He was, once more, the clear better of the 2 Sauber drivers over the weekend and completed larger than he began. Nevertheless, provided that he gained one place from a retirement, one from a penalty and one from a driver pitting within the last laps, his end result possible flattered him.
Zhou Guanyu – 5/10
After being considerably slower than his staff mate the earlier weekend at Zandvoort, Zhou was a lot nearer to Bottas’s efficiency in Monza – simply nonetheless slower than him. It’s exhausting to evaluate him too harshly as he stays within the slowest automotive within the discipline and he made no notable errors over the weekend, however Zhou continues to fail to face out when he must if he’s to stay racing in F1 into the longer term.
Nico Hulkenberg – 5/10
An honest begin to the weekend for Hulkenberg however a sloppy finish. As soon as once more, Hulkenberg spearheaded Haas’ cost in qualifying to achieve Q3 for the seventh time this season. He was not at fault for being pushed large by Ricciardo on lap one, however his poorly-judged move on Tsunoda within the opening laps was certainly one of his worst moments of the yr to this point. That one second ended any remaining hopes for his race and undid plenty of the in any other case robust work he had achieved.
Kevin Magnussen – 6/10
It feels unusual to be awarding a constructive score for a driver who obtained a ban from the following race for an incident that occurred throughout the grand prix and much more so for a driver who had a reasonably untidy weekend general in Monza. However regardless of his apply crash, his incapacity to comply with his staff mate into Q3 and his avoidable conflict with Gasly within the race, Magnussen was really one of many higher performers within the race. He made good use of his one-stop technique and managed to cling onto some extent by a slender margin after his penalty was utilized. He’ll get an unscheduled weekend off for Baku.
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