F1 | British GP report cards: Hamilton heroic, Leclerc solid. Super Daniel Ricciardo

Lewis Hamilton, vote 10 cum laude – The epic nature of reaching the finish line on three wheels will remain in the annals of Formula 1. The weekend was perfect for him, until the last lap of the race, when a too-tight rope risked ruining all the work done . He was also lucky, because unlike Bottas his tire lasted one lap longer, otherwise he would have easily lost the podium as happened to his teammate, but it was still incredible to experience those moments of tension. For the rest there continues to be no story in the comparison with the Finn, scared at the first corner, while Lewis entered as if there was no tomorrow, without making calculations, only with the desire to stay in front after a less than exceptional start. He has no rival.

Max Verstappen, 10 – He's the only one who actually tries to bother the Mercedes. He goes far beyond the potential of the car, certainly the best after the overflowing Black Arrows, but absolutely not at the level. He puts a lot of himself into it, reaching a maturity that was almost unthinkable until two years ago. It's a shame about that pit stop two laps from the end, but in hindsight it's too easy to talk about, and perhaps he already had problems with the left front too. He tried to make a monstrous lap to reach the crippled Hamilton, but for two corners he didn't make it. Well done anyway, he can't do more than that.

Charles Leclerc, 9 – Very solid weekend for the Monegasque, who after two absolutely disappointing performances redeemed himself by going to the podium, fortunately due to Bottas' problem, but still good at staying ahead of the Renault-powered cars. The most was obviously done in qualifying, from there he built his excellent race by redeeming the last few unhappy outings on an SF1000 that was still far from being defined as competitive.

Daniel Ricciardo, 8.5 – He takes fourth place at the end of the race, passing his future teammate, proving once again that with a car worthy of the name under his back he is one of the best on the grid.

Lando Norris, 8 – Very good despite the overtaking suffered by Ricciardo. McLaren in England recovered after the disappointment in Hungary, and he was able to bring them to fifth place with dignity.

Esteban Ocon, 8 – Just like Ricciardo, he brings a rapidly growing Renault into the positions that count. Certainly his best performance since he returned to Formula 1. Do you want to see that the French team will be able to annoy McLaren (and not only) for much of this season?

Pierre Gasly, 8 – According to him, one of the best races of his career. And he's right, because throughout the weekend he showed how much he has grown since he was downgraded and sent back to Toro Rosso, now AlphaTauri. The Frenchman has put himself behind the very same Albon who stole his place a year ago, and who could now follow the same path in reverse. But if you want, why should Pierre return to Red Bull when his best races are with the Scuderia di Faenza? Is this the size of him? Or is having Verstappen as a teammate too much for 90% of drivers? Side note: the overtaking on the outside against Vettel is commendable.

Alexander Albon, 6 – He recovers in the last part of the race with a good comeback after having mounted the mediums. The weekend didn't go very well given the accident in FP2 and the contact with Magnussen on the first lap, from which he emerged guilty, unfairly in the writer's opinion. He feels the pressure, it's obvious, and Red Bull isn't doing much to protect him other than with casual words. Did your adventure with the Austrian team end here? It's too early to say, but nothing would surprise us anymore.

Lance Stroll, 5 – Big disappointment with his and Racing Point's performance. The Canadian didn't shine in qualifying after a promising start to the weekend, but he got sucked into the big group too easily. The car certainly didn't give the same performance as two weeks ago, when it finished in fourth place in Budapest, but it also seemed very subdued. There will be work to do in view of the second race at Silverstone.

Sebastian Vettel, 6th estimate – Just like Leclerc in Budapest, one of the two drivers suffered tremendously compared to the other. Perhaps this car is impossible to adapt for both in the same weekend, just look at the history of the championship, and certainly the missed Friday certainly did not help him with a car set up to have a more grumpy rear, something which he notoriously does not tolerate. The vote is the same as Leclerc's in Hungary, the defense against Bottas at the end is the only positive note of a weekend to forget. With this car, giving negative judgments to two drivers like this is very, very complicated. Oh, he even worked as your mechanic on Friday, but what else do you expect?

Valtteri Bottas, 8 for the race: 4 for the start – We necessarily had to split the Finnish vote. His pace was excellent, perhaps even better than Hamilton's, but everything went to hell when he decided not to attack his teammate at the start. Too shy? Team order? We'll never know, the fact is that Lewis didn't hesitate to impose himself in Turn 1, he didn't make it. This is probably the tombstone on his chances of winning a career world title. Unlucky for the puncture on the penultimate lap, with the roles reversed it would have gone differently.

George Russell, 7.5 – Twelfth at the finish line, with a good race pace after a good qualifying that was ruined for having ignored the double yellow flags (Hamilton was given a three-place penalty after a complaint, he was given five without batting an eyelid, but details). Williams' growth is evident, and he is taking it to certainly more dignified positions compared to last year's failures.

Carlos Sainz, 8 – He deserves the same vote as those up front, it's a shame about the puncture at the end which compromised a good weekend.

Antonio Giovinazzi, 4.5 – Disastrous weekend in disastrous car.

Nicholas Latifi, 5.5 – It could do better, but it's not terrible either.

Romain Grosjean, 6 – We liked it, and we also reward Haas' strategy, which for the second time was spot on (up to a certain point). He could perhaps have been a little more careful in his defenses against his opponents, he risked making the mistake several times, but he had a great race pace with the used medium tires compared to those who had the new hard ones.

Kimi Raikkonen, 4 – See Giovinazzi.

RETIRED

Daniil Kvyat, 7 – What a shame, he was having a great race, but a bad accident at Maggots and Becketts put him out of action. Fortunately he is well, but the regret is understandable.

Kevin Magnussen, SV – Race accident at the start, unjustifiable.

Nico Hulkenberg, 6 – He returns to Formula 1 without any warning and finishes in thirteenth position in qualifying. He does not take part in the race due to a problem with the power unit. It's a shame, but he should be praised for his desire to get back into the game. We hope he will have the opportunity to show off next weekend, perhaps even training on physical resistance, especially of the neck, during this week.