F1 | Spanish GP Report Cards – Hamilton on strategy, Leclerc is extraordinary

lewis hamilton 9,5 He uses all his technical certainties to set up a victory based on intelligence and strategy, supported by the efficiency of a team (Mercedes rating 10) flawless. Exalted in qualifying, you ran first in your class on Sunday. Unstoppable.

Max Verstappen 9,5 You can't ask for more. He is giving his all to counter Hamilton's excessive power, at the start it is a dart that blinds the seven-time world champion, who is literally forced to step aside. He is very ready, the Red Bull (not very reactive at the wall) a little less.

Valtteri Bottas 6,5 He is mocked by Leclerc on the outside and his ambitions - if he cultivates any more - end there. But he is the usual perfect shoulder for Hamilton, essential for Mercedes who uses him to create numerical superiority in the duel against Verstappen.

Charles Leclerc 9,5 The "Leclerc fever" is back, with Charles making the fans jump on the sofa, for the numbers in qualifying and in the race, for that blow on the outside on the Mercedes of the unfortunate Bottas which has the flavor of a rebirth, for a race led the attack, while managing the tires in a sublime way, for a fourth place, there among the big boys, which is a clear sign of vitality. Give him the car, one might say, as long as someone doesn't get offended.

Sergio Perez 5,5 Having difficulty in qualifying, he chases in the race, where he also does his part, but he is the one missing from the fab four. And to think that he was hired to help Verstappen.

Daniel Ricciardo 7 This time there is, despite a McLaren not too comfortable in the guided curves of Montmelò, the Australian is the author of a clean race, and manages to keep behind a Ferrari, more competitive here.

Carlos Sainz 6,5 He gets stuck in traffic, frustrated by the impossibility of having a clear track, too far from that team mate who is doing the tricks up front. Yet the race overall is good, the pace is there, he has to work on the details to get a better start, it's fundamental.

Lando Norris 6 It doesn't shine like in previous weeks. Eighth, quietly.

Esteban Ocon 7 Amazing fifth on the grid, the race is decidedly more complicated, also due to the strategy. But once again he is faster than Alonso.

Pierre Gasly 6 He risks compromising everything due to a positioning error on the grid, then he does well to come back and pass Stroll, gaining a small point.

Lance Stroll 6 The Canadian is certainly aggressive. His overtaking on the outside against Alonso was beautiful, he kept his teammate Vettel behind him. Just outside a points zone that he would have deserved.

Kimi Raikkonen 6 Unique starting with medium tyres, a race of substance, made up of pace and tire management.

Antonio Giovinazzi 6 The Alfa Romeo clips his wings recklessly, he is a gentleman in reacting with a smile. However, it remains unheard of to show up at the pit stop with a flat tire. Race destroyed by his own team.

Sebastian Vettel 5,5 The only thing that isn't right is that he is once again behind Stroll, but he has a thousand mitigating factors, all of which can be summed up in the paucity of an Aston Martin which at the time of his signing seemed destined for very different undertakings. He seems to have gone from the frying pan to the fire.

Fernando Alonso 5,5 He collapses in the final laps due to his poor strategy, but overall he doesn't have Ocon's speed, although he laps more or less in a photocopy of the Frenchman's pace. He says he still had fun in the brawl, he's happy..

Mick Schumacher 6,5 Not only is he on another level compared to Mazepin but he manages to keep a Williams behind him in qualifying. He is growing visibly.

Nikita Mazepin 4 He spins, obstructs his colleagues, ignores blue flags. But he also has flaws.

Yuki Tsunoda 4,5 For now he's meaner on the radio than on the track. He needs time, for now there is no trace of the tightrope walker admired in Bahrain.

Others: George Russell (6) Nicholas latifi (5)