F1 | Styrian GP report cards: apocalyptic Hamilton, Leclerc image of a Ferrari in disarray

Lewis Hamilton's Zeltweg victory is almost devastating. The first point of conquest is on Saturday, with those phenomenal laps under the water. After that, Sunday is just business as usual for him. Bottas did well, able to maximize the result, and Verstappen, who couldn't do more than that. Yet another disaster for Ferrari, which after a very complicated weekend sees Leclerc exaggerate excessively by ramming the innocent Vettel, in what is yet another lowest point in the last decades of the Prancing Horse's history in Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton, vote 10 cum laude – Leading from start to finish, the reigning champion resumed his march towards winning his seventh title. After the first difficult weekend and a not exactly exciting Friday, Saturday gave him his favorite conditions, namely the pouring rain which always highlights his enormous abilities in the wet. He humiliates everyone, takes pole, and then in the race they never spot him, except at the start, during the pit stop and when he crosses the finish line under the checkered flag. Apocalyptic!

Valtteri Bottas, 9 – All in all, the good Valtteri limited the damage, maximizing the result after a so-so qualifying. Never on Hamilton's pace, he struggled for position with Verstappen, but managed to get the better of the Dutchman and remain at the top of the world rankings. Maybe he isn't really thinking about it, because with a teammate/opponent like that, being able to get the upper hand is almost impossible. But he has a duty to try, as long as he has the chance, let's be clear.

Max Verstappen, 8 – We wanted to give him a little less, but reviewing the counter-overtaking against Bottas in the Finn's first attack attempt, we necessarily had to raise the rating of this guy, who never ceases to surprise. Incredible abilities, he inevitably had to surrender to the excessive power of the W11. He certainly can't fight for the world championship with this Red Bull (score 6). There's a lot to work on, just wait until you have a car capable of wreaking havoc under your seat.

Alexander Albon, 6 – He is 44 seconds behind Hamilton, practically one per lap in the first stint. The comparison with his teammate is also disarming, not true of those 11 seconds of separation, given that Max decidedly let go after being passed by Bottas to save his power unit as much as possible. He risks a lot with Perez, but he is good and stubborn in maintaining his position, and for this reason he gets a pass, but nothing more. By his own admission the race pace was not positive. He has to work on this aspect, which needless to say is of fundamental importance if he wants to first and foremost consistently compete for the podium, and above all keep his place. Because let's be clear, fourth position with this Red Bull is Sunday's easy task.

Lando Norris, 8 – This guy did something great for the second Sunday in a row. He starts ninth due to the penalty, stays in his for the first stint, then lights up once the medium tires are fitted: he has a better pace than that of Sainz, who lets him pass after a team order, more apt than ever, given who first eats up Ricciardo and Stroll, then goes to take Perez without any aerodynamic support at the front, but that's enough and goes forward to conquer an absolutely exhilarating fifth position and which is worth third place in the world. Maybe it won't last long this year, but watch out for McLaren's work, because with a car worthy of the name, the kid will be able to have his say among the others.

Sergio Perez, 7.5 – Eliminated in Q1 on a wet track, he makes a super comeback which makes the competition even more annoyed and suspicious (more information here). Leaving this aside, Checo once again demonstrates that he has a great handle, and his overtaking on the outside against Sainz is amazing. He also tries on Albon, but the contact of his front wing with the RB16 makes him lose not only the possibility of placing himself in front of the Red Bull, but also of keeping the position on Norris. Apart from that, he was one of the best in this race, even elected Driver Of the Day by the public.

Lance Stroll, 7 – Well done, because he may not be as talented as his most popular teammate, but at least he manages to finish immediately behind him. In short, he did his job without a hitch. Maybe it took him too long to overtake Ricciardo, but we can't expect the moon.

Daniel Ricciardo, 6 – Without infamy or praise, he takes home a few points just to move the rankings after last week's zero.

Carlos Sainz, 6 – He too certainly didn't shine after third place in qualifying. Certainly penalized by the pit stop, with the left rear that he didn't want to enter, he seemed demoralized and turned off after that episode. Seeing his teammate back in front for the second consecutive weekend must not please him too much.

Daniil Kvyat, 6.5 – Well done because after a couple of negative days he managed to react enough to even score a point, defending himself from the return of the Alfa Romeos.

Kimi Raikkonen, 6 – The Alfa Romeos seem to be slightly more competitive in the race, but they really lack a lot to be able to compete at the levels of their direct rivals. He is very good at keeping Magnussen behind him, and almost wins a point that he basically would have deserved.

Antonio Giovinazzi, 6 – Ditto with potatoes also for Puglia. However, it was a positive race given the difficulties on Saturday and the start from the back.

Romain Grosjean, 6 – He starts from the pits, we don't hear him complain and he still manages to do better than his teammate.

Kevin Mangussen, 5 – Which is actually one of the very few insufficient in this race.

Pierre Gasly, 6 – He gets the pass for his excellent qualifying, after which he is unlucky at the start when he is touched by Ricciardo, and at that point his AlphaTauri (score 5.5) probably loses several points of aerodynamic load, otherwise this pace worthy of the best would not be explained Inoue (just kidding). It went like this, he will redeem himself in Budapest.

George Russell, 6.5 – Half a vote more for qualification. In the race he makes immediate mistakes and only has time to finish ahead of his teammate.

Nicholas Latifi, 6.5 – Half a vote more for remaining in the teammate's exhaust.

RETIRED

Charles Leclerc, 2 – We won't make a fuss, he simply made a complete mistake. A maneuver like this at the start, towards your teammate and when you know very well that at most you can finish eighth or ninth, it makes no sense. Patience boy, patience is needed.

Sebastian Vettel, SV – Ideally it is an estimate of 6, but it cannot be judged because what happened in qualifying was thanks to an unwatchable and undriveable car, and in the race he didn't even have time to regret the probably wrong choice of the medium tires compared to the vast majority of his opponents, all with soft, which was hit squarely by his teammate. Luck seems to have abandoned him about six years ago, month more, month less.

Esteban Ocon, 7 – Speaking of bad luck, here we have a clear example from Sunday: a fantastic qualifying and a respectable race pace, he retires as a precaution after a few laps, like his teammate last week. It's really a shame.