F1 Driver Ratings: Tuscany 2020

It was a chaotic Tuscan Grand Prix but championship leader Lewis Hamilton was still the man to come out on top.

A bold move around the outside of teammate Valtteri Bottas at the first standing restart of the race was the key to his 90th victory in Formula 1.

Bottas had to settle for second whilst Alexander Albon scored his maiden podium after a late overtake on Daniel Ricciardo.

As always, the order below is the finishing order of the Grand Prix.

2020 Tuscan Anniversary Grand Prix – Mugello

Lewis Hamilton: 9/10

Valtteri Bottas: 7/10

Alexander Albon: 7.5/10

Daniel Ricciardo: 9/10

Sergio Perez: 7.5/10

Lando Norris: 8/10

Daniil Kvyat: 7/10

Charles Leclerc: 9/10

Kimi Raikkonen: 8.5/10

Sebastian Vettel: 6.5/10

George Russell: 6/10

Romain Grosjean: 7.5/10

RETIRED

Lance Stroll: 8.5/10

Esteban Ocon: 6/10

Nicholas Latifi: 4,5/10

Kevin Magnussen: 4/10

Antonio Giovinazzi: 5/10

Carlos Sainz: 6.5/10

Max Verstappen: 7.5/10

Pierre Gasly: 4/10

Another tough race to rate, this time because only eight drivers failed to finish and seven of those did not even complete an entire lap of green flag running.

Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and Charles Leclerc are the standout drivers for me from the Tuscan Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton qualified first, took the win with a great overtake on Bottas around the outside at turn one. Crucially, he managed his tyres much better than Bottas which put any doubt of the win at bay.

Ricciardo drove magnificently to almost get his first podium for Renault. He is much happier in the car this season and is getting the most out of the Renault each race.

Leclerc’s qualifying lap was spectacular. He really is delivering the goods on qualifying and is arguably the best qualifier on the grid. There was not much he could do in the race because Ferrari’s pace was simply shocking on a track where they would have hoped to be a little bit closer to the likes of Renault, McLaren and Racing Point.

Anyone wondering why I have been so harsh on George Russell is because I believe if there is a driver to blame it is him. Russell left a big gap to the car ahead of him on the safety car restart, accelerated but then realised the pack had not gone.

He braked and his misjudgement caused all the chaos to ensue behind him. The FIA are partly to blame too but had Russell done what those ahead of him did and stayed within a few metres of the car in front rather than laying off, the accident might not have happened.