Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Driver ratings

The condensed Emilia Romagna GP format gave the teams and drivers plenty to do on Formula 1's return to Imola. Although nobody managed to put together a totally perfect weekend, it was a tough weekend for some

Alex Kalinauckas Nov 2, 2020, 11:52 AM

Upd: Nov 3, 2020, 1:52 PM

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Lewis Hamilton – 9

Misses out on a maximum score as a result of his qualifying defeat and would have lost another had he not recovered the place he lost to Verstappen with a slow getaway he struggled for grip. Unleashed his potential when Verstappen pitted, but it was his pace in traffic that really gave him the edge. He was lucky with the VSC timing, but likely would have won anyway.

Valtteri Bottas – 9

An excellent overall weekend performance, ruined by misfortune with the debris. He took big risks to gain time on Hamilton at the Tamburello and Rivazza turns in Q3, which gained him a fine pole. Led well from the off, but a badly handling car once the debris became lodged cost him serious pace and led to his two offs. Fortunate to get second back, but still a good drive.

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Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.