British GP 2019 Drivers' Ranking: Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton, latest news

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"GREAT RESULT": ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE OF RICCIARDO

Hamilton wins the GP

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Hamilton made his qualifying mistake on Saturday, but he still finished only 0.006s behind Valtteri Bottas, less than half a meter on a 3.6-mile track, and said he wanted to do something something "powerful" in the race. He always seemed to have more grip and control than his team-mate Mercedes in the early stages, and after both drivers traded twice in an exciting battle in the fourth round, Hamilton stayed just behind the Finn and within reach of the DRS until his pit stop. 16. Yes, Hamilton was lucky with the timing of the safety car, but judging from its early form, Bottas would have had a huge challenge: keeping the World Champion away from the system for more than 30 towers.

Hamilton took the win and summed up his pace by making the fastest lap of the race on the last lap, with worn hard tires. "This is the single greatest moment that every athlete in the world can live, to raise his flag as number one in his country," said Lewis, whose 39-point advantage seems huge at this stage of the game. season.

Score out of ten: 9

Valtteri Bottas

Qualified 1st, Finished 2nd

You must love Valtteri Bottas. The Finn has more pole than Hamilton this season, four, but won only one win. But while his other defeats in Hamilton came from a bad start and were beaten in the first corner on Sunday, Bottas suffered a misfortune.

Hamilton was on the back of his sister W10, but Bottas thumped Hamilton in the fourth round, scoring in front of Stowe after being dubbed. He then took the risk of covering Ferrari and Red Bull. Bottas, however, was overtaken by the safety car four laps later, Hamilton then taking his stop and head. Knowing that he had to make another stop, Bottas basically knew that his chances of victory were increasing thereafter and had to make sure that he would stay at a safe distance in front of the Ferrari and the Red Bulls behind him. Remains to know if he could have restrained Hamilton without this safety car.

Score in ten: 8.5

Rear Vettel Verstappen

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Charles Leclerc

Qualified 3rd, Finished 3rd

Have we seen Charles Leclerc 2.0? This does not mean that the Monegasques had not already produced excellent performances this year, but the lessons he had learned after being lost to Max Verstappen in Austria – and the fact that the stewards did not see anything struggling to overtake the overtaking of the Dutch – combative race day performance at Silverstone. In fact, Leclerc described the events of the previous race as "revealing".

By giving Verstappen only the legally required piece, Leclerc was right in the fight and, having lost ground in the security phase, he deserved to return to the podium when his teammate Vettel inadvertently eliminated Max. Ferrari's young man did not make such judgments. He regularly presents the quadruple world champion.

Score in ten: 9.5

Pierre Gasly

Qualified 5th, Finished 4th

This weekend was important for Pierre Gasly. He was still not the fastest Red Bull driver at Silverstone – and it would still be a game considering the current form of Max Verstappen – but he was closer to the Dutch than he was at the time. He was during most of the season and equaled his best career result. from Toro Rosso with fourth.

The first practice session of the weekend is often unimportant, but for Gasly, she seemed to set the tone of her weekend, while the Frenchman dominated a scorecard for the first time in his career in Red Bull. Fifth qualifying, he ran well with Vettel and Leclerc. Team manager Christian Horner says Silverstone has been "a great confidence factor for him".

Score ten: 7.5

Max Verstappen

4th qualified, 5th finished

A fifth place equals the worst result of Max Verstappen's season, but that does not tell the story of another fantastic weekend for the Dutchman. Verstappen qualified less than two-tenths from pole on Saturday, the first time Red Bull had done it all year, while he was then engaged in an exciting battle against Leclerc. Both drivers showed sublime skills, but it was Verstappen who took more advantage of the safety car and he seemed to aim for second place when he tracked down Vettel.

However, having overtaken the Ferrari from outside at Stowe, Vettel pushed him to clear his way and spin into the gravel. Verstappen did not commit any fault and, even if he managed to continue, the Dutchman lost his place in favor of Leclerc and Gasly.

"Honestly, I do not know how I brought the car to the finish," Verstappen said, although he has tightened his grip on third place in the drivers' standings.

Score out of ten: 9

Carlos Sainz

Qualified 13th, Finished 6th

Fast and opportunistic, Carlos Sainz continued his momentum by placing sixth for the second time in three races. The qualifications proved disappointing in the second quarter due to instability in the back of his McLaren, but an offensive start and then a safety car stop timely preceded his teammate Norris, with the added advantage of hard tires that led him to the end. Keeping Ricciardo's fastest Renault in the final laps has achieved a good result.

Score ten: 7.5

Daniel Ricciardo

Qualified 7th, Finished 7th

It was only the second double of the season by Renault, but the French team, although behind McLaren, has a major positive for F1 2019: the signature and form of Daniel Ricciardo.

Ricciardo is now 9-1 over Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying for the season, while recording an impressive seventh. Ricciardo lost in the first round against Lando Norris, but after giving up following the Safety Car, the Australian showed great wheel to wheel skill and was then pursued in pursuit of Sainz in the final laps – missing from little to sixth.

It's a shame not to see Ricciardo fighting at the front of the grid, but the systematic scrapping of his riders in midfield gives the Honey Badger the ultimate platform to shine in attack and defense. It suits him almost.

Score out of ten: 8

Kimi raikkonen

12th qualified, 8th finished

A furtive race in eighth place and some more useful points for Kimi Raikkonen, who keeps Alfa Romeo in the middle of the F1 pack. His teammate Antonio Giovinazzi outclbaded him, as both Alfas had just fallen off the wrong side of the Q2 cut line, but were getting ahead in the first lap and a pre-Safety car change on the hard tires was putting him in play for a controlled race. eighth.

Score ten: 7

Daniil Kvyat

Qualified 17th, Finished 9th

Daniil Kvyat was the great coach on Sunday, winning eight places in the race to secure two valuable points for Toro Rosso. Kvyat said he had "everything from the car" but, like other drivers, the timing of the Safety Car was decisive for the Russian's final result. He had not come for his first stop before the 20th lap.

Kvyat pbaded Albon in the last 10 laps, then a "fun" battle with Raikkonen for the P8. Nevertheless, his qualification performance, eliminated in the first quarter while his teammate reached the third quarter, was rather alarming.

Score ten: 7

Nico Hulkenberg

Qualified 10th, Finished 10th

The last lap of Nico Hulkenberg's race, where he had doubled Alex Albon for the 10th and final point, meant that the German finally pulled something off a frustrating afternoon.

"It was just one of those Sundays when all the setbacks were accumulated and cost us," said Hulkenberg, who lost ground in pit stops, found himself stuck with Sergio Perez at the restart. then had a brief power interruption when the engine failed. soft mode. Yet after a day like this, a point is a point.

Score ten: 6.5

Outside points

Everything was going so well for Lando Norris in his first home race: star of qualifying before brilliantly pbading Ricciardo in the first round, Norris seemed a good bet to finish "best of the rest" Sunday. But after being caught in the pits by Renault and Ricciardo, the Norris race was hit again by the Safety Car and, unable to get to the end with the midrange, the young rookie had to go to the pits. stop again on the 35th lap.

He overtook Stroll and Albon, but could only rank 11th at the end and was so unlucky to miss points. Nevertheless, the future is promising for the teenager who now leads Sainz 7-3 head-to-head qualifications.

Score ten: 7.5

Dan: "Do you already have pubis?"

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Alex Albon Silverstone was one of the most impressive artists of the weekend. It was therefore a bit discouraging for the British-born driver to score no points. The ninth qualification, ahead of Renault's Hulkenberg, was a remarkable feat on Saturday, but an electrical problem on his car complicated the team's strategy on Sunday. Albon ended up losing grip in the final laps when his only striker fell to the ground.

Score out of ten: 8

"I think it's a weekend to forget," Lance Stroll said, who fought for a Racing Point team hoping for a major modernization in Germany to kick off their season. Stroll was eliminated from Q1 one more time – it's now 14 sessions and counts – without beating Perez in qualifying all season. Although he was very close to Perez recently, these statistics are not very pretty.

Stroll is a good runner and he won three places in the first round, but was never really in the running for points.

Score in ten: 5.5

It will take a little longer before having a car to have a big impact on its home Grand Prix, but George Russell He played his part in an edifying weekend during his British Grand Prix debut – and was rewarded with well-deserved recognition from the crowd, or even a concrete result.

"It was very fun to ride hard at every lap of a circuit as cool as it was a special feeling," said Russell. "Even before the race, see all the fans who supported us, it was great." Fourteenth – in front of Vettel, the bruised woman – wrapped another solid weekend.

Score ten: 7

Continuous waiting Robert Kubica, who has not yet beaten his teammate on a Saturday. His Sunday was just as difficult and the Pole urged his team to "solve the current problems". After 10 races at the back of the pack, this might not be a quick fix, Robert.

Score out of ten: 6

What a difference a year makes Sebastian Vettel. Sublime at Silverstone in 2018, he lost the order in 2019 after this costly lapse of judgment behind Max Verstappen.

For some reason, Vettel has found the situation difficult since he lost that win in Canada, even though his race had progressed quite quickly from sixth place on the grid before moving to the back of this Red Bull. How he now needs a 2018 vs 2019 setback at home to Hockenheim at his next outing.

Rating ten: 5

Sergio Perez The British general believed that "P7 was on the cards" at the GP, but a problem with his steering wheel meant he was powerless to avoid returning to Hulkenberg when restarting Safety Car. And that ruined his race.

"It's so disappointing because we deserved a big home result and we had the speed in the car to score points," said the Mexican.

Score ten: 6.5

Not finished

Antonio Giovinazzi was close enough to his teammate Alfa Romeo Kimi Raikkonen before spinning into the gravel, which caused the safety car. The Italian insisted that "something was wrong with the car" on which the team will investigate.

Score out of ten: 6

Romain Grosjean qualified 14 and ahead of Kevin Magnussen, but both collided in the first round and withdrew shortly after.

Haas manager Guenther Steiner added, "The best way our pilots could bring to the battle was a shovel – to dig the hole in which we find ourselves even more deeply."

You will not see many more overwhelming quotes than this season.

Rating ten: 5

This story was originally published on Sky Sports UK.