F1 mid-season report: Drivers

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Hungarian Grand Prix - Race Day - Budapest, Hungary

Max Verstappen: 8/10

All eyes were on Verstappen at the start of the season and he should have been able to celebrate his first points on debut in Melbourne but for a power unit issue. He quickly made up for the missed opportunity with seventh in Malaysia, but had to wait until Austria to score again. Monaco is a race Verstappen will be remembered for, scything through the field before a heavy crash after hitting Grosjean ended his charge. His biggest weakness appears to be admitting fault in such situations, but his on-the-edge driving style is starting to pay off more often than not, with eighth in Austria and a brilliant fourth in Hungary sandwiched between a retirement when he went off at high speed at Silverstone.