Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings

XPB_773734_Williams

Felipe Massa - 17th place: 6.5/10

Like Ricciardo, Massa’s race was realistically over on lap one. Very light contact resulted in a very heavy punishment, but both he and Ricciardo agreed it was a racing incident. He was almost immediately a lap down and with no safety car had to deal with blue flags, only passing the Manors as he was unable to catch back up to the rest of the pack.