Brazilian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Day - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Kimi Raikkonen - 4th place, 12 points - 7/10

By Raikkonen’s own admission this was a better weekend than recent races but still not a clean three days for him. A mistake in qualifying would have cost him a place on the grid had Valtteri Bottas not had a grid penalty, and we all know their recent history. With just the two Mercedes drivers and Vettel ahead, Raikkonen had clear air to run in for the majority but without the pace to match his team-mate opted to two-stop with no threat behind. The strategy may ultimately have proven to be slower - it was originally thought to be around 10 seconds faster than three-stopping - but it is only a small part of the 30-second margin to Vettel.