Romain Grosjean (Retired, Lap 49): 5.5/10
Like his Haas team mate, Romain Grosjean looked stuck in the same rut that he found himself in 2019. The weekend didn't start well for him when he was sidelined in first practice with technical issues preventing him from setting a representative time. He did at least creep ahead of Kevin Magnussen in the timesheets on Saturday morning and had the satisfaction of pipping the Dane to get through to the second round of qualifying, but he immediately dropped three places at the start of the race and found himself stuck behind the two Alfa Romeos. He then spun off track and went a lap down, although he subsequently got the lap back thanks to the safety car and was back in 15th place by the time the brakes on the VF-20 failed and he was forced out of the race on lap 49.
George Russell (Retired, Lap 49): 7/10
While Haas appear to be completely stuck in the doldrums, there were some definite welcome signs of rejuvenation at Williams. The FW43 already looks a quantum leap forward compared to last year's model in George Russell's hands, with the three practice sessions proving him now capable of sparring with the Haas, Alfa Romeos and AlphaTauri cars. He very nearly made it through to the second round of qualifying with an excellent effort, only to be pushed back into the elimination zone by late improvements from others ahead of him. Even so he was off the back row of the grid for the start, although he promptly lost out to the Alfas when the lights went out. After that he was having another typically solid if slightly unspectacular race which saw him rise as high as 12th place by the time he suffered a loss of fuel pressure that left him parked by the roadside on lap 49. If not for that, he could have been in the running for his first F1 championship points.
