Daniel Ricciardo (P8, 4 pts): 7.5/10
Solidly top ten in the two practice sessions he participated in, Daniel Ricciardo was frustrated to miss out on making it through to the final round of qualifying as Renault had bid to book their place on the grid on medium tyres. In the end it didn't matter anyway as wet weather forced everyone to start on intermediates, and Ricciardo was probably not all that unhappy with 11th on the grid after all. He made up places at the start of the race only to lose them all during the first round of pit stops meaning that he ended back where he'd begun. He extended his next stint all the way to lap 43 which put him back into the top ten and in the points, after which he dug in and made it to the finish despite frequent tussles with the likes of Sergio Perez and both Ferraris. Not perhaps the most eye-catching of performances from the Aussie, but still a demonstration of his solid craft and talent behind the wheel.
Sergio Perez (P7, 6 pts): 8/10
Sergio Perez had a strong time in the two full practice sessions in Hungary in which he was firmly 'best of the rest' in third place behind the two Mercedes cars. Unfortunately he was not at his best in qualifying after reporting a strange bout of dizziness - definitely not the sort of thing you want to hear from anyone driving at speeds of nearly 175mph! - which likely contributed to his being pipped by his Racing Point team mate Lance Stroll. A second row grid position was still a great place to start the race, but unfortunately Perez was one of a number of drivers on the inside line to suffer from egregious wheel spin at lights out. It cost him a bunch of positions that left him battling his way back from tenth place - never easy at the best of times at the tight and twisty Hungaroring, and the conditions on Sunday were far from ideal. In the end seventh place was probably the best that he could do in the circumstances.
