Sebastian Vettel (P10, 1 pt): 4.5/10
What on earth has happened to Sebastian Vettel? While it's true to say that 2020 has certainly not been Ferrari's year as a whole, it's nonetheless jaw-dropping to see Vettel looking this utterly mediocre in a race, even after a weekend fraught with problems. He missed pretty much the whole of FP1 with a brake pedal issue that never seemed to be entirely fixed to his satisfaction meaning he was unusually low in the running order in FP2 and FP2 as well. He just about scrapped through into the final round of qualifying on Saturday afternoon, but in his hands the SF1000 just seemed to lack any sense of pace. Starting from tenth position he spent the race unable to find his way around nominally inferior midfield cars including Renault, Racing Point and AlphaTauri even while his team mate Charles Leclerc was busy sneaking on to the podium. The mark of Vettel's despond has to be the observation that the Ferrari managed to cross the line only ten seconds ahead of George Russell. In a Williams. Maybe Vettel should consider mailing a job application to Grove?
Lance Stroll (P9, 2 pts): 7.5/10
Given his impressive fourth place last time out in Hungary, we'd been expecting more from Lance Stroll at Silverstone than just managing to creep into the top ten. After all, he was fastest of anyone on Friday ahead of the likes of Red Bull and Mercedes, and remained fourth quickest in the much cooler final practice on Saturday morning. Racing Point's risky gamble on tyre strategy in qualifying saw him squeak into the final round by the narrowest of margins - he was tied on time with Pierre Gasly but got the nod thanks to having completed his lap first. But race day itself was a definite disappointment, beginning with losing two places to Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo at the start meaning he spent most of the race circulating in ninth place. He further lost out to Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon toward the end but then gained from the tyre chaos of the closing laps to just about manage to climb back into the points by the chequered flag.
