Daniel Ricciardo (P4, 12 pts): 8.5/10
Like his Renault team mate, Daniel Ricciardo spent much of the weekend flying under the radar only to come good when it mattered in the race itself. Over the course of practice he had gradually reeled in and overtaken Esteban Ocon, despite Ricciardo needing a new chassis overnight when a hairline crack was found on his original monocoque. The pair remained closely matched in qualifying with both making it through to the final pole shoot-out round. Eighth place on the grid gave the Aussie the opportunity to follow Carlos Sainz past both Lance Stroll and Lando Norris for a gain of two positions on the opening lap. However he dropped back after the safety cars and a slow pit stop and ended up in another back-and-forth tussle with Norris that lasted much of the afternoon. Ricciardo eventually came out on top, and with the tyre issues affecting Bottas and Sainz he ended the day in fourth, equalling his best result to date for the team previously recorded in last year's Italian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc (P3, 15 pts): 8/10
When we say that Charles Leclerc's podium at Silverstone was "a bit lucky", we're only quoting the man himself. The Monegasque looked solid throughout practice and was firmly ensconced in the top ten throughout, so it was no surprise that he made it comfortably through to the final round. he picked up a second row starting position for the race itself, while his team mate Sebastian Vettel was going through all sorts of torments further back down the grid. When it came to the race itself, fourth seemed to be the best that Leclerc could possibly hope for, and he ran the entire afternoon in that position. That is, until three laps to go when the tyre delamination mayhem removed Valtteri Bottas from contention and handed third on a plate to Leclerc. Lucky perhaps, but as he himself went on to point out: "Sometimes these things happen and you need to be there to take the opportunity."
