F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2022 Brazilian GP

Pierre Gasly (P14): 6.5/10
Tenth in first practice, Pierre Gasly had an eye on a top ten grid position for the sprint race going into qualifying. He was the first driver to dare risk moving onto the slicks, and went on to finish in 11th place on the timing screens. He gained one place in the sprint meaning that he began the Grand Prix from P10: he was passed by Daniel Ricciardo but then gained two spots when Ricciardo took out Kevin Magnussen in front of him. He gained more positions during the messy restart that followed the safety car and was running in P6 by the time he made his first pit stop on lap 19. Switching from softs to mediums did him no favours and during the final stint he got stuck in a long battle with Mick Schumacher. Finishing in 12th place was probably the limit of his aspirations today; unfortunately he was subsequently given a ten second penalty for speeding on pit lane which meant he dropped to 14th in the final standings.

Mick Schumacher (P13): 6/10
It's not yet confirmed, but it looks very likely that Mick Schumacher will be without a seat for 2022. Even if that hadn't been the case coming into Brazil, then it most certainly was after Friday's qualifying session. Schumacher's team mate Kevin Magnussen had clinched a thrilling pole position, while Mick was ... Dead last, the Haas cars acting as bookends on the grid. Regardless of any advantage Magnussen received from the weather and good luck, it's this sort of stark comparison that sticks in the head of team principals and is hard for a driver to counter. He did make up ground with a gritty sprint race performance to start Sunday's Grand Prix from 12th, and had a good first stint on mediums reaching P8 running behind Pierre Gasly by the time he pitted for the first time. His middle stint was spent behind Lando Norris and Zhou Guanyu, and he found no way through. He was passed by Gasly on lap 66, but got the place back when Gasly was hit by a five second penalty after the finish. All things considered, there was little about his performance this weekend to make the case for Guenther Steiner to retain Schumacher in 2023.