Australian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Australian Grand Prix - Race Day - Melbourne, Australia

Max Verstappen - 10th place, 1 point - 7.5/10

A weekend which promised so much yielded just a solitary point for Verstappen in the end. The 18-year-old was quick throughout and showed a flash of the future of F1 when he fought with Hamilton in the opening stint, impressively keeping the Mercedes at bay until Hamilton complained he couldn’t pass on the radio. Wanted to pit earlier for a final time but Sainz got the nod first and Verstappen then pit on the next lap when his pit crew was not ready. It dropped him behind his team-mate and all the impressive work from the weekend was undone as he failed to regain a place and eventually hit Sainz late on.