Zhou Guanyu (P14): 6.5/10
Coming off the high of his home race in Shanghai were he was welcomed as a god by the fans (the sort of wild adoration that only Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton tend to get, or Lando Norris at the end of Sunday's race) this was a very pedestrian weekend at the office for Zhou Guanyu. He beat Sauber team mate Valtteri Bottas in Sprint qualifying but was slowest of anyone in the first round of the Grand Prix equivalent. He had commendably safe and tidy races, even if they once again failed to produce any points at the end of the day. It's the car that has to take the blame, but Zhou is also not producing anything notable or eye-catching in the cockpit.
Oscar Piastri (P13, 3 pts): 8/10
For much of the weekend it looked like Oscar Piastri was going to be McLaren's stand-out star. While Lando Norris failed to capitalise on a chance for Sprint pole, Piastri calmly delivered a solid grid position. When Norris was barged into retirement in the 19-lap race, Piastri went on to finish in sixth. And on Sunday he got an exceptional start to the Grand Prix that put him up to third. A calm overtake on Charles Leclerc put him in perfect position to take the lead when others started making pit stops. But while Norris had got lucky with the timing of the safety car, Piastri's campaign was subsequently undone by contact with Carlos Sainz. Sainz took a penalty for that but Piastri needed a new front wing and that was the end of any hope of points. Although he went on to set the fastest lap of the race, he doesn't get to enjoy a bonus point for doing so as he finished outside the top ten.
