Oscar Piastri (P4, 12 pts): 9/10
The big unanswered question of the weekend was surely, what would have happened if not for his penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen in the first round of qualifying? The young Aussie had the benefit of McLaren's latest upgrades this week, which had been the exclusive domain of Lando Norris in Miami to spectacular effect, and at one point it looked like Piastri might be able to put them to equally effective use in Imola. The penalty was unfortunate but incontestable (not Piastri's fault but due to a lack of a timely warning from the team pit wall). It meant that Piastri couldn't do anything from P5 when the lights went out. If he'd been on the front row and had a chance to attack Max Verstappen at the starts, or been running in second in the closing laps, he might have been able to do what Norris couldn't quite manage on Sunday. But we'll never know.
Charles Leclerc (P3, 15 pts): 9/10
After being overshadowed in some of the early outings of the season (by supersub Ollie Bearman and then by Carlos Sainz' all-singing appendix), Charles Leclerc is firmly back in the saddle at Ferrari. He was quickest in both of Friday's practice sessions and was hoping for a shot at pole in qualifying. However the Ferrari pace dimmed on Saturday and he found himself unable to keep up with the improvements found by Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. In the race it looked like he had settled for a podium until a late burst of speed saw him hunting down Norris for second - until a trip across the grass at Variante Alta on lap 48 brought an end to his fun. Even so, P3 means he moves ahead of Sergio Perez into second place in the drivers championship standings.
