Oscar Piastri (P2, 18 pts): 9/10
Oscar Piastri had to watch from the sidelines as McLaren team mate Lando Norris celebrated his maiden Grand Prix win in Miami. The following race Piastri got handed the same upgrade package that had already worked so well for Norris, and it's given him a huge boost in confidence and performance ever since. This was one of Piastri's best performances in his F1 career to date, beginning with P2 in first practice that accurately foretold his grid position for the race after an excellent qualifying session. When the lights went out on Sunday he tried his best to challenge Charles Leclerc only to open the door a crack to allow Carlos Sainz to try to force his way past. There was contact that left the McLaren with floor damage but fortunately it wasn't too serious and Piastri was more than up to the task of keeping hold of second place after the restart. While there was a vague game of cat and mouse over the course of the afternoon, everyone knew that with Monaco being the track it is, barring a big mistake the order at the finish would be the same as the start. And that's exactly how it turned out.
Charles Leclerc (Pole, P1, 25 pts): 10/10
If we were being strictly honest with the score then it would be a 9.5, just because it wasn't quite the flawless sweep across the weekend - he was only fifth fastest in first practice. While he easily topped FP2 and FP3, he struggled just a bit in qualifying before coming good in the final round to claim pole. He was foot perfect in the race itself, although his tyre strategy meant he wasn't able to put the cherry on top with the point for fastest lap. But such was the emotional and historic significance of his win on Sunday that we're adding an extra mark to his rating to make him the latest addition to our 2024 Perfect Ten club, and we can't imagine for a minute that anyone will begrudge that.
