Yuki Tsunoda (P8, 4 pts): 7.5/10
The patience and precision required of drivers at Monaco is not the sort of thing you might tend to associate with Yuki Tsunoda, who has never finished in the top ten here before. But this weekend showed just how much the Japanese driver has matured in recent times, and he put in a really nicely composed performance in which he did very little wrong throughout. He flirted with the lower end of the top ten in all three practice sessions and duly delivered in qualifying to line up in eighth place on the grid. While others went in too hot and quick to try and force opportunities that never existed in the first place, Tsunoda patiently waited and made sure of lasting the course rather than throwing away his prospects. Four points - and ahead of RB team mate Daniel Ricciardo throughout - got Tsunoda a thoroughly well-deserved four points.
Lewis Hamilton (Fastest lap, P7, 7 pts): 6.5/10
When he announced that he was decamping to Ferrari at the end of the season, Lewis Hamilton undoubtedly hoped for a glorious lap of honour with Mercedes including a triumphant return to form after a fallow two years. But it's just not happening for the seven-time world champion, who despite topping FP1 (and second in FP2) again ended up falling short of matching his team mate George Russell in qualifying on Saturday. He put it down to Russell having an upgraded front wing, but whatever the reason it sealed his fate in the race. He was disgruntled to have to change from the hard tyres to mediums under the initial red flag, issuing a "I told you so" complaint to the team; when he pitted on lap 51 for hards, the team then didn't tell him that his out-lap was 'critical' and he missed the chance of undercutting Max Verstappen for sixth, although he did get the bonus point for setting the fastest lap. Whether Hamilton was ever in with a chance of doing any better isn't clear, but the team certainly fumbled a couple of key calls in Monaco.
