Carlos Sainz Jr., Williams (P10): 7/10
Williams copied Racing Bulls’ strategy of slowing down one of their drivers to allow the other driver to create enough of a gap to pit and stay ahead. Sainz was the first of the pair to back off, in a way sacrificing his own race to enable teammate Albon to comfortably score points. Albon subsequently repaid the favour to the Spaniard, and the duo switched positions in the closing stages of the race to secure a double points finish.
Alexander Albon, Williams (P9): 7/10
Albon pitted at the end of lap 32, coming out still in the points. He had his Williams teammate to thank for that; Sainz held up a large group of cars to allow Albon to create enough of a gap to pit and still stay ahead of the train. The Thai-British driver showed his gratitude by doing the same for Sainz. It was an ugly strategy by Williams, one you can hardly call racing, but it was an effective one that helped the Grove-based outfit score a decent amount of points in Monaco.
