Max Verstappen, Red Bull (P4): 8/10
After an unlikely victory in the Sprint race, Verstappen didn’t have high hopes of replicating that performance on Sunday. The defending Champion did put Leclerc under pressure for the final podium spot at the start, but couldn’t keep his tyres in check and peeled away from the back of the Ferrari as a result. The Dutchman resigned himself to P4 all the way to the chequered flag.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (P3): 9/10
Leclerc did well to place his SF-25 on the second row, and did even better to keep Verstappen behind for a number of laps to hang onto third position in the opening phase of the Grand Prix. With no chance whatsoever of keeping up with the McLaren pair out front, the Monegasque drove a calm and assured race in the final podium position, only sweating briefly when he locked up at the La Source hairpin and allowed Verstappen to close within DRS range in the dying moments of the race.
