Nico Hülkenberg, Sauber (P16) 4/10
Post-British podium high? Vanished like Sauber's grip in Baku's gusts. Hülkenberg's experience couldn't mask the C45's woes; a late stint surge was too little, too late. Outpaced again by Bortoleto. From Hulk smash to whimper? Ouch. Time to roar back in Singapore Nico.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin (P15) 5/10
A jump-start penalty – chasing Piastri's false dawn – doomed him to P11 drudgery in a car that's seen brighter days. No veteran sorcery could conjure overtakes amid the midfield melee; it was vintage Alonso frustration without the fireworks. "Disappointed," he radioed, echoing a season of decline. At 44, even magic can't fix a gremlin's grip.
