Alexander Albon, Williams (P14) 5/10
Albon had his work cut out after qualifying in a lowly P18, and made things even more difficult after contact with Bortoleto put him into a spin and dropped him to the foot of the field. From then on the Williams driver actually put in a solid shift, putting in consistent laps and performing several overtakes to climb his way back up the order. Unfortunately, he simply gave himself too much to do.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes (P13) 5/10
Bad luck had certainly hampered Antonelli’s debut season to a degree, and his United States Grand Prix performance was no different. The Italian was keeping close tabs to his teammate in the first handful of laps, but he was unfortunately sent into a spin by Sainz through no fault of his own. Down to plum last, the teenager scythed his way through the field until he reached the fringes of the top ten, where his charge petered out and he finished in 13th.
