Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin (P10) 6/10
Alonso, the crafty old fox, made the most of collisions and retirements ahead of him to squeeze his AMR25 into the top ten. While he didn’t really have the pace to be there, the Spaniard kept his car planted on the track with consistent lap times to cross the line for an all-important point. Veteran pragmatism at its finest.
Oliver Bearman, Haas (P9) 8/10
Bearman recently stated that his confidence behind the wheel has grown considerably compared to the start of the season, and this was very much on display with his performance at the Circuit of the Americas. Apart from a spin after trying to pass Tsunoda, the British teenager had a somewhat relaxing race and cruised to a second consecutive P9 finish. If he’s already this confident in his debut F1 season, who knows what to expect in the future.
