Carlos Sainz, Williams (P12) – 5/10
Sainz spent his afternoon mired in the dense midfield dogfight, wringing out whatever performance the Williams had to offer around the thin Mexican air. He scrapped hard in the pack, but ultimate pace was missing when it mattered, leaving him stranded just outside the reward zone.
Alex Albon, Williams (P11) – 6/10
Albon timed the restart chaos to perfection, vaulting five places and putting Williams on the brink of breaking their long points drought. He drove flat-out to hold the line, but a late, daring surprise attack from a debutant squeezed him into the most painful finishing position on the grid.
