Carlos Sainz - 14th place - 7/10
A case of what might have been for Sainz after an impressive qualifying performance to start from sixth place and a good initial getaway. Moving around the slow starting Verstappen, Sainz had Hulkenberg - who made an even better start - cutting through the middle of the grid and contact between the two damaged Sainz’s turning vane. With the bodywork flapping he was given the black and orange flag, ordering him to pit early to have it removed and demoting him to the back of the field. From there he was unable to recover despite the obvious pace of the car, before an ERS problem slowed him in the latter stages.
