2016 Brazilian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Day - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Nico Rosberg - 2nd place, 18 points - 7/10

It was another safe weekend from Rosberg, even if he insists he was not willing to settle for second place. His qualifying effort was good but Hamilton had the pace to keep him at bay, and in truth Rosberg didn't have the performance in the wet to challenge his team-mate. Did well to save a slide out of the final corner but couldn't take advantage of Verstappen's earlier bigger moment, such was the gap between the two once Rosberg had been overtaken by the 19-year-old. Hamilton put 11.5s between them in the final 15 laps of the race and the German would have been third but for Red Bull's strategic gamble.