The Monaco Grand Prix is often considered one of the greatest challenges drivers will face throughout the season.
With its tight, twisty layout through the streets of Monte Carlo and barriers lining the narrow course, drivers are tested even in the best of conditions around Monaco. But with Sunday’s race affected by rain, some drivers struggled more than others in the testing track conditions.
Here are the RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Monaco Grand Prix:
Lewis Hamilton – 5
Qualified: 8th (-2 places behind team mate)
+0.448s slower than team mate in Q3
Finished: 8th (-3 places behind team mate)
- Described stiff ride over bumps on Friday as a “rollercoaster ride”
- Qualified eighth after starting Q3 lap on wrong engine mode, then denied second lap with red flag
- Ran eighth in early laps behind Alonso until pitting for intermediates on lap 15
- Tried to pass Ocon for multiple laps, complaining of over-aggressive defending as the pair touched twice
- Gained back eighth when Ocon pitted for slicks, staying ahead when he switched to hard tyres a lap later
- Stuck behind a deliberately slow Alonso after the restart, incapable of finding a way past
- Spent the final laps fending off Ocon in DRS range behind him, finishing
George Russell – 7
Qualified: 6th (+2 places ahead of team mate)
-0.448s quicker than team mate in Q3
Finished: 5th (+3 places ahead of team mate)
- Said car ride problems made his weekend his “hardest” Monaco experience
- Beaten to fifth on the grid by Norris but felt that was as high as Mercedes deserved
- Ran sixth behind Norris in early laps until Norris pitted for intermediates
- Remained on wets until pitting for slicks on lap 21
- Used his warmer slick tyres to pass Norris for fifth exiting Sainte Devote
- Remained fifth for the rest of the race, unable to keep pace with the leaders ahead
Max Verstappen – 6
Qualified: 4th (-1 place behind team mate)
0.037s slower than team mate in Q3
Finished: 3rd (-2 places…