F1 Chinese GP Driver Ratings: Lewis Hamilton rules at Shanghai, Ferrari play catch-up to Mercedes

Modified Apr 15, 2019 06:01 GMT

Enter the Dragon they said, Lewis, hissed at all!

#8 Haas: Kevin Magnussen - 13th

Kevin Magnussen is clearly one of the most talented and quickest drivers on the grid. The Dane had expectations to deliver a fine GP, especially after demonstrating excellent pass in the Haas car.

In fact, starting from 9th on the grid with legends like Raikkonen well behind him, K-Mag as he's affectionately called, should've delivered a few valuable points for his stable. Instead though, his problems became evident as he began to experience race-pace issues, failing to compete with faster cars in midfield - arguably those being Raikkonen and Perez's Alfa Romeo and Racing Point respectively.

In addition, it didn't help his case that he finished well outside the top ten, in a lowly 13th place.

Driver Rating: 5.5/10

Romain Grosjean - 11th

Truth be told, there's not much to write home about when it comes to Romain Grosjean's Chinese GP. For a driver who failed to score in the first two races, it doesn't help that the Swiss-French driver managed 11th, having begun in 10th on the grid.

To that end, when's the former Lotus-Renault driver going to open his account? Perhaps, this could well be one of 2019's famous mysteries alongside a question that many are busy solving: "What is Vettel upto!?"

Driver Rating: 5/10

Edited by Mosope Ominiyi