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

#2 Red Bull: Max Verstappen - 4th

F1 Grand Prix of China

When Max Verstappen all but passed Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel around the main straight, putting all that power and DRS into play, some hearts would've sunk and some hearts would've started beating at the pace of 1000 rpms.

Yet what one saw at the end of an intense contest at China was Mad Max locking up when he'd nearly completed the job of passing the more experienced European driver, who is most certainly not his best friend.

Does the Chinese GP from 2016 ring any bells? Ultimately though, the 2019 edition was a solid drive from Max's perspective - clinching a fourth placed finish, while keeping Leclerc at bay.

Driver Rating: 8/10

Pierre Gasly - 6th

F1 Grand Prix of China

Gasly set the race's fastest lap, ending up with a solid P6 finish to boot - stacking his Red Bull behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. But for someone whose best finish in an F1 contest is a fourth-placed finish in Bahrain, it remains to be seen whether the Frenchman can better it and grab his maiden F1 podium this season.

Well, where he currently stands - determined, fast and focused - it doesn't seem like he's going to make his supporters wait a great deal for that epic moment.

Driver Rating: 7.5/10