Strong weekend for Lindblad and Leclerc composed - driver ratings

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was back on the top step of the podium after nearly two years with his victory at the British Grand Prix.
The race ended behind the safety car at Silverstone, with Mercedes' George Russell second and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in third.
It was a difficult day for championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who won the sprint race on Saturday but failed to score points on Sunday, with his title advantage now narrowed to 25 points.
Here are my ratings for how the drivers performed across the whole weekend at Silverstone.
A superbly composed win on a day when chaos unfolded behind him. He grabbed the opportunity off the start and although Antonelli may well have taken victory bar a car failure, it doesn't take anything away from the Ferrari driver's achievement.
Not the outright quickest Mercedes, and luck certainly wasn't on his side with the slow puncture. But it swung back his way with the late safety car that gained him crucial points to close in on team-mate Antonelli at the top of the drivers' championship.
The false-start penalty hurt his dream of that 10th Silverstone victory. He fought hard and had pace but couldn't quite match Ferrari team-mate Leclerc.
Fourth was probably better than McLaren looked capable of. Stayed alive during the drama and made sure to capitalise when Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen fell away.
Another mature race but couldn't match Verstappen in the grand prix after out-qualifying his team-mate on Saturday.
One of the drives of the race. Pipped his Racing Bulls team-mate Arvid Lindblad early doors and used the late chaos perfectly to deliver a big haul of points.
A very strong all-round weekend for the 18-year-old British rookie. Calm, controlled and another reminder that he well and truly belongs in Formula 1.
An overdue points finish for the Audi driver. Kept his head and converted midfield pace into a much-needed result.
Excellent recovery drive. Alpine didn't have the points-scoring pace but Colapinto stayed clean and got ahead of his team-mate Pierre Gasly to capitalise.
Outshone by Colapinto in the race but was there, like his Alpine team-mate, to score points at the end.
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Couldn't have been a worse race for McLaren's Piastri. No points on a day when they could have been handed to him on a plate.
Clean enough but never looked truly competitive in the Williams.
Compromised by traffic and the lap-one incident. Not much reward to be had.
Finished behind Haas team-mate Bearman. A quiet, low-impact race.
Got Cadillac to the finish but little more to show for it.
Harsh result because victory was on the cards. Poor start was the only blemish on the championship leader's scorecard.
Largely anonymous afternoon for the second Cadillac driver and with little opportunity to make progress.
A grim race for the Spaniard with no sign of the Aston Martin allowing him to fight properly.
Last classified finisher and a penalty for exceeding track limits compounds another difficult day at the office.
Pace was there for a podium but Verstappen's Red Bull was unable to last the distance.
Messy race for the Williams driver that included contact and ended in retirement.
Hard to judge too harshly with his race ending in retirement but another missed chance for the German with his Audi team-mate Bortoleto scoring points.
British GP Race Review: Charles Shines at Silverstone
Source: BBC Sport. Summary reproduced for informational purposes.
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