Verstappen baffles friend and foe, but Hamilton is the king of Silverstone

Hamilton: 10

Lewis Hamilton was narrowly beaten by Mercedes teammate George Russell in qualifying, but showed superiority in the changing conditions at Silverstone. Moreover, he and his team made the right choice by being among the first to change to slicks in the final stint. After this, Hamilton managed his softs superbly, keeping him out of Verstappen's reach in the closing stages of the race.

Verstappen: 9

Once again, Max Verstappen managed to get more out of his RB20 than seemed to be in it. Following a mistake in qualifying, the Dutchman suffered damage to his floor, after which the second row of the grid proved to be the maximum possible. Both mediums and intermediates did not work well for Red Bull Racing in the race, but through the right decisions at the right times - in which Verstappen himself played a big part - he still managed to rejoin the frontrunners after an almost lost race.

Norris: 8

A solid race for Lando Norris, who seemed to be heading for a certain victory on a wet track. In the final stint, McLaren made the mistake of leaving the tyre choice to Norris - the team still had a new set of mediums, but followed Hamilton's lead by going for the softs. As a result, Norris was already struggling with his tyres halfway through the final stint, allowing Verstappen to pass him on the hards with ease.

Piastri: 8

Like teammate Norris, Oscar Piastri also drove a solid race. The Australian was able to keep up with his teammate just fine in the changing conditions, but was sacrificed by his team when he had to continue a lap longer for a tyre change. This caused Piastri to fall way back, but he still managed to finish fourth behind Norris in the end.

Sainz: 8.5

Carlos Sainz drove a very strong race, despite Ferrari being the fourth car on the grid. In changeable conditions, the Spaniard excelled and was even able to attack Verstappen, who struggled with the tyres on his RB20. Sainz finished his race with a handsome fifth place.

Leclerc: 5

Charles Leclerc was powerless in a weekend that did not seem to be going his way anyway. Poor timing in qualifying meant he was eliminated in Q2, leaving the race to be all about damage control for the Monegasque. That too was made difficult for him by opting for intermediates in the light rain. Points proved unattainable for Leclerc after this.

Russell: 7.5

George Russell looked set for an excellent weekend: he started the F1 race in pole position and retained the lead at the start. Once it started raining, however, it was his teammate who excelled. It could still have been a strong result for Russell, were it not for the fact that his Mercedes suffered technical problems.

Hulkenberg: 9

Nico Hulkenberg impressed all weekend. He qualified in sixth place and managed to hold that position in an unpredictable race, scoring important points for Haas.

Stroll: 8

Lance Stroll seems to be coming alive in the AMR24 lately. The Canadian, who has shown more often that he is strong in the rain, qualified ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso and also managed to finish ahead of the Spaniard in the race in a fine seventh place.

Alonso: 7

Fernando Alonso had a fine weekend despite Aston Martin's disappointing performance of late. While he normally outperforms his teammate, this time the two-time world champion couldn't defeat Stroll in both qualifying and the race.

Perez: 3

Another disastrous weekend for Sergio Perez. It started with an early exit in Q1 after the Mexican ended up in the gravel pit, a costly mistake for which he took the blame. It resulted in a start from the pit lane as Red Bull opted to give him a new engine. The team guessed wrong by putting him on intermediates during the first patch of light rain. After this, Perez drove an uneventful race, in which he was two laps behind and did not progress beyond 17th - and thus second-to-last - place.

Tsunoda: 7.5

Yuki Tsunoda was again better than Daniel Ricciardo at Silverstone. In both qualifying and the race, the Japanese finished ahead of his teammate and in the process also picked up an important point for his team.

Ricciardo: 5

Once again, Ricciardo had to acknowledge defeat to VCARB teammate Tsunoda. The Australian drove an uneventful weekend and ended it with a colourless result in 13th place.

Albon: 8

Alexander Albon once again excelled in his Williams by not only getting through to Q3 and qualifying ninth, he managed to hold on to that position and score important points.

Sargeant: 7

A rare performance from Logan Sargeant, who managed to get through to Q2 in rainy conditions. In the race, a points finish was within reach, but the American just missed out in P11.

Ocon: 5

Esteban Ocon was Alpine's only hope after Gasly's early exit, but it was not to be for the Frenchman. He was among the drivers who gambled on intermediates at their first stop, which turned out to be the wrong choice. This made him one of the drivers who were put on two laps by the front-runners.

Magnussen: 4

Kevin Magnussen underperformed at the British GP, especially given the superior pace of teammate Hulkenberg. The Dane qualified 17th and finished 12th, compared to Hulkenberg's sixth place in both qualifying and the race.

Bottas: 5

Valtteri Bottas was defeated by his teammate in qualifying for the first time this season. In the race, the Finnish driver did finish ahead of Zhou, but it was an uneventful race for the Stake F1 driver.

Zhou: 4

Guanyu Zhou defeated teammate Bottas in qualifying for the first time this season, but the race was less rosy for the Chinese driver. He started on softs, but was forced to make an early stop as a result. More than an 18th place was not on the cards.

Gasly: n/a

It was never going to be Pierre Gasly's weekend at Silverstone. Starting with a grid penalty of no less than 50 places due to his fifth engine change, the Alpine driver could not even make the start as he was called into the pit lane on the warm-up lap to withdraw his car from the race.