Verstappen perfect and Antonelli hugely mature – driver ratings

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Singapore Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is now fourth in the drivers' championship, 119 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli Max Verstappen took his second win in a row with victory from pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman also won the final sprint event of the campaign at Marina Bay and has moved up two places in the drivers' standings from sixth to fourth. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished third and has extended his title advantage over Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who was ninth, to 102 points. Here are my ratings for how the drivers performed across the whole weekend in Singapore.
Pretty much the definition of a perfect weekend. Pole and victory in both the sprint race and grand prix, and once George Russell crashed out of the sprint on Saturday there was barely a moment where Red Bull's Verstappen looked like losing control of either race. Consistently Verstappen's closest challenger and took two podiums from the weekend. Third in the sprint followed by second in the grand prix was about as much as Ferrari could realistically have asked for. Another hugely mature weekend from Mercedes' championship leader. Fourth in the sprint and fourth in qualifying before fighting his way on to the
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