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Formula 1: Post-race driver grades after 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix

By Benjamin Kuhl

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 29: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme during the Formula One Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 29, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 29: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme during the Formula One Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 29, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – JULY 29: Carlos Sainz (55) Renault Sport Formula One Team. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – JULY 29: Carlos Sainz (55) Renault Sport Formula One Team. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images) /

Looking for improvement

Renault Sport driver Carlos Sainz Jr. had an opportunity to bring home a significant haul of championship points after flourishing in the rain and qualifying in a massively impressive fifth place. Unfortunately, as the race began to unwind, he fell back four positions before the checkered flag waved. He finished in ninth and scored two championship points.. No. 55. Renault Sport, Renault. CARLOS SAINZ JR.. C

C-. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley nearly managed to score points during the Hungarian Grand Prix. He qualified in eighth place, but once the race got going, he found himself moving backwards. He finished one position outside of the points in 11th.. No. 28. Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda. BRENDON HARTLEY

Renault Sport driver Nico Hulkenberg qualified in 13th place and was looking for an opportunity to extend his points lead as the “best of the rest” in the mid-pack. He was unable to move forward after the start and only managed to move up a single position when frontrunner Max Verstappen retired with an MGU-K failure. He finished in 12th, bringing in no points.. No. 27. Renault Sport, Renault. NICO HULKENBERG. C-

No. 9. Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari. MARCUS ERICSSON. D+. Alfa Romeo Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson struggled for pace in qualifying and during the race. He qualified in 14th place and fell back one position to finish in 15th. He will be looking for renewed pace after the summer break.

D-. Williams Martini Racing driver Sergey Sirotkin qualified in 19th place and managed to move up to 16th thanks to the retirements of three other drivers. He will be looking for some level of improvement over the course of the remaining nine races of the season.. No. 35. Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes. SERGEY SIROTKIN

D-. Williams Martini Racing driver Lance Stroll began the race from the pits after requiring a nose change. He had a quiet race at the back of the pack and finished the in 17th place as the last running driver in the race.. No. 18. Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes. LANCE STROLL

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