Antonelli leads United States Grand Prix driver-rating verdicts
Multiple Formula 1 outlets highlighted Kimi Antonelli as the standout performer from the United States Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc also rated very highly. Reports also noted that the Austin race featured closely matched teams and varied tyre strategies, even if the contest itself was not seen as a classic.
Coverage of the United States Grand Prix focused heavily on post-race driver assessments, with several outlets placing Kimi Antonelli at the front of the field on performance. PlanetF1 described his display as perfection, while BBC Sport called Antonelli superb and also praised Charles Leclerc as close to perfect.
Motorsport.com said the race at Austin had the ingredients for a strong contest, with four teams relatively closely matched and all three tyre compounds in use creating strategic variation. Even so, it said the event was not an instant classic and noted there was little at the Circuit of the Americas to trouble race winner Antonelli.
The Race also used the Austin weekend to introduce a new Formula 1 driver rankings format. Across the different post-race verdicts, Antonelli emerged as the clearest standout from the weekend.
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