Iltalehti distributes Lions and Sheep throughout the season.
Lewis Hamilton’s weekend was a complete disaster. AOP
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
The perfect weekend culminated in the first “grand slam” of his career. Win, pile, fastest lap and every lead.
Repeating the world championship is again a realistic goal.
George Russell, Mercedes
Mercedes is not a good car at the moment. Especially in the rain. With that in mind, the young Briton drove an excellent race.
Russell is guaranteed to be annoyed by the performance of the Silver Arrow this season. But after the Williams years, this is also valid. It shows up in motivation and a comparison to a teammate whose mojo is missing.
Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
The excellent season continued. The only downsides of the weekend came at the start of the race. They ended up paying nothing when the pace on the track was okay.
An additional lion could have been taken by bypassing Russell, but this is also valid.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Grab one sheep in front of his teammate because the mistake he saw in the race was really big for the World Cup battle.
He wasted seven valuable points on his run-out, close by that the balance would have gone to zero.
These mistakes must not be made now that Red Bull and Verstappen seem to have found not only speed but also reliability.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
The weakest weekend of your F1 career? Hopeful.
Would you believe this man lost the world championship last season in the least amount possible? Or that many consider him the best driver of all time. Welcome to the mortal.
It is an honor to perish. Mersu is bad, but Hamilton is completely lost right now. In Imola, it felt like he wasn’t even trying.
Mick Schumacher, Haas
Three drivers have yet to open a points account this season. Schumacher is one of them.
With these excerpts, Schumi-junior has to wait for a while. Dad was known as the master of the rain, Mick focused on spinning. Can’t get up to speed with his teammate either.