Exceptional defensive racecraft and tyre management, regularly extracting points from lower-tier machinery.

Remarkable mental resilience, successfully rebuilding his F1 career as a proven team leader after being dropped by Red Bull.

Deep technical acumen and feedback, instrumental in car development and operational setup.

Historically struggled to adapt to unforgiving, twitchy car characteristics under high-pressure top-team conditions.

Prone to occasional costly errors and crashes when overdriving past the vehicle's limits.

Had lack of elite intra-team benchmarks during his Williams resurgence, leaving questions about his ceiling against top-tier teammates.

Elite mobility and ball-carrying skill uncommon for a 6'4" striker

Clinical and composed finishing with both feet under pressure

Intelligent movement and versatility to exploit gaps centrally or out wide

Vulnerability to recurrent muscular injuries that disrupt momentum

Underwhelming aerial threat and hold-up heading despite his tall frame

Can be bullied out of matches by physical, deep-lying defensive blocks