December 17, 20204 yr Author 6 12TH: DANILL KVYAT 4.5 mputFzumX_c the odd decent display but generally unconvincing and his seat may be at risk with gasly bringing in all the headlines. he's shaken off his torpedo tag somewhat but is still rather inconsistentNot the slightly erratic presence he was in the past and he can still be somewhat unpredictable, performance wise but he deserves his seat, and I never thought I'd say that. Not doing much this year, bit overshadowed by Gasly.Unremarkable F1 career in dire straits after a second bite of the F1 cherry. The fourth place at Imola has probably come too late. Seems anonymous in his races this season.
December 17, 20204 yr Stroll was definitely lucky in this rate because at the time he was doing brilliantly and outperforming Perez. Since that Mugello crash he's either had zero luck or had absolute stinkers like in Portimao. How he fares against Weltmeister next season is gonna be interesting.
December 17, 20204 yr Author 2 11TH: GEORGE RUSSELL 6.166666667 hpnjGPi8dHI a star for the future of course and fully deserving of an eventual merc seat. extremely impressive in quali, consistently making q2 these days. small question mark over not being able to capitalise on the crazy weekends and finally earn his first point(s)The Williams is much better this year and George must be turning heads. A very mature and talented driver even despite his questionable role in the Mugello crash Good but again not as great as people say. He hasn't wowed me in any race. He does well on Saturday but not especially on Sunday.2 for binning it behind a safety car feels like he should be great... but always manages to bin it under pressure...Is he great as people say? No, Still can't score a point in Williams. Marks off for that crash in Imola behind the safety car and this role in the crash at Mugello.
December 17, 20204 yr Russell would have been higher if the rate had been done now why we did the rate so early instead of at the end of the season?
December 17, 20204 yr I wouldn't change my ranking of Russell greatly. Marginally upwards maybe but he's only really had one impressive race - Sakhir - driving the best car. He impressed by out performing Bottas sure, but in almost every other race he's been anonymous or made errors - big ones. A star for the future certainly, but one swallow and all that...
December 17, 20204 yr Author Russell would have been higher if the rate had been done now why we did the rate so early instead of at the end of the season? Thanks for the advice, Bjork. Next year's rate will come at the end of the season. I did this halfway through the season because I had pencilled in to do a rate halfway, but for next time if people want I'm more than happy to do this at the end of the season.
December 17, 20204 yr I wouldn't change my ranking of Russell greatly. Marginally upwards maybe but he's only really had one impressive race - Sakhir - driving the best car. He impressed by out performing Bottas sure, but in almost every other race he's been anonymous or made errors - big ones. A star for the future certainly, but one swallow and all that... He's driven the wheels of that Williams and consistently beaten both Haas' despite being in inferior machinery. He's got into Q2 in more than half the races and Latifi didn't manage that at all. It took him being at the front for people to appreciate his talent but he's been that good all year imo. Unfortunately for him people will only remember the mistakes whilst he's at the back of the pack. I think the rate can still be done during the season but maybe 75% of the way through as that's a strong enough basis and nothing will change too dramatically thereafter.
December 17, 20204 yr He's driven the wheels of that Williams and consistently beaten both Haas' despite being in inferior machinery. He's got into Q2 in more than half the races and Latifi didn't manage that at all. It took him being at the front for people to appreciate his talent but he's been that good all year imo. Unfortunately for him people will only remember the mistakes whilst he's at the back of the pack. I think the rate can still be done during the season but maybe 75% of the way through as that's a strong enough basis and nothing will change too dramatically thereafter. He's great compared to Latifi sure, but that's faint praise. For me the Haas is probably the worst car this year. Crap aero and no power. The Williams has a great engine and an aero that is probably roughly equal. Russell has been great in qualifying no doubt but I really question his performances in races. Flashes of brilliance but prone to errors, some of which were really bad. Other than that he tends to fluff the start and drop back, all things being equal. Yes he did brilliantly in the Mercedes at Sakhir but there's a number of drivers who would have performed just as well - Ricciardo, Sainz, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Gasly and probably even Raikonnen and Vettel, maybe even Albon, would all have beaten Bottas, this years biggest underperformer (and he's just above average at the maximum) in that race I'm sure. For me it's simply too soon to elevate him based on one good race. Remember the likes of Ivan Capelli, Alessandro Nannini, Karl Wendlinger or Ricardo Patrese? All had brilliant early promise but came to little. Right now I see George Russell in the Johnny Herbert, Martin Brundle category. Gifted and with potential. Whether he'll be comparable to either David Coulthard, Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton remains to be seen.
December 18, 20204 yr and still no news on Perez/Red Bull? I saw an interview yesterday with him that was very funny cos he basically said Stroll was shit they were asking him about why they lost to McLaren and he was saying they had the better car but McLaren had 2 great drivers and Racing Point only 1, so that's why they lost :o :)
December 18, 20204 yr Haha they actually lost because of that 15 point deduction at the start of the season (which if I remember rightly thought would be insignificant at the time but that turned out to not be the case!) Also they had shit reliability. Perez doesn't get either failure in the last 3 races and they get third easily. Then when Hulk stood in for his first race he never even made it to the grid. Edited December 18, 20204 yr by Dobby Helms
December 18, 20204 yr He's great compared to Latifi sure, but that's faint praise. For me the Haas is probably the worst car this year. Crap aero and no power. The Williams has a great engine and an aero that is probably roughly equal. Russell has been great in qualifying no doubt but I really question his performances in races. Flashes of brilliance but prone to errors, some of which were really bad. Other than that he tends to fluff the start and drop back, all things being equal. Yes he did brilliantly in the Mercedes at Sakhir but there's a number of drivers who would have performed just as well - Ricciardo, Sainz, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Gasly and probably even Raikonnen and Vettel, maybe even Albon, would all have beaten Bottas, this years biggest underperformer (and he's just above average at the maximum) in that race I'm sure. For me it's simply too soon to elevate him based on one good race. Remember the likes of Ivan Capelli, Alessandro Nannini, Karl Wendlinger or Ricardo Patrese? All had brilliant early promise but came to little. Right now I see George Russell in the Johnny Herbert, Martin Brundle category. Gifted and with potential. Whether he'll be comparable to either David Coulthard, Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton remains to be seen. Yes this will be an interesting post to look back on in 5 years. And I do remember Patrese. Now Bottas is like him, not Russell!
December 18, 20204 yr and still no news on Perez/Red Bull? Not from RBR... but according to this article, a Red Bull owned website (so more than likely factual) says that Perez will be announced today!
December 18, 20204 yr Yes this will be an interesting post to look back on in 5 years. And I do remember Patrese. Now Bottas is like him, not Russell! Yeah, I'm fully prepared to eat my words if need be. Bottas is like Patrese was from about 1984 onwards but from 1977 - 1982ish he was considered rising star.
December 21, 20204 yr Author 5 10TH: KIMI RAIKKONEN 6.666666667 pfRkgksVCYc obviously past his best but still has the racecraft to dice it with the best, he's just in a much slower car now. he's one of the fairest drivers out there in wheel-to-wheel combat and i'd like him to stick around at least another season or twoFlashes of the old brilliance that seemed missing in his final Ferrari days and still one of the fairest drivers out there but clearly passed his prime speed wise, but experience counts for a lot and he can still deliver. Good but not great. Being a fair player doesn't make you a great driver. Maybe it's time to say goodbye.7 for the humour but its time to retire hun I'm sure if Vettel was in the car, he'd kick Vettel's buttStill producing that humour. Still enjoying himself in F1. But he can still deliver
December 21, 20204 yr Author 4 9TH: SERGIO PEREZ 7.166666667 dXT_0mmyqjo shame he's losing his seat again but this has been a weak season so far by his standards. he's a solid driver that has lucked into a few podiums during his career but earned them from taking advantage of such situations. never had confidence he'd be able to push on and become a top tier driverF1 is a cruel sport. One where talent, loyalty and results count for little on occasion. Perez has bettered Stroll over the season, even allowing for Covid 19 and I believe he would have bettered Vettel were they together next year. Wherever he ends up next year will be both very lucky and beneath him. Reliable and a good driver. Doesn't deserve to be kicked out.Solid and reliable Reliable, consistent driver. Unfortunately money talks. Sad to see leave F1 as it looks like the reality although there may be a chance at Red Bull..... Held it together in Turkey.
December 21, 20204 yr Author 5 8TH: NICO HULKENBERG 7.33333333 KGIq2LGSyrE All the RP drivers on pretty much equal ground imo! unlucky to lose his seat yes but he was largely outperformed by ric at renault. that said he definitely deserves one ahead of other drivers on this list but he has choked on a number of opportunities to earn that elusive first podiumA fun cameo and he was certainly not the worst on the grid but Still believe he's a perennial underachiever. I do like the guy though Cannot really judge.SUPERSUB!!! Deserves a drive. Can we replace Ocon with him? Great trio of cameos from him. Underachieved a lot. Like him. Great supersub. But still he couldn't get that first podium.
December 21, 20204 yr I know I ranked both Perez & Hulk a 7 but Perez is 9 category now I think with his incredible second half to the season.
December 23, 20204 yr Author 6 7TH: LEWIS HAMILTON 7.5 KR48Q5U0AGA still the class of the field of course. it's all the car blah blah blah but he's consistently destroying his perfectly competent teammate in races. onwards to breaking all the f1 records!Great driver of course, but he's barely had to make any effort, such is the lack of competition. The only driver out there in a car capable of taking the fight to him simply isn't up to the job. That pole in Spa was impressive though. Good but not THAT good. I actually would really like to see him race in a less-good car like Ferrari and see what he'd do. Also makes rookie mistakes.the most overrated driver on the grid. Its not difficult to smash records when the car is 1.5 seconds a lap faster than any other. Was bang average in an average car. Self-centred beyond belief and the dress sense of a footballer. zero challenge, no particularly special drives this yearGreat driver, never thought I would see Michael's records be broken or equal the seven world titles. Still untouchable in the Mercedes
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