Great to see Nico in the top 10

3

 

9TH-

 

PIERRE GASLY

 

6.875 (By virtue of having two 7s)

 

 

 

 

a relatively decent first season at a new outfit, probably got the measure of his team mate on balance

I'd give Pierre the edge over Esteban since he equalled him without any prevous experince with the team

same as Ocon for me

5

 

8TH-

 

CARLOS SAINZ JR

 

7.125

 

 

 

brilliant at times, rather ordinary at others. racecraft is there but lacks a bit of ultimate pace

Notably the only non Red Bull winner this year and when he's on it he's great, but that isn't often enough

pretty level overall between teammates

 

7TH-

 

OSCAR PIASTRI

 

7.625

 

 

 

considering his rookie status he pulled off a very impressive debut season, still a large gap to his team mate in the standings though

Brilliant debut season and a thoroughly likeable chap

good first season. Can’t rate any higher as he was beaten (somewhat comfortably) over the season by Norris

Strong start here for Piastri, methinks he could position even higher this season.

Yeah will be intriguing to see if he can close the gap to Lando

4

 

6TH-

 

LEWIS HAMILTON

 

7.75 (By virtue of having no 10s)

 

 

a mere few blotches on an otherwise extremely impressive season, extracting the most out of the w14

Finished 3rd in the title more by virtue of the failures of others than anything brilliant from him. The raw speed is gone, the consistency is going and perhaps the motivation too, but there's no denying the innate talent is there when he hooks it all up..

grew stronger as the season progressed

 

5TH-

 

ALEXANDER ALBON

 

7.75 (By virtue of having one 10)

 

 

 

dragged the williams into places it seldom deserved and looks a very well rounded racer now

Showed what we always knew - he's a very capable driver. If only he could stick to track limits

simply remarkable

 

3

 

4TH-

 

CHARLES LECLERC

 

7.875

 

 

 

pace is never a concern but the odd mistake keeps cropping up. however has also been very unlucky

Reliably fast and often exciting but still overdrives the car too often and as ever, result were hampered by Ferrari

had flashes of greatness this year

2

 

3RD-

 

LANDO NORRIS

 

8.625

 

 

 

an absolute monster once mclaren brought the upgrades. first win surely coming soon

Still think he's a dick but starting to think he's finally delivering on the hype. If the McLaren had started the year with those upgrades...

the fact he hasn’t won a race is a travesty

Who's giving Albon a 10? :lol:

 

Leclerc too high as well, disapoointig season by his standards.

Who's giving Albon a 10? :lol:

 

Leclerc too high as well, disapoointig season by his standards.

It was Herbs who gave Albon a 10.

 

 

It was Herbs who gave Albon a 10.

 

Yeah bring it!!!

Yeah bring it!!!

I wasn't implying that there wasn't anything wrong with giving Albon a 10, he pushed that Williams beyond its capability.

 

 

2

 

2ND-

 

FERNANDO ALONSO

 

9.75

 

 

 

classic alonso squeezing every last drop out of the machinery, made the absolute most of when aston had the second best car

Still fast enough that time hasn't yet caught up with him. If the AM upgrades had actually have improved the car it could have been a glorious year.

epic how well he did this year. Always out-performs the car

Shame Aston Martin bottlejobbed the only genuine chance of a race win in Monaco last year...

 

I can see them falling back to midfield this season and fighting the Alpines, they had their moment.

Yeah it really was a shame fernando couldn’t get a win in 2023. Here’s to a (lucky) 2024 win!

And the winner is:

 

 

1ST-

 

MAX VERSTAPPEN

 

11

 

 

has raised the bar of excellence even higher, as close to a perfect season as you could ever see

As close to a perfect season as I've ever seen. So far above the rest right now that it's ridiculous

flawless

 

Many thanks to you all for contributing to the rate. The F1 Team Battles Prediction Game will definitely return this year. I look forward to discussing the upcoming F1 season with you all.

 

Cheers, :)

Roll of Honour:

 

2019- Lewis Hamilton

2020- Daniel Ricciardo

2021- Max Verstappen

2023- Max Verstappen