The official page of Formula 1 has published its annual vote on the 10 best drivers of the season according to the pilots themselves world and the team leaders, who agreed with the Dutchman’s choice Max Verstappen as number 1 for the fourth year in a row, the same ones he wore as champion at the wheel of Red Bull.
Unlike in 2023, drivers and directors chose the podium of their preferences in 2024, as the same group was chosen Lando Norris (McLaren) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) as the second and third best drivers on the grid: both positions are occupied by the Briton and the Monegasque in the World Championship classification.
In fact, the top 10 of the two votes generally coincide with that final ranking of 2024, although in that sense there are two main protagonists, one negative. (‘Checo’ Pérez) and another positive (Nico Hulkenberg): The Mexican finished 8th this year, a disappointing place for a Red Bull that separates him from a top-10 where the German enters again, with 11th place with haas he was placed as the 8th best driver for his teammates and for the team leaders.
Hulkenberg, 37, was placed in both lists ahead of Fernando Alonso (9th), suffering a sharp drop in votes, in line with its declining performance Aston Martin: The 43-year-old Asturian lost six positions in the drivers (from 3rd to 9th) and seven in the eyes of the directors (from 2nd to 9th).
In 2023, the team managers selected the Spaniard in second place after shining in his first season with the British team by finishing 4th in the World Championship with 206 points and eight podiums, although the famous 33rd victory also fought this time. Alonso finished this season in 9th with 70 points and did not make the podium. Two-time world champion with renault in 2005 and 2006, his last victory came in 2013, at Spanish GP.
Another former world champion, Lewis Hamilton, also comes out badly this time, as he gave up eight positions to drivers (from 2nd to 10th) and two to team managers (from 5th to 7th) after a careful course in his farewell. to Mercedes.
The Briton will race in 2025 with Ferrari, where he will lead Carlos Sainzthe other Spaniard on the grid and new signing Williamswho repeats as the 6th best driver in the opinion of his colleagues and rises one place (5th) in the directors’ preferences, the same position occupied by the native of Madrid in his last season with the Italian team.
In 2023, Verstappen, hamilton and Alonso formed the podium of the best drivers for their professional colleagues, while chosen by the team leaders Verstappen, Alonso and Norris. The Dutchman was still there despite that fact Red Bull It did not use the dominance of previous years. McLarenwhich was already seized in 2024 by Constructors’ World Cupand other suitors will try to complete the ‘sorpasso’ in 2025.
Source: La Verdad
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