It was announced before Christmas that the Formula One team chiefs had found Max Verstappen the best Formula 1 driver of the season.
The Dutch Red Bull’s victory was not a surprise after that Both experts and fans The new world champion was seen as the best of the year. Lately, however, the pilots have also evaluated themselves: the ranking behind the top riders is somewhat different on this list, but there was no doubt among the riders that the top two were Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
Among the top ten missing drivers, two drivers for Mercedes and Red Bull (former), neither Valtteri Bottas nor Sergio Perez, fit into the first half of the field according to their teammates’ ratings. Instead, there is McLaren’s Lando Norris and two Ferrari drivers in 3-5. Place, the trio fought a fierce battle all year long for the fifth place individual.
The full list:
| Place | Noun | a team |
| 1. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | mercedes |
| 3. | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 4. | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 5. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | Alps |
| 7. | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 8. | George Russell | Williams |
| 9. | Esteban Ocon | Alps |
| 10. | Mick Schumacher | Hass |
The most surprising name in the top ten is anarchist Mick Schumacher, who topped another, less flattering list – although the German is followed by Verstappen:
source: PlanetF1.com
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