![]() ![]() He was the youngest man on the 2019 grid but often raced like a seasoned veteran. ![]() Verdict: Norris deserved his rookie of the year award. Bottas 2.0 must be a yearlong thing in 2020 if he wants any chance of beating Hamilton (or anyone else) to the title. After six straight weeks in the top five, he never returned once the rot set in. Verdict: Bottas is propped up by his strong start to the year. Once Sainz found his groove, he was in masterful form - especially on Sundays - and has probably left Red Bull ruing the fact they ever let him leave the driver programme. The Spaniard may have been above Leclerc in the averages were it not for a slightly slow start to the year. Even without a podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sainz was the standout performer of 2019. The biggest mark of respect to Leclerc this year was that he took Ferrari's preseason belief that Vettel was the driver to back and quickly tore it to pieces. Though Ferrari stumbled over itself on numerous occasions, Leclerc usually came out of those situations looking much better than teammate Sebastian Vettel, something the Power Rankings often reflected. His season was not without big mistakes - crashing out of Q2 in Baku and his error-filled Monaco Grand Prix spring to mind - but he balanced that out with two brilliant wins, including a popular victory for Ferrari at Monza, and more pole positions than anyone else. Verdict: Propelled up the order by a four-week run at the top after his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, it would have been difficult to put Leclerc lower. Max Verstappen has established himself alongside the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in Formula One. This was the season Verstappen showed he is ready to beat Hamilton to a championship - now he just needs the car to do it. Verstappen was sublime in 2019, and his wins in Austria, Germany and Brazil were all memorable in their own way. Often they were simply swapping positions at the top. The eventual average finishing position was 1.75 for Hamilton and 1.96 for Verstappen, showing how close they were all year. Take away the German Grand Prix and his clumsy clash with Alex Albon in Brazil (one race after wrapping up the championship) and there isn't a blemish on Hamilton's sixth title-winning campaign. But do the averages give a fair representation of every driver's season? Let's find out. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 20: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore.With the conclusion of the 2019 Formula One season, we are doing our end-of-year rankings a little differently this year.īy looking at a driver's highest peak and lowest dips in our weekly Power Rankings, we can chart the consistent drivers, the late bloomers, those who had a roller-coaster year and those who just had a year to forget. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 22: Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari prepares to drive on the grid before the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 21: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 on track during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 22: Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 22: Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. EMail: - copy of publication required for printed pictures. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Qualifying Day. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Practice Day. Robert Kubica (POL) Williams Racing FW42. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 19: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP talks to the media in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 20: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Septemin Singapore. ![]()
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