EVERY 2024 F1 Driver RANKED (1-22)

[@elijahphoenixbm]

Hamilton was not a top 5 driver this year. Sainz and Piastri should definitely be above him

[@NiallBruceF1]

Yeah I do agree it was definitely far from Lewis’ best year - I think I was more going on the fact that Russell has had a very good season (imo) and Lewis wasn’t really that far off and had better race pace over the season. I think I’d keep the Mercedes drivers together in that scenario and bump Sainz and Piastri above both.

[@downoldinho9459]

@@NiallBruceF1Wdym Lewis was miles off? If George didn’t get that dsq in Belgium which didn’t exactly benefit him, he would have been dozens of points clear

[@NiallBruceF1]

@ you could argue in the Belgium case that George was given the better strategy on that day which was down to Mercedes rather than Lewis, but its all ifs and buts with that race really - I just didn’t see George’s season as that much better than Lewis’ given they tended to finish very close together. But everyone is entitled to their own opinions, thanks for sharing yours :)

[@oscarhurtado-link9166]

​@@NiallBruceF1 also silverstone, George started on pole but dnf

[@downoldinho9459]

@ that’s actually fair enough you are right he was given the better strategy. The car was often just miles ahead of the bottom 6 and behind the top 3. So they would often just naturally be p6 and p7 or something which made Lewis’ season look better than it was !

[@racing1000]

1. Max Verstappen 2. Charles Leclerc 3. Lando Norris 4. George Russell 5. Carlos Sainz 6. Oscar Piastri 7. Nico Hulkenberg 8. Lewis Hamilton 9. Fernando Alonso 10. Pierre Gasly 11. Yuki Tsunoda 12. Alexander Albon 13. Esteban Ocon 14. Liam Lawson 15. Franco Colapinto 16. Daniel Ricciardo 17. Valterri Bottas 18. Kevin Magnussen 19. Zhou Guanyu 20. Sergio Perez 21. Lance Stroll 22. Logan Sargeant

[@markozizic9938]

One of the rare lists I very much agree with👍

[@tomoqx5498]

why are people rating russell so highly

[@racing1000]

@@tomoqx5498 Because he just beat Hamilton over a full season and it would’ve been a big gap if not for the Spa DSQ.

[@tomoqx5498]

@racing1000 just because hamilton (i would put at 8th or 9th) did bad doesnt mean russel did good

[@racing1000]

@ Hamilton wasn’t too bad. Pace wasn’t fantastic but the Racecraft was. Russell really cooked him in quali this season so I put him high up.

[@hydrodagamer2843]

Hamilton too high up I’d have sainz Hamilton Piastri Alonso

[@daphnelovesL]

Because one great race of 24!

[@kayleighlark4687]

I personally think that Tsunoda deserved to be higher but I will let it slide because this was a very good video. Super graphics!!!!

[@NiallBruceF1]

The biggest Tsunoda fan the world has ever seen! I hope he appreciates your support

[@hardboilednut8215]

⁠@@NiallBruceF1bruh this response rubs the the wrong way wtf. Bro was just expressing his opinion and even complimented your vid

[@NiallBruceF1]

@hardboilednut8215 you are right, I appreciate the feedback. Kayleigh is my Fiance and comments support for Tsunoda on all of my videos. So do not worry, this is just a little joke :)

[@saharzahreddine7126]

Definitely Oscar and Saint would be ranked higher than Alonso, and Hamilton

[@sourensoukatsui]

I wanted to put George above Lando tho. We saw how bad Lando is in USGP where Max literally schooled him in w2w. If you watch each lap, Lando never attempted a different move against Max. Other drivers would've figured out how to get past a slower Red Bull car especially if they are driving that Mclaren car.

[@jongcena2555]

Not a Norris fan but I think that, at that point, he was just scared of a DNF and that’s why he was “shy” during the w2w

[@rulifaller8474]

Hamilton is too high, even he would say that. Qualifying is also part of the race weekend. Without the Spa thing he would also have been 60 points behind George. He was basically the last of the non Perez top car drivers by that amount of points.

[@andreas8664]

The 2 Mercedes above Sainz ? Say whut ??

[@NiallBruceF1]

The way I see it is that Carlos was 55 odd points behind Leclerc whereas the Mercedes boys were next to each other which would seem to me that they were both closer to maximising the car’s performance than Carlos. Though I do think that Sainz had a very good season, and as I said in the vid, 8th to 5th were incredibly close to call

[@antmangaming08]

@@NiallBruceF1agreed

[@racing1000]

@@NiallBruceF1 Tbh I disagree. Lewis was only close to George because of George’s bad luck with the mechanical issues in Silverstone and DSQ in Spa. Otherwise, the gap would be 50+ points.

[@tomoqx5498]

@@NiallBruceF1 the gap would be more like 25 due to saudi and baku, and if you look indivdually at every race you can see carlos did finish where the ferrari was meant to be but charles just did a great job

[@Daniels-World-website]

1. Max Verstappen 2. Charles Leclerc 3. George Russell 4. Lando Norris 5. Carlos Sainz jr. 6. Oscar Piasri 7. Pierre Gasly 8. Lewis Hamilton 9. Nico Hülkenberg 10. Alexander Albon 11. Fernando Alonso 12. Valtteri Bottas 13. Yuki Tsunoda 14. Liam Lawson 15. Sergio Pérez 16. Kevin Magnussen 17. Esteban Ocon 18. Franco Colapinto 19. Daniel Ricciardo 20. Lance Stroll 21. Logan Sargeant 22. Zhou Guanyu

[@oydayeti7202]

alonso that low is a bit of a stretch, especially under albon?!

[@Beer_Gaming]

@oydayeti7202 alonso did do pretty bad in the middle/end of the season

[@oydayeti7202]

@Beer_Gaming but not worse than Albon, i dont think that he was at his peak this year, also kind of down to the car, but at the middle of the season he lacked motivation and just didnt race that good, at the end he had a recovery tho in the last two races. He definetely is not top 5, but not behind albon.

[@jesseh3943]

recency bias with gasly is absurd

[@jnl7196]

@jesseh3943at least it shows improvement vs collapse like Checo

[@mavadelo]

Although I always rooted for the HoneyBadger, I think he should have been between Zhou and Mag. As for who I want in the RB21.... my current screen name should say enough. I might have some minor differences with your list but overall I am not against how you ranked them, great substantiation of your reasonings. liked+subbed

[@NiallBruceF1]

Definitely agree with your name! Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it massively

[@Franky46Boy]

Sainz rated too low Alonso and Hamilton rated too high.

[@ronwiesel5120]

exactly

[@superkoosable]

Good list. I tend to put Russel above Norris. I do consider Sainz above Hamilton (do what you will with Alonso; though I do think Sainz also outperfomred Alonso). Hamilton has to many races where he did not maximize, for which I also consider the qualification. Excellent performances like Abu Dhabi doesn't make up for that. It is good to see he still has have it, but at the beginning of the season I expected for him to make a string of races like that. He never managed to get into a flow.

[@dettikantor4357]

I love that you fully forgot Charles Austin win

[@NiallBruceF1]

@@dettikantor4357 it’s quite funny because as I was saying the sentence, I was referring to those wins that I had mentioned being emotional ones and I was like “don’t forget Austin!” And then as you say, completely forgot to mention it

[@fatmangoboom7722]

Franco was doing well I think that his grand dad passing did affect him on the grid! Hard to grieve and race!

[@NiallBruceF1]

I was actually not aware of that, that definitely makes me sympathise with him a lot more

[@ashkurenko]

KMag in a such low spot is a crime. Especially below Lawson and Colapinto

[@ronwiesel5120]

I disagree. He had phenomenal races but had a terrible opening third. Might have been a problem with car compatibility, but he was just miles off Hülk for the majority of the season

[@fatmangoboom7722]

Bottas is very under rated, any other car he would be doing so much better!

[@FormulaCentral11]

We need Jack Doohan's rating😂😂😂

[@fatmangoboom7722]

Sauber was car beyond horrible, I mean they were timing it with a calendar!

[@Lazlum]

Hamilton above Sainz Gasly Hulkenberg Alonso???

[@sant55-]

And kmag should be higher

[@fatmangoboom7722]

Ocon is a good driver but he is a prick in the paddock, making him a difficult team member

[@andrewprice9444]

DR near the bottom

[@Domagoj_playz]

Norris was not a top 3 driver this season. Vettel wasnt a top 3 driver in 2012 and he won that championship.

[@giorgidzneladze4500]

As I remember someone named OLIVER BEARMAN also competed this season

[@AJ_Osser]

The Europeans simply hate Checo. It is impossible to have Checo behind drivers like ZHO and especially Ricciardo who was released due to his poor performance in the JR team of RB.

[@sant55-]

Ric doesnt deserve p14

[@DDM1995]

Put Bottas between Ocon and Ricciardo, Hamilton between Sainz and Piastri and lastly switch Hulkenberg and Piastri and I agree fully. 😂

[@NiallBruceF1]

Not a million miles away!

[@sarasoprano7085]

I pretty much agree with your rankings. I thought Bottas was going back to Mercedes as there reserve driver next season. I think Sainz should have been a bit higher up and I think he should be in the seat next to verstappen. I hate to see Verstappen ranked number 1as I think running your opponent off the road should lead to disqualification and future scrutiny (points on your licence) but as that isn’t the rule, I suppose he was the best. Grrr! Liked the way the rankings rose through the middle of the table..very clever and looking very smart!

[@NiallBruceF1]

It’s not confirmed (if it is happening) on the Bottas front. Yeah I do agree that Sainz had a very good season, I think Red Bull would have to pay quite a lot to break Sainz’ Williams contract, they had a very long time to choose him if they wanted him! (His words) Thank you very much!

[@andreaungaro4112]

Alonso and Hamilton overhyped

[@sleepyumi]

I dont wanna be controversial but this season saying the McLaren has been the quickest car is kinda misleading, they were only really the quickest car at 35-40% of races, Ferrari, Mercedes, and ofcourse Redbull were all at the front for a while Redbull at like 8 or 9 races or something like that.

[@NiallBruceF1]

@sleepyumi that is a fair point I think, the way I see it is that if you look at it on a whole, when they weren’t the number one fastest team they tended to be at least the team challenging whoever was fastest. Whereas the other teams would circulate around being 1st right down to 4th, I think McLaren maintained top 2. But maybe I am wrong, who really knows

[@radiantvalor]

​@@NiallBruceF1They also had the most time at the top, Ferrari and Mercedes were only there a few races and the Red Bull was really only the fastest for the first 5

[@kaanthedesperate]

def not, mclaren has been the average fastest car and team for 15 races, more than 60 percent of the year

[@davidminntenglish]

Nah not really, McLaren has been the fastest car the majority of the season. Bahrain: Red Bull fastest Saudi-Arabia: Red Bull fastest Australia: Red Bull fastest (Max would probably won without his Break Issues) Japan: Red Bull China: Red Bull Miami: Red Bull Imola: McLaren Monaco: Ferrari Canada: McLaren Spain: McLaren Austria: McLaren Great Britain: Mercedes or McLaren (McLaren had insane Race Pace until they bottled the Pit Stop) Hungary: McLaren Belgium: Mercedes Netherlands: McLaren Monza: McLaren Baku: McLaren Singapore: McLaren Austin: Ferrari Mexico: McLaren or Ferrari (Lando would've won if he didnt had the collision with Max) Brazil: McLaren Las Vegas: Mercedes Qatar: McLaren Abu Dhabi: McLaren

[@aaronmatthis7824]

What’s misleading about your comment is that the McLaren car was fast enough to win the strong majority of races after the Miami upgrade. Spain, Spa, Canada, Britain, Monaco were races were races where that car was easily fast enough to win and those are just the ones off the top of my head. The MCL38 was a step above the Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes not just because of its outright pace but because of how consistently it was at the front. The McLaren was definitely the strongest car for most the season and car that a few drivers on the grid would’ve won the title with.

[@albertusdrostable]

You are way to mild on Ricciardo! Everybody talks about him like he was a fresh young talent at the start of the season. He was dropped for a reason by two former employers. It made no sense that RB wanted him back. The guy didn't even outperform last years De Vries. That says a lot about someone with 12 years of F1 experience! I don't want to see the guy with the grin on the grid ever again!

[@NiallBruceF1]

@@albertusdrostable yeah I was definitely way too kind to Daniel here - but I don’t think you’ll have to worry about seeing him on the grid again!

[@petronas767]

In my Opinion 1 - Verstappen 2 - Russell 3 - Piastri 4 - Norris 5 - Leclerc 6 - Hulkenberg 7 - Sainz 8 - Alonso 9 - Hamilton 10 - Gasly 11 - Albon 12 - Tsunoda 13 - Magnussen 14 - Lawson 15 - Colapinto 16 - Ocon 17 - Zhou 18 - Bottas 19 - Stroll

[@user-do1hk7mg5y]

Garbage opinion, Leclerc was 2nd best driver. Sainz was also pretty good. Norris and Piastri had the best car but nowhere near the win

[@thesergeyplayrus7880]

I'd definitely swap Checo and Zhou

[@rulifaller8474]

Leclerc had a good season. But until he proves that he has improved since 2022 it is a bit strong too say that he is “ definitely able to take it to Max next year”. He made less mistakes this year, but he was also in a mostly low stress situation because he was never in a title fight . Max fought Lando, but he did not fight Charles which actually gifted Charles and Ferrari quite a few points. Also Charles actually got beat by Sainz quite a few times towards the end, I doubt that would happe; to Max.

[@Wickey934]

If you think Leclerc didn't improve since 2022 then you are not watching this sport

[@rulifaller8474]

@ I have watched every race, but I have not seen Charles under title pressure. Charles was really quite good in 2022 as well, he only had a couple of big errors. These errors came when he was under a lot of pressure for the championship, not when he was out of it in the second half of the season. He has not been under title pressure since, so you have not been able to watch that either,

[@hatimtabakho2658]

​@@rulifaller8474 Did u watch Abu Dhabi GP and what he did for constructeur, he was totally under the pressure when he start from p19

[@rulifaller8474]

@ Yeah I watched it, the one who had title pressure was Lando, it was his to loose. Charles was only fighting for a very small chance, so no real pressure, nothing to loose just to win. And even that was for constructors, not the drivers so a lot less important.

[@NorthWolfRising]

21 out of 24 races, he was in the top five. 13 Podiums. Took the most points of any single driver in the second half this season. No crashes in any competitive session (and a grand total of 2 all season including practice.) He's absolutely improved since 2022 and he's ready for a title challenge.

[@herruu2499]

Well-presented but I feel it isn't so much reflective of reality as it is over-reliant on the official points tally when it comes to a lot of the relative comparisons. Which aren't the most honest things ever. The Tsunoda-Lawson battle wasn't genuine most of the time, Lawson being hindered by tertiary actors (such as other competitors causing incidents, the team making bad strategies- which also affected Yuki, but made it difficult to see the truth of the differences in their skill). Magnussen was affected by FIA idiocy, being penalized for being caught up in others' incidents, extremely seldom causing something on his own (though his performance was mid, he does not deserve 17. More 15. I'd argue Lance is 22nd. Sargent at least tried. Colapinto does not rank above Lawson, and definitely not above K.Mag. Tsunoda is better than Albon. Albon has not been tested, and when he is, it is against Colapinto. A PURE rookie, and he performs suspectly. 12 is too high. Something I never understood is how anyone places Sainz below Leclerc. He finishes higher when the Ferrari is competitive, his race control is tremendous. He's calculative. The only thing he doesn't do is throw the car like a madman in qualifying and in races when things get difficult. Which Leclerc does, which either gets him good points, or gets him tossed in the garbage. Leclerc is too temperamental to ever challenge a championship against people like Verstappen or Sainz, who are consistent. He performs better on the global ladder because A, Ferrari as an organization does not mesh with Sainz, prioritizing Leclerc (as attested to by his preferential treatment and interview comments available in media of anonymous Ferrari employees, etc). Or B, he didn't gamble on good performances, meaning he didn't win any poker games. Even then, how you can place Mercedes above any of the Ferrari drivers is ludicrous. It was a shit car, driven either badly or with mediocrity. It is generous to put them around the 7-9 area. Either way, Sainz is definitely better than both of them in this generation of the rules. Legacy doesn't matter. How george shows up at 4 makes no sense, he barely accomplished anything. He either performed with mediocrity when the mercedes was uncompetitive, or chanced into some supreme victories because the Mercedes' car is overtuned for the circumstances of literally 2 racetracks. Definitely better than Hamilton though. Hamilton who places above 10 solely because we kinda assume that maybe he's not bad maybe (praying), and not so much on actual reality. Alonso DEFINITELY better than Lewis right now. Probably Hulk too. Hell, Hulk is literally walking on water with a fucking Haas. And has been since the new regs. Definite 6, Alonso close 7.

[@kaanthedesperate]

pierre is soooooo low its a disgrace