Ranking EVERY 2024 F1 Driver's Debut Race!

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

That Alonso bit looking at every driver in 2001 has me in fucking tears 😂😂😂😂

[@KieranStepney]

And he is still having the greatest rookie season of all time only can get into his prime

[@Gangsta_Playz]

"You couldn't even find Ollie Bearman and Franco Colapinto under a microscope" brother I was CRYING 🤣

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

@@Gangsta_Playz I wish I could be that brutal lol

[@gazdyer5765]

This was amazing. Hilarious.

[@ammarisrar2005]

@@Gangsta_PlayzOllie wasn’t even a thought when Alonso debuted 😂😂😂

[@davebowman5152]

Logan honestly looked real strong in his first few race weekends. I think he mentally couldn't handle the pressure of F1. He was rushed into F1, had a lot of crashes, and wasn't physically fit for a f1 season. This all took it's toll and he just got worse as time went on and without much support/faith from Williams, it makes a lot of sense. Logan is a talented driver but was rushed and couldn't handle the pressure of f1. I guarantee if he does go to indycar, he will be a contender for the championship by his 2nd year.

[@drakegotcakelol]

hard to believe in yourself when your own team doesn’t believe in you

[@MoreThan7Digits]

@@drakegotcakelol are you dense? vowles couldn't have believed in him more. Any other team would've fired him after the first season, and the RB academy would've thrown him out halfway through the season.

[@DingLiren-nw2vj]

​@@MoreThan7Digits words aren't the same as actions. Signing him last minute for both of his seasons after flirting with other potential drivers, giving albon his car, and then letting the mask slip at the end absolutely tearing him apart in front of the media at the lowest point of someone 22 years his junior's career. Vowles has a lot to learn in terms of people management, team principle a very different role to his one prior. I do think he'll succeed and I agree with him on his assessment of Sargent but he's not been error-free.

[@MoreThan7Digits]

@@DingLiren-nw2vj You're not telling me that Sergeant expected to be resigned immediately with his fucking performances. After he had performed far behind Albon in all the races in 2023 and 2024, they gave Albon his car. By then he was already lost.

[@DingLiren-nw2vj]

@@MoreThan7Digits alright brother calm down, re-read the thread. It isn't true that they "couldn't have believed in him more".

[@therwfer]

OMFG that Verstappen bit in the Alonso segment killed me. How can anything be this sad and this funny at the same time?

[@ibrahimali3192]

i like how kevin magnussen scored a podium in his first race and never score a podium again

[@mitchdesertsquiddogaming]

Man, that Alonso segment was just classic Peter Brook banter there, also laughed at the end of Sargent’s segment too. 😂

[@tobbividars]

Kevin Magnussen also scored the most points on debut in F1 history!

[@L.internet8]

​​​@@craigmacmillan2528that's equivalent to 17 pts today (1st/2nd place points differential %)

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

Russell would have won if not for sabatoge

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

​@@Toro_Da_CorsaHis first race for Mercedes wasn't his first race you know

[@devilzuser0050]

@@Toro_Da_Corsa wtf is sabatoge?

[@DiveEntertainment47]

@@Toro_Da_CorsaRussell wouldve won in Australia 2019? Highly Doubt that

[@FelixLotus2506]

Damn, this section where or what 2024 grid doing in 2001 is crazy💀💀💀

[@filipnielsen1000]

I would switch Kevin and Lewis. Kevin had a worse car and a better result. Also had a cleaner race than Lewis. Pretty solid list still

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

Clear British bias because bearmen shouldn’t have been that high either , he was driving a Ferrari

[@golemer]

@@thatonenigeriansformula but bearman was like 19

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

@@golemer I don’t get how age makes a difference everyone has the same amount of racing experience when the start f1 , life experience maybe not

[@jeremytewari3346]

Yeah Bearman was great but he was still driving a Ferrari, during the part of the season where the Ferrari was most dominant. Kmag had easily the best debut

[@Gofex1337]

Doubt he had the worse car. Button went from 11th to 4th, behind Kmag in the same car. And the McLaren was the only car to run Q1 in sub 1:31 alongside Danny Rics Red Bull. Both McLarens were top 5 in Q1. So it was definitely a front runner car in that race at least. Lewis car being "Frontrunner" was largely based on Fernando winning the year before but didn't really pick up pace until a bit into the season, Kimi won the race and would also go on to win the championship later on in a multi-person last race split for the first place. (Literally, people got the top 7 positions in the exact right order for Kimi to win the championship on a 1 point margin.)

[@maciejojewski1755]

Zhou's debut race was insane, from 19th to 9th, while literally everyone was hating on him and saying he doesn't deserve the seat. I wish we could see more of him like this, damn you Sauber for giving him a tractor this year

[@adrrodw4975]

It was 10th, in a clear cut point scoring car, and only because of three retirements ahead of him. 'Damn you Sauber for giving him a tractor'. He had the 4th best car for the first half of 2022 and only scored points three times (two of which where P10s where a car ahead retired in the final laps). He's regularly outqualified by 6 to 8 tenths by Bottas and is by far the worst driver in the sport currently. Be honest.

[@ariastatelu]

No he doesnt deserve the seat for next year

[@gudomana7520]

As much as I think Zhou is a nice guy but him getting wacked by Bottas by a huge margin is not a good sign for him.

[@jeremytewari3346]

It’s possible Zhou could’ve done more with a better car, and he’s super nice, so I do feel for him, but it’s hard to argue that he’s not one of, if not THE, worst driver on the grid rn, especially with Logan gone (who I also love but failed to deliver).

[@claycopter]

He just got out qualified by Bottas in Monza by half a second. In a vacuum, sure it's "impressive", but being smashed by your non-championship winning teammate consistently is not what a good driver makes.

[@matthewhollandf1]

peter, i would like to say thank you very much for making this video and for liking my idea. it means a lot

[@FelixLotus2506]

Nice idea that you made!

[@matthewhollandf1]

thanks!​@@FelixLotus2506

[@ouilson7936]

"Esteban Ocon was enjoying a peaceful, financially stable childhood in a house that didn't have wheels" DAMN

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

To put Alonso career length into perspective when he made his debut was the last time an Argentine was on the grid before Colapinto He was the only current driver to have raced an Argentine in F1 before the last race Alonso and also Hamilton have been around for so long they’ve raced in categories with backing from tobacco companies Alonso with Mild Seven in F1 and Hamilton with Marlboro in GP2 and also won races like the Marlboro masters of Formula 3

[@vaclavskarda4415]

Magnussen debut>Hamilton debut, their careers afterwards don't matter K-Mag did it in a car that had no place on a podium...

[@devilzuser0050]

With 2 retirements before him... While Hamilton hasn't got any retirements in front of himself in 2007 Australia. Overhyped Mag....

[@Gofex1337]

Literally if Kmag would've DNF'd we would've still had a McLaren on the podium, a McLaren that started 11th at that.

[@sadikurrahman4833]

definitely a dts fangirl lmfao Lewis in that rookie race was better than magnussen in any point in his career

[@03Jules]

Dude Fernando’s segment just actually hit me, like bros career is longer than my life by like a good 2 & 1/2 years 😭😭😭 also I loved that whole segment 😂

[@McQueen95727]

2 and a 1/2? His career's longer than mine by 7!!!

[@nateschell]

Sergeants first race placement (p12) was his 5th best career placing race

[@d.k.n4803]

Honestly I'd put KMag over Lewis given KMag reached the podium in a midfield McLaren.

[@devilzuser0050]

I'ts a tie on qualy 4th place, but Ham is got up p2 in the race at some point, while Mag only got p2 after the race. So it is correct ro Mag 2, Ham 1.

[@brattpack]

Hamilton led the pack in his first F1 race and was really messed up by silly strategy. Also overtook Alonso in the same car at a time when Alonso was the best driver on the grid having dethroned Schumacher. Hamilton first race was crazy good for a rookie.

[@Gofex1337]

How was the McLaren midfield when Button went 11th to 4th in the same car? For the entire season, absolutely you can argue midfield, but the first races especially it was strong furthermore if you ONLY count Button's results, the car was 2nd or 3rd fastest on the grid probably since he finished solid top 5 pretty much every race.

[@As-qz5lr]

@@brattpack Led the pack? Kimi led the whole race didn't he?

[@sar9781]

​@@As-qz5lr Nope Lewis led for 4 laps after Kimi pitted

[@pepismaniguess]

14:50 whos the girl in the bA.... OH MY GOD ITS BRENDON HARTLEY

[@Johnu94]

Bro, I was reading comments after I watched the whole thing and I also thought it was some random chick. After reading your comment I had a mental breakdown for not realizing that.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

I did not expect the Sargeant bit “where the fuck was this everywhere else” 😂

[@j.s.p]

Max Verstappen's debut race in Australia 2015 was really promising. With the new tyres, he was set for a Top-6 finish in a Toro Rosso as a 17 yrs old teenager... 😱

[@themoviescriptwriter2513]

Lando having a bad start and losing places on the first lap is the most Lando thing ever.

[@renatatostada3318]

Wow talk about British bias. Why exactly did Hamilton get #1 for finishing third behind his teammate in the 1st or 2nd fastest car that year? Even ignoring Riccardo's DQ--idk why you would but let me be as generous as possible--Magnussen both outqualified and finished ahead of his 1x WDC teammate. Im not a Hamilton hater by any means, but what the hell is this, man

[@valecasini]

7:56 Perez was in the FERRARI JUNIOR Accademy!?

[@NellyFlow]

It feels like half the grid was there😭even Lance and Zhou I think

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Magnussen’s debut was something else man, he’ll always have that

[@Sp4mMe]

Pretty good attempt at Hülkenberg. Kinda weird hearing his name given at least some respect in English F1 context, usually nobody's even trying.

[@MacAnters]

I'd even say that it was a good pronunciation

[@EenGamer.]

​@@MacAntersas a native german I can tell you that it was pretty off haha

[@LorenzoCorrado19]

"Suspiciously dominant..."

[@trueultimagod2465]

Is it really fair to put Hamilton's 3rd place in what was the quickest car on the grid in era of infinite testing above KMAGs 2nd in a much slower car with far more limited testing to get acquainted with the sport? I understand that bias cannot be fully quelled in any of us but here should be an obvious example to be self aware to be honest and could of been easily corrected. Both great debut's but considering the machinery and the level of testing one could do in each respective era, Kmags was more impressive and Lewis should be a firm 2nd.

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

That Ferrari in its original spec was the fastest car on the grid and the only reason Lewis even came third was due to McLaren purposely fuelling him short so that Alonso can overcut in the second pit stop (Alonso was initially getting number 1 treatment to start the season) and also cars not respecting blue flags when he was around (looking at you Sutil and Sato) It was after that race Ferrari had its floor element banned which caused McLaren to gain speed relative to them KMag had a great race but had the benefit of Danny Ric DSQ and Lewis DNF when Lewis didn’t have either car ahead of him have that fate Also regarding the testing 2014 had quite a bit of testing before the first race although I agree 2007 had more scope of test time I do agree though it’s very close and could go either way I wouldn’t have had an issue with KMag number 1

[@themoviescriptwriter2513]

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Damn, I'm a Lewis fan and I was calling bias on that too. Thanks for the context.

[@ariastatelu]

it will be the first ever kmag podium, and the last one too for him.

[@maciejojewski1755]

The story is not over though.... Kmag P3 in Abu Dhabi you saw it here first

[@L.internet8]

​@@maciejojewski175517 retirements 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maciejojewski1755]

@@L.internet8 With Stakes Sauber 1-2, it would be legendary haha

[@JuliaN-ti9zv]

If I'm not mistaken, he's one of 6 drivers to be on the podium in their first race. And of those he had the most race starts, however he never achieved a podium again. In that way he is the complete antithesis to Nico Hülkenberg😅

[@ariastatelu]

@@JuliaN-ti9zv imagine Hulkenberg got his podium in his last race 💀

[@hugostiglitz33]

Great video! I hope the algorithm shares this EVERYWHERE!!

[@joribremer5260]

Ill swap Magnussen with Hamilton, McLaren was the 2nd best car that year (most of it )

[@devilzuser0050]

Not only wikipedia counts... p2 - p3 , but how they achieve. Luck, or pace, retirements, or overtakes. You know. F1 things. Not only an excel table with "yeah Ham P3, Mag P2."

[@devilzuser0050]

2nd best car, but Red Bull got the constructors P2 anyway.

[@thatoneguy7191]

5:42 absolutely roasted, sheesh xD

[@celesterossi733]

7:59 SERGIO LOOKS SO YOUNG

[@hal4828]

10:57 ollie and franco look so young

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

10:19 all I can say to this is lmaoo but it really puts into perspective of how long Alonso has been driving When he debuted in F1 I was in nursery class (this should give my age away lol) Edit - this whole segment is gold lol

[@craigmacmillan2528]

Sadly I was in my second half century - first season followed was '58 - Hawthorn versus Moss & three deaths in races Musso, Collins and Lewis Evans - how times change!

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@craigmacmillan2528 Wow this sport must be so alien to what you were you initially watching What was your favourite era of car/drivers you’ve had the pleasure of watching?

[@hal4828]

i wasn’t born yet😮

[@matthewhollandf1]

okay what about this idea taken to the extreme. what about every driver ranked on their debut season?? it doesnt have to be a long explanation, it can be similar to this but highlighting the best performances and the lows

[@MillennialEscapee]

🤣🤣 the alonso bit took me out, great vid

[@P1zzaGuy]

Fernando 2024 rookie of the year confirmed.

[@dannylagangonzalez6832]

Peter I’d love it if you could do a video about F1 history if only practice times counted for points. Yeah it’s not a real reflection of performance but it would generate some very weird and funny results, such as Latifi being one of three Hungary 2022 winners. Also do the 2021 and 2009 seasons in reverse.

[@TomBomb259]

2009 in reverse sounds like it could be this year.

[@goku55g]

Great great video,it should have more views and likes but dont worry,the results of hard work soon or later comes.Congratulations bro

[@TheTripol]

Wdym ancient? Alonso and Kimi are the young rising superstars. Trying to rival Michaels dominance. Wait are we talking about Mick and Antonelli or

[@petertimowreef9085]

Taking us back to every driver's debut race is a great idea but ranking them is pointless. You can't say anything about a driver after a single weekend, other than that they've reached the pinnacle of racing. Saying one is better than the other feels like a way to create drama to boost engagement.

[@CGIeverywhere]

Kevin Magnussen 2nd in debut is actually insane c'mon guys that's amazing

[@KickoffKreativity]

How is Magnussen not first

[@ModeliGT]

God I never laughed so much in my life like in the Alonso part😂😂you re goat❤

[@FluffyMuskrat111]

4:30 not just career ending, but also life ending

[@proticchowdhury]

Max on 2001 was crazy😭😭

[@madmaxWoT]

Props for saying Hülkenberg right ❤

[@Alfrado-lb4jb]

10:15 “max was being left by the side of the road by jos because he wasn’t yet a world champion” 💀

[@thecompanioncube4211]

No need to call Alonso ancient man… he’s a rookie!

[@kirisaki.777]

watched your qna video, would love a video on every f1 innovations through the years!

[@DedMan28]

Those flashback bits during ALO's portion of the vid were rather extensive. Heartwarming for MAG and SAI, but you really had to do in VER, eh? XD

[@terenzfuji705]

“Charles Leclerc was watching in awe as Formula 1 cars screamed past his house.” Makes absolute sense!

[@askeladden450]

I feel like this is more of a ranking of how good the debutants car was, rather than their own performance.

[@MarcsCupofTea]

Future video idea, ranking all the drivers of the 2020's so far? Halfway through the decade at the end of this season and I want to see the Mazepins from the Latifis 😅 Keep up the good work 👍

[@TygonBC]

5:41 Ouch! But fair, and I'm a Lando fan.

[@Dependentabsicca]

5:41 Old habits die hard

[@chinny18]

Looks like there will be version 2 after the end of the season if we see some new F1 driver debuts on the final set of races after Colapinto debuted in Monza.

[@insertal3967]

colapinto should be higher, if you look correctly, colapinto was faster than albon the whole race and even had a faster lap (as in fastest lap for each), your also not considering the fact some drivers had a better car than others, putting bearman in 4th seems weird to me, as he yes in fact did a good race, but while he had the 2nd car drivers like Colapinto had the 9th car, hamilton too, fastest car and 3 years of preparation, while franco got told he would be an F1 driver literal days before debut

[@Ax86_K]

Zhou's debut race i think needs to be in 5th

[@DSBMAC13]

Great video, as always. Still a shame, that you don't have more subs. One thing though... I'D chance Magnussen and Hamilton. Hamilton started in the absolute top team and was beaten by his team mate, whilst Magnussen was in a good, but not great team and did beat his team mate. Both finished 3rd on track, so I think, putting Kevin in front would be fair.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

The exposition before Alonso segment 💀🤣

[@lyndonarana9408]

Please make driver ranking by debut season!!! Love your videos❤❤

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

Lance "suspiciously dominant" 😂

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Dude’s dad bought entire team and got him the best car literally to get him through junior formula. Not unlike in his senior formula career

[@garchompenthusiast]

This would be a wild finishing order

[@michaelsteinle]

now I wanna see the list of the 19 drivers getting a podium on their debut.

[@Dolugar1]

“Ocon was enjoying a peaceful, financially stable childhood in a house that didn’t have wheels” HAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAJAHAJAHAHHAHAHJA enough with the victimhood already, awesome stuff

[@RickZanardi]

Kevin and Logan have probably never been as brilliant as in their first race - which could also be the case for Felipe Nasr. First race of the season can always be a wild one.

[@kaiserkerbeus1652]

Crazy how teams always let go of Danny Ric and regret it the year after

[@JohnFromAccounting]

To put into perspective how bad Alonso's Minardi was, the amount it was off the pace was measured in seconds rather than tenths.

[@balabbojoshuajames1346]

Why checo looks like driving in f1 for 5 yrs already😭 8:00

[@krinky0666]

I think k mags debut must be higher than hamiltons, better finish in debut with a worse car means you are higher

[@CrownedFraser]

Hello Fellow Brook!

[@umersiddiqui-c4r]

you should do a whole debut season

[@withlovefromfloor6343]

what an interesting idea for a video

[@captainross4706]

It’s crazy Yuki managed to do that with little physical training, playing online computer games in his free time and eating Deliveroo.

[@BoyFromBelgium99]

*Please update this list with Lawson included*

[@tng2057]

Debut performance is really a mixed bag for all drivers. However great drivers generally have impressive debut races- example Hamilton, Raikkonen, J Villeneuve, Schumacher, Prost, G Villeneuve etc.

[@kaspershaupt]

Kmag having the greatest debut

[@elliottdodson4912]

How is Bearman 4th though, im a Bearman fan but he was given a rocket ship of a car

[@JustinW2980]

Kimi A could be the 20th to debut on the podium. Especially as Toto will not let him out of his sight in the meantime!

[@TheTripol]

Kmags debut I think is one of the best in history, well you said 4th best so. But Lewis and Jacq Villeuneve for sure had the best rookie seasons, sure good cars too which is you need but still they were so ready.

[@simonbrunner3062]

Magnussen should be P1 (unlike Hamilton, he beat his world champion teammate and scored his podium in a much weaker car), and Perez needs to be way higher up. While most of the debut performances on P3-P10 of this list merely qualify as respectable, Perez' was attention grabbing. The disqualification wasn't his fault and took nothing away from his performance.

[@aaronkristofer18]

Magnussen scored his only podium in his debut and thats kinda hilarious to me

[@pitrochied]

He had a poor start however... Would you beleive😂 5:43

[@Aaron-l2w5p]

I'm British myself, and yeah sorry but even I agree that KMag should be number 1, his debut was more impressive and very unexpected

[@Panda-wv3ng]

Didn’t Russell debut in the Mercedes, spawning the “Russell never had a puncture” conspiracy? Or was that during Covid in 2020?

[@thurbine2411]

That was in 2020

[@san-joshuabarrett]

I Knew Hamilton would Be at the top of the list. Guy is such a Chad. Where there's greatness in F1 you wont have to look too far to see the name Lewis Hamilton

[@slay3r930]

Imagine being one of 20 F1 drivers in the world and being called “miscellaneous” 😭😭😭😭😭

[@McQueen95727]

Now u need to add liam lawson to the list

[@MrTheZMAI]

I just opened the video and I say that anything but Kevin on number 1 is disgrace

[@MrTheZMAI]

No, I don't agree with your top!

[@Chen-it2jw]

I wasn’t even born yet on Nando’s debute🤣

[@mindujiman]

Hamilton was beaten by Heidfeld on the slower BMW in qualy. Magnussen putting it into 4th with a far worst car, and beating his teammate during the whole weekend is a way bigger effort. The only thing Hamilton did better was the start. Magnussen deserved 1st.

[@pardonmyfrenchpls]

Can’t wait 😊

[@came2434]

K mag debut was better than bitchilton, classic British bias

[@Chiefmoby817]

Actually Zhou does have a sister!

[@pardonmyfrenchpls]

The time is NOW

[@RajashreeDarastekar]

Oscar still better, next year we will be discussing about how bad Kimi’s debut will be.

[@TDXRANGER.74]

Halfway through im predicting that kmag will be 1st because he finished p2

[@polygonvvitch]

The silliest season.

[@Standard____]

The Alex Albon podcast?

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

George Russell brought the car to 1st place twice

[@JuanGSR]

dale franco