Who Is The Best F1 Driver? Driving Style Comparison Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton

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Have you also wondered what the driving styles are of the f1 drivers? What is it that sets #Verstappen, #LecLerc and #hamilton apart from the rest? In this video, we will explain all the ins and outs of the driving styles of Verstappen, Hamilton and Leclerc. Why is it that some drivers perform better on street circuits, while others perform much better on traditional tracks?
No doubt that all f1 drivers posses great driving skills. Although some drivers enter the f1 because of family money buying a f1 seat, there is no doubt that these drivers also possess skills to handle a f1 car. However, every decade there are drivers that seem to possess skills that set them apart from the rest. Why is it that these drivers can take their cars too heights their teammates can’t? We will go over each f1 driver and analyse their driving styles.
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[@Enzoblueblood]

F1 oldie here, when he’s on it, Charles Leclerc reminds me of Nigel Mansell. He’s brutal with his car.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Nigel Mansell was everything but brutal, he had very short corners with extremely soft steering and throttle inputs. He was known for leaving his material in good shape.

[@Enzoblueblood]

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 Yup, sorry about the grammar; I should’ve annotated ‘brutal’. I was trying to describe his speed & bravery and how visceral it was to watch. Cheers👍

[@aidarsays]

@@quentinhirschfeld9382mansell bent a steering wheel you know. That’s how gentle he was. He want gentle. He was brutal af and brave

[@kazamihayato5292]

max's fan will say its max, lewis's fan will say lewis, charles's fan will say its charles. championship aside, there are drivers who drive great and didnt really had a good chance... can people just understand that these group of F1 drivers are the chosen people to deal with fast cars. its not easy to drive and most of the keyboard warriors here cant even handle a civic on track.

[@marcusstrymon693]

I am big times Hamilton fan and still pissed about last seasons finale but I also would say at the current form Max. This dude currently is unreal and in what you can only call a constant state of flow. Very fascinating. But yes u are right, all of em are unreal and it comes down to margins and especially sport psychology at that level.

[@kazamihayato5292]

@@marcusstrymon693 honestly i like both max and ham, these 2 are on their own level last year. i wished ham got the 8th but its all history now. what happened happened. of all things, i hate Red bull the management specifically horner and marko for their actions and interviews. i respect the crew pits, checo and max. rmb how they blame ham for red bull firing albon? how is that ham;s fault? thats the type of sht i hate horner and marko for. but max is the next beast. there isnt a GOAT and nvr have been because you cannot single out THAT one person. its just there are a group of hall of famer drivers. Both ham and max are in it for sure. along with vettel and alsonso.

[@ananthu8534]

Neither Lewis nor Seb . Better include Alonso in that tier . Charles is a worthy competitor for Max .

[@richhughes7450]

@@marcusstrymon693 I still think Lewis is better than max. 2021 Max drove well in the faster car but then the Mercs hit back and then Max was as good as given the title by poor decisions. If they both drove identical cars. My money would be on Lewis.

[@marcusstrymon693]

@@richhughes7450 People praised lewis fornbeing in the form of his life in 21 but then when he had a few bad races in 22 he suddenly was too old - people are crazy

[@richhughes7450]

I don't matter how you wrap it up with different eras and tech advances. The best on paper is easily Hamilton and his records are unlikely to ever be beaten. This coupled with the fact he has not retired yet makes him a threat to next year's title and poss beyond.

[@unclecousin5782]

Fangio’s record lasted for how long? Michael Schumacher said it best, m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGPFo52iiMiZlac. Also you cannot compare across eras, there are too many variables. Appreciate the best drivers, in all levels as well because few ever have a shot at F1

[@jb894]

Max will smash them easily. He will probably end up winning 10 world titles, 5 in a row.

[@richhughes7450]

@@jb894 Very very unlikely. Let's not forget that cheating won him his second title maybe and the first title, even the FIA said was not valid. I think it's going to be close this year with Ferrari. Mercs may yet surprise but I won't hold my breath.

[@hansvanlennep6376]

​@@richhughes7450yeah this comment didn't work out for you did it? 😂

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@richhughes7450 It's everyting but unlikely, RB is set to dominate until at least 2026 and he already is halfway through some of Hamilton's records (not to mention he bagged few of them).

[@lockeybilly]

I wonder if the similarities between Hamilton and Leclerc's preferences and style would lead to a more consistent car for Ferrari next season

[@tfulookingat55]

they prefer very different cars; Hamilton usually thrives when his car has a very strong rear end, so that he can utilize its stability when late breaking, in order to effectively rotate the car and not compromise his exit speed (primarily with the preference for understeer). On the other hand, Leclerc usually enjoys (similar to Verstappen) a super strong and pointy front end, so he can break earlier and aggressively rotate the car using steering and throttle control, essentially driving on rails (primarily with the preference for oversteer) these are fundamental differences in how they treat their setups and overall car development. in many ways, Hamilton prefers a car much more akin to what Sainz prefers. note that while they have been teammates, Leclerc and Sainz have rarely enjoyed the same levels of success at the same time. in 2022, when Leclerc was, at least for the beginning of the season, a championship contender, Sainz was struggling somewhat, whereas earlier this season, Leclerc struggled as Sainz picked up a win (pre-Monaco). I think we will see a similar situation in 2025, where one of the two drivers will be happy, at the cost of the other driver's happiness. Unfortunately, I don't think Ferrari are going in the right path regarding development regardless, so they won't be much of a threat to the top pack. I'm bummed as a Hamilton fan

[@lockeybilly]

@@tfulookingat55 Thank you for the details! Still pretty new to the sport so I am not yet very familiar with the technical details and information like this really helps. I was mainly banking on the video saying they have similarities but now I do wonder how their different preferences will affect their performance next season. Also, Ferrari hasn't fully drained my optimism yet (even after reading on the 2022 regression and strat failures) so I still have a bit of deranged hope they can pull something beautiful next season and something decent in the next half of this season. Hope Hamilton wins at least one more with Mercedes before he goes!

[@MENQN]

That Hamilton guy knows so much stuff that the others cannot find and you have got to be born with that gift of a natural raw talent and that Hamilton since 2oo7 is the guy to beat and he is still that same guy and we are even in 2024!

[@greenfj1466]

As a charles fan i think it would genuinly be dumb to say that either charles or max are better than lewis cuz lewis in my opinion is the GOAT but i do think max and charles are close to him with max just that slight nudge over charles since charles hasn't had many chances to show his skill

[@CristanioPeweyyy]

Charles and Max are just quicker because they are younger. Where as Lewis is a race demon, dude was born to race.

[@sergioferrero46]

As a Max fan, I absolutely love Charles. He's incredibly talented and such a kind man, but I can't avoid seeing these three as that Ghidorah meme of the two fierce heads and the dumb one. Leclerc doesn't belong to the real top just yet, that position belong to Max, Alonso and Hamilton exclusively at the moment

[@DRAVIASTUDIO]

I wasn't expecting the video arguments to be so goods and on point. well done.

[@tiagofernandes8389]

Alonso is the most talented and the best driver on the grid. His absence shows your lack of knowledge about f1 and motorsports.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Alonso is inferior to Hamilton, Verstappen and even Prime Leclerc. He proved himself out of F1 though.

[@mrcvgamerman]

Amazing video. I really enjoyed it. Please make more.

[@theracingguru3271]

Thank you bud! Great feedback. I will make some more technical videos

[@andreaangelini5365]

Quello che detiene tutti i record 😉

[@jb894]

Max has such a beautiful style.

[@alexanderrussell355]

Leclerc is performing the best this year in my opinion, just needs Ferrari to be reliable for the rest of the season so he can win the championship

[@theracingguru3271]

I agree! I think Ferrari build a superior car so far. I am really curious to see what the new floors will do. Ferrari already said they have to introduce a stiffer floor to prevent getting penalized by the FIA. I have a video coming up about the flex floor in 2022

[@leonlaren]

This didn’t age well

[@theracingguru3271]

@@leonlaren 😂

[@marcusstrymon693]

Leclerc now not as great cause he cant concentrate at the driving, having to worry all race long bout them rarri boys at the pits. When being asked about stops: Charles 2 stops or 3 stops? His response might be as well like ,,Ah boys, I am good, no stops today, I would rather go with those softs all race long so you cant f*** up my day. Also leclerc: Going into pits: TERRIFIED FOR HIS LIFE

[@leroyedmondson6739]

Who ever comes from last to first more than once is the best (PEACE

[@AtolaniOyewumi]

awesome video, very informative

[@lewpearson9800]

He who gets to the throttle first wins.

[@igorlopes8638]

Makes no sense this video, what u said is basically how u go fast on track, thats not a driving style bruh

[@the_persian_immortal]

Let me answer u VERY easily Michael Schumacher

[@dwaved1]

Just a heads-up, it's pronounced Lecl-air

[@daphneschuring5810]

I like a update!

[@WHALEx3]

This is straight up a chat gpt script

[@CCP-pb5ss]

hard coded closed captioning is sooo annoying..cant watch it

[@charles-davidberube1174]

Considering hamilton has had 7 incredible season and 3 excellent ones, until max and leclerc can match something similar, hamilton will remain historically better driver. Ngl, max drove better in 2021 but didn’t deserve that win… 2022 is a hard shell to crack. Max has been driving incredibly well with an excellent car and hamilton has been driving the shit out of a shit box in the beginning of the season. I think max has build a lot of confidence this year while hamilton has finally hit a wall, forcing him to work even harder and pulling all of his podiums this year with that mercedes is great to see. Let’s not bring ferrari into it.. they have ruined leclerc and sains season..

[@andrewmelton2686]

Lewis drove better than him in the latter stages when the pressure was at its highest

[@rabomeister]

No, Mercedes brought a jet engine@@andrewmelton2686

[@F1Guy-Guy]

Erm H A M I L T O N 44 = 100%

[@l_owkeyl_egend]

Lewis Hamilton is the only f1 champion to have the clear best car 8 years in a row.

[@Bahamuttiamat]

LOL. Stop commenting. Your opinions aren't valid or based in facts.

[@l_owkeyl_egend]

@@Bahamuttiamat Aww are you a Lewis Hamilton fanboy... So adorable.

[@Bahamuttiamat]

@@l_owkeyl_egend Thanks for noticing. Legit made my day. I need all the online validation I can get.

[@l_owkeyl_egend]

@@Bahamuttiamat Yeah id expect a Lewis Hamilton fan to need validation every two seconds. Need to protect that fragile ego.

[@Bahamuttiamat]

@@l_owkeyl_egend Keep stroking buddy, I'm almost there...

[@tennis-man22]

Hamilton is the best without a doubt!

[@leonlaren]

Absolutely not bro…

[@f1ligaluca120]

@@leonlaren he is. At least oft all time. He ans Schumacher are The Goats. At The Moment Verstappen and Hamilton are equal

[@tennis-man22]

@@f1ligaluca120 I would say Hamilton is still better than Verstappen, he was faster than both Ferraris in British GP with equal aged, type of tires

[@leonlaren]

@@f1ligaluca120 equal drivers don’t exist in f1 bro

[@charles-davidberube1174]

@@leonlaren well considering he has 7 WC title, it is undeniable he is amongst the best of all time, his consistency being his characteristic. easily top 4. The same cannot be said of the others on grid right now. Having 1-2 excellent seasons will not make you a hamilton rival. I’m not saying max or leclerc is not driving better than lewis, but lewis has shown more better driving. Only time will say.

[@jkav_17]

Style Lewis Hamilton wins by miles

[@iplayeddsharpminor]

To be top of The F1, one has to be The Michael

[@navelpicker]

Sorry. When I hear an American talking about driving styles, I immediately turn off.

[@theracingguru3271]

racist?

[@navelpicker]

@@theracingguru3271 Sure, if that's what you want to derive from it. As far as I'm concerned, you 'Muricans have as much knowledge of F1 driving styles as a bottle of water has about the viscosity of lava.

[@navelpicker]

@@rifatalshad589 About fatty foods, guns, pickup trucks and the delusional belief that they know more about everyone else than everyone else- such as you- sure!

[@l_owkeyl_egend]

@@theracingguru3271 no just stupidity

[@CristanioPeweyyy]

​@@theracingguru3271 Nah bro, some people find the American accent to sound weird lol.

[@starsailor49]

Max has raw speed but still lacks maturity. He’s fine when all is well but tends to revert to swearing if the slightest thing goes wrong. Leclerc also has raw speed and rarely falls apart if things go wrong. Hamilton is pretty much the complete driver but he’s getting towards the end of his career. Not a lot between these three, the decider being the car. I think we will see wins from Hamilton in the second half of the season.

[@furiousperzik5901]

Hard disagree. Leclerc makes the most mistakes by far. Max has matured reallly well.

[@virgilma6153]

Max is real and mature. His reaction is just pure passion, wont make a mistake under tremendous pressure. On the other hand, Leclerc cant perform under pressure so far

[@syndicategaming1668]

Couldn’t be further from the truth. The only accurate part is that Lewis will retire within the next 2/3 years

[@afifkiryu94]

The OP comment aged like milk

[@mohammedabdullahiattah6803]

Common don't even compared those two with Hamilton, till they win 7 world championship, if not because Hamilton was night light rob of victory, he will be 8 times world champion 🏆. Verstappen is even worse, he has no team mate to fight with at red bull.

[@hiran4935]

Just give me back my 10s of life which got wasted reading this utter nonsense.

[@mohammedabdullahiattah6803]

@@hiran4935 get it from your mum who did not gave you proper education fool

[@mohammedabdullahiattah6803]

@@hiran4935 can you compared england and Brazil when it comes to football even though england has won one world cup, they don't come near Brazil, pea brain, the only person that comes close to Hamilton is vettel apart Schumacher,, so what is the comparison here fool

[@ananthu8534]

Lulu kids

[@leonlaren]

Man said max has no team mates to fight while 2017-2021 was just “valterri its james”

[@jackjohnsen8506]

Have watched F! since 1960, and the only way to tell is the record...max, one championship , and one stolen....Hamilton seven championships, and one stolen by Max Hamilton 103 Podiums,, max 36. Not only is Hamilton the best that has ever been, no one will ever beat his record, as the racing is too tight , now a days..

[@theracingguru3271]

Baku, Silverstone, Hungary, and Imola 2021 says otherwise 😉

[@jackjohnsen8506]

@@theracingguru3271 so you base your opinion on three races , with a Guy who has a car that is one seconds a lap faster than any other car?..Hope you get batter with age, sonny

[@theracingguru3271]

@@jackjohnsen8506 what about Hamilton's car between 2014 - 2021? What about his car in 2007?

[@jackjohnsen8506]

@@theracingguru3271 what about his team mate, and the other cars that had his engine and other parts, which are called a Customer car, moron , He beat them all...

[@hansvanlennep6376]

Max didn't steal anything. Get a grip. Masi made the decision not Max. Just bizarre how some proclaimed "diehard" fans fail to see that Max is not responsible for the chain of events during AD21. Max drove a better championship but was unlucky more often than Lewis (disregarding the times the both knocked each other off-track). So Max well deserved the Championship and if you still can't see that he did not 'steal' that title but got a bizarre opportunity and did what any other F1 driver (including Lewis) would do, you are less of an F1 knowledgeable fan than you think you are. Max had shown the past years that he has an insane amount of talent, that he is dedicated and that he is relentless. If he wanted to, and had the car as Hamilton did, he can win 10 titles easily. The man is a freaking robot and can drive like a metronome. However, as he has mentioned in interviews, he doesn't fancy that kind of future. A pretty mature view for a twenty year old....

[@biondakersemakers4016]

Max Verstappen is known for his late braking, not early braking. He never brakes early, Lewis Hamilton is the one doing the early braking.

[@kwanzafrank2902]

You are lost brother, Verstappen has never been a late breaker, he's said it himself

[@biondakersemakers4016]

@@kwanzafrank2902 I didnt know I was a guy. Im a woman buddy🤣

[@alexcslim4362]

Yet you are chatting nonesense Lewis is the late beaker not max.

[@lukenoonan3898]

Actually this is a common misconception. A lot of people think this but in fact Max is an early breaker, earlier than most!

[@lukenoonan3898]

Also, Hamilton is famous for his trail breaking. Probably the best at it.

[@smungul1]

WHAT KIND OF STUPID QUESTION IS THAT WHO IS THE BEST DRIVER WHO HAVE SEVEN WORLD TITLE AND BRAKE A HOLD LOT MORE RECORDS ANY OTHER DRIVER ON TRACK DID ANY OF THAT GAVE HAMILTON RESPECT EVERY DRIVER HAVE THERE OWN STYLE

[@rwouwenaarrw]

At this rate max is gonna break every single one of them before hes 30.

[@kevinprengemann7456]

@@rwouwenaarrw Some people said the same about Vettel after 4 consecutive titles. And what happpened? Rule changes killed Red Bull and Mercedes became the most dominant team in history. Every year another team might be on top. Its mainly a constructors sport, not drivers sport.

[@rwouwenaarrw]

@@kevinprengemann7456 rules are locked till to 2026