Who were the Best F1 Rookies in the Last Decade? (2014-2024)

[@f1alpaca]

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[@stevesquad7110]

Bro forgot the best rookie of them all. Fernando Alonso 2021

[@Iambestforreal]

100%

[@f1alpaca]

Oops!

[@TomBomb259]

And 2023

[@Justin-q1o]

But Ocon won a grand Prix in 2021 and Alonso not 😂

[@NicotineRosberg]

It's good to be serious sometimes

[@TomBomb259]

And also Latifi best rookie of 2020 That’s why he’s the goat

[@mezza_ph]

😂

[@iversongmd]

Shut up

[@notkurumi]

Goatifi and Mazespin

[@YoussefZarka]

Goatifi used 0% of his power and still got the best rookie of the season

[@lllouise9]

Max Verstappen will always be the best rookie. If you watch 2015, he was battling with the big guys in the front row in a Toro Rosso, which back then has the same pace of the Alpha Tauri 2023.

[@askeladden450]

Hard to say. Apart from a couple of brilliant showings, he was not that mich ahead of rookie carlos. Pretty inconsistent. Yeah ik he was just 17 but a rookie is a rookie.

[@k-dot1533]

@@askeladden450 Max - 49 points, Sainz - 18 points "he was not that mich ahead of rookie carlos" yup math checks out

[@askeladden450]

@@k-dot1533 better go watch the season instead of looking at wikipedia.

[@k-dot1533]

@@askeladden450 You can say all you want, but points dont lie buddy :)

[@askeladden450]

@@k-dot1533 they literally do in f1. You must be new to the sport. Imagine saying ocon was better than alonso in 22, or that sainz was better than leclerc in 21, or that rosberg was better in 16 or that alonso was better than raikonnen in 05. If you want to have an opinion, atleast take the effort to watch the thing beforehand.

[@alexdzhani]

Didn’t have any expectations when clicked on the video, due to low amount of views. But I did enjoy it, very well made video, keep it up I would say!

[@f1alpaca]

Thanks

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

For me, TOP 5 rookies of last 10 years: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Oscar Piastri 3. Charles Leclerc 4. Lando Norris 5. Kevin Magnussen

[@TillURide420]

No body asked

[@askeladden450]

I dont get the oscar hype? What was so special about his season? After 20+ races, he was nowhere near charles who was beating a 4 time world champion, while oacar was still way behind lando.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@askeladden450 He had multiple races (like miami) where he had a slower car, less upgrades. He has been matching Lando's pace over one lap and was quicker than him in the rain in Spa and Zandvoort (which speak volume given how good Lando is in wet weather condition). He hasn't had any big crashes and showed tremendous handling of the pressure. Also, post Germany 2018 Vettel wasn't the same, the car also had a loose rear in 2019 and Vettel is no better than a guy like Stroll with that set up. Imo, current Lando > Any (besides 2015 and 2017) Hybrid era Vettel.

[@askeladden450]

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 i dont get this 'vettel wasnt the same after germany 2018' talk. He was just as good that season after the race and got just as many podiums despite merc being much faster. And he was just as good in 2019 too. The 2019 car didnt have a loose rear, that was the 2020 car. 2019 car was built completely around vettel and charles still beat him. 2020 was an absolute anhilation. Lando has beaten a rookie and a washed dani ric and somehow he is better than 2018 vettel, who was challenging for a championship in an inferior ferrari and was comfortably ahead of a world champion teammate? Not even close. Oscar is a very mature driver, doesnt make mistakes, and is definitely quick on one lap pace. But he has been so bad at tyre management and race pace that he just cant hope to win championships if he does something about it. Hopefully it will come with experience.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@askeladden450 2018 Vettel was pathetic, the amount of spins and contacts he made is unbearable mate, he threw that championship fight away. Raikkonen was also faster on some occasions despite a 2nd driver treatment. He kept falling down after that year, he had again pathetic mistakes in 2019 and was sometimes barely faster than Stroll.

[@roughead6469]

Can't believe Max debuted before Palmer

[@f1alpaca]

Yep

[@Daniels-World-website]

My thoughts: 2014: Kevin Magnussen 2015: Max Verstappen 2016: Pascal Wehrlein 2017: Esteban Ocon 2018: Charles Leclerc 2019: Lando Norris 2020: Nicholas Latifi 2021: Yuki Tsunoda 2022: Zhou Guanyu 2023: Oscar Piastri (I wrote the comment before started watching the Video)

[@f1alpaca]

👍

[@sallagjanos7288]

Stroll >>> Ocon

[@TomBomb259]

Bro imagine stroll being the best rookie of his year

[@NicotineRosberg]

The guy isn't terrible. He just lacks the drive to improve. His entitlement is holding him back/has hold him back

[@spiyder]

@@NicotineRosbergand his car is too good for him

[@NishanthDamale]

He is btw his rookie year was good he had a podium a suppose the 2nd youngest driver on the podium

[@lewis8552]

His rookie year was wierd. Started off so slow, like often a second slower than Massa. Then Canada where he finally scored points that seemed to give him the confidence he needed for the rest of the season. It has to be said too that Canada race was a frustrating watch because Stroll was clearly driving way too cautiously and under driving that Williams. Like you see onboards of him lifting out of overtakes when he's alongside his competitors. So it was good to see him get over that hump by getting some points that day. He had a solid car that season to stand out though. I think realistically Williams should've been fighting the Force India's that season but found itself fighting the unreliable Renault more often. Definitely the team under performed that year but still a strong rookie year from Stroll.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@NicotineRosberg He is, a driver that has no awareness,ess is terrible regardless of speed.

[@askomgreal]

Leclerc: 2016 f3 champion, 2017 f2 championship, 2018 debut with sauber Bortoleto: 2023 f3 championship, 2024 f2 championship, 2025 debut with sauber Hopefully bortoleto is as amazing as leclerc

[@Ceruzacsik]

“I dont pick best rookie for this season” wtf? Thats the point of the video

[@papaspazmoid9957]

Great video man, more graphics would totally boost you're content.

[@kevindejong01]

I agreed with most of your analysis except for 2022. I'd say Zhou was the better driver during most of the year, yet was unlucky that the car was only able to score points during the first few races. Bottas was able to capitalize on this since he was already accustomed to f1 and performed well when the car was strong, during the first few races. After the car got bad, there was no catching up possible for Zhou.

[@joshgordonmusic1]

2014: Magnussen 2015: Verstappen 2016: Wehrlein 2017: Stroll 2018: Leclerc 2019: Norris 2020: Latifi 2021: Schumacher 2022: Zhou 2023: Piastri

[@lewis8552]

2016, Wehrlein was easily the best rookie that year

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Ocon was. Ocon destroye him in the rain at Interlagos (that was the performance that earned him the Force India seat, he was in the point for a large portion of the races and was on average 3-4 tenths faster per lap despite never driving an F1 car in those conditions) and matched him 3-3 in races were both finished. At the beginning not the season, he also struggled to beat Haryanto in qualifying.

[@GameRexxx]

Such a shame AlphaTauri dropped Nyck de Vries too soon. I think he should've stayed a little longer

[@Perry-pg3cz]

Thats the way it is though if you dont perform your gone

[@GameRexxx]

@@Perry-pg3cz That's true but they should've waited until the end of the season. In my personal opinion, Logan Sargaent wasn't much better

[@lewis8552]

He should've taken that Williams contract instead. Would easily perform better than Sargeant and would still be driving in F1 now.

[@lewis8552]

​@@Perry-pg3czI mean not always the case. Look at guys like Sargeant, Latifi, Erricson etc. Sometimes you can not perform and coast by in the sport longer than you should

[@heatHERortheotherone]

@@Perry-pg3cznah that’s just helmut marko

[@rickblend4330]

Max is by far the best

[@RHWGaming]

The previous gen cars looked soo good :D

[@f1alpaca]

Yep

[@espvp]

Goatifi is the best of his year for sure

[@myslavi9500]

Oscar three podiums and a win that’s the best since Hamilton

[@HJS_VR]

Gasly made his debut at Malaysia 2017 didnt he?

[@andrewf9423]

2019 is Lando 100%

[@laszlomatko9981]

I think that if we only take 2019 as reference Albon wins

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@laszlomatko9981 Disagree, Albon was good, but he was overall slower than Kvyat and even if he did well in the second part of the season at RB, he was still way off the pace from Max. Lando consistently matched Sainz and wasn't from unlucky incidents or bad luck would've scored points at basically every race.

[@LeonardoAldana43]

​@@quentinhirschfeld9382 he would have 10 more points if his engine didn't bwoke

[@bandit_boy5784]

Well just to point out he only got a few less points than max that year and he got spun in the final race by Lewis. Lando may have been good but he was worse than Sainz by a lot whereas Albon managed to be pretty close to Max

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Best rookie each seasons: 2014 - Kevin Magnussen 2015 - Max Verstappen 2016 - Esteban Ocon 2017- Lance Stroll (only rookie that season with a certain amount of races, so...) 2018 - Charles Leclerc 2019 - Lando Norris 2020 - Nicholas Latifi (same as Stroll) 2021 - Mick Schumacher (it was between him and Tsunoda, both unremarkable) 2022 - Nyck De Vries (default choice) 2023 - Oscar Piastri

[@UtforskarTUBE]

Not Zhou 2022???

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@UtforskarTUBE I didn't remember he was a rookie

[@czechvirusS]

nyck didn't race in 22

[@sadikurrahman4833]

russells much better than nowins was in 2019

[@UtforskarTUBE]

@@sadikurrahman4833 *norris. if you don't watch the sport, lando won Miami 2024.

[@bestwifman]

“Piostri”😂

[@NathanMandjes]

Talent and skill are exactly the same. Talent is often seen as some magical spell that gives people benefit. But talent is just the accumulation of years long practice, day in, day out.

[@54_ocram46]

Saying that it's not clear in 2016 is because you didn't watch that season😂😂😂

[@LeonardoAldana43]

Honestly, Stoffel Vandoorne had one of the most unfair careers in F1. Yes, he didn't really didn't score as much as his teammate, and he was usually quite behind. But, who was his teammate? The tractor master, Fernando Alonso. He deserved much better than what he received

[@lizfrith7645]

Lando Norris handsdown.

[@matthiascerebri3315]

for 2016 its Wehrlein and for 2021 its Tsunoda

[@Fish4aDime]

Young checo looked like young tom cruise

[@Bobour]

6:57 R. Kubica>Jerzy Russell, just facts mate. Great video anyway!

[@crystalracing4794]

Wehrlein was clearly rookie of the season in 2016. Ocon 2017. Norris 2019, although Albon did well against Kvyat. Russell had no benchmark against an injured Kubica. Latifi easily the best in 2020 😊. Yuki v Mick is impossible to decide for 2021 because Mazepin was a lolcow. Zhou was astonishing in 2022, scoring 6 points in a car that secured 6th in the WCC 😅. Piastri ROTY in 2023, no questions. Max 2015 and Leclerc 2018

[@crystalracing4794]

Bearman ROTY in 2024, special mention to Liam Lawson

[@retrobeans24]

@@crystalracing4794they were stand ins, not rookies.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@crystalracing4794 Rookie of 2016 was Ocon.

[@_Tp___]

Goatifi the best rookie of 2020 with no other rookie even coming close

[@joostprins3381]

And Max became the youngest driver getting points, even before he had his driver license.

[@cryptic_rush6959]

First statement was already wrong. Love the max domination.

[@ImInYourWalls42]

fernando alonso for each year, okthxbye

[@garb.5220]

you forgot fernando alonso

[@RishabhGupta-mc2ip]

Where is that rookie Alonso, I heard that he's good.

[@dylanf1]

i think ocon should be rookie of the year for 2017 because he scored points in basically all the races

[@f1alpaca]

Yes, Ocon was very impressive. I considered the fact that Lance was 2 years younger than Ocon when he joined F1, had a much stronger teammate in Felipe Massa, was able to get a podium and secured a front row start in the Italian GP (that wet quali was amazing, he was 4th but was promoted due to the red bull drivers taking grid drop penalties). And as I mentioned Ocon also participated in the 2nd half of 2016 for Manor Racing, so had a bit more experience in F1 cars.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

@@f1alpaca Sergio Pérez > Felipe Massa from 2013 onward mate (that's a fact, Massa was mentally destroyed from his Ferrari years and was never the same after his accident anyway). Ocon wasn't a rookie anyway, but let's not forget he literally matched Pérez's qualifying pace and progressively took the upper hand as the season progressed. Stroll was on average 8 tenths slower than an old and off-prime Massa

[@retrobeans24]

Wehrlein would definitely be the rookie of the year, Palmer never really did anything and Rio was trash.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

The rookie of that year was Ocon, debate me.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Also, Haryanto was indeed trash yet he matched Wherlein in qualifying, that was honestly embarrassing for someone that was supposed to be the next big thing.

[@retrobeans24]

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 ocon didn’t really have enough time in 2016 to be rookie of the year. Also in this video the guy put ocon as a rookie for 2017, since that was his first full season. While Rio may have matched him in qualifying pace, he severely lacked in race pace and that’s where it matters. Also pascal could definitely have been the next big thing if he wasn’t dropped in favour of Ericsson and money.

[@myslavi9500]

The best rookie in the last 10 years on books is Piastri and that’s a no brainer

[@gami5205]

I think max takes it mainly cause he had a very bad car yet still put up crazy points

[@myslavi9500]

@@gami5205 wow a bad car really maybe your watching something no one else is

[@gami5205]

@@myslavi9500 the torro Rosso was one of the worse cars that season, and the gaps between the teams in p1 all the way down were much much bigger than today, so scoring points was even harder

[@FacelessBillions]

Max

[@justfelix4720]

isn't Liam Lawson also a 2023 rookie? or it doesn't count because he was only a temporary replacement for Danny Ricciardo?

[@f1alpaca]

No, the few drives as a sub won't count as his rookie year

[@gerooowd232]

8:20 BEST ROOKIE MY GOAT!!!!

[@tobbividars]

Kevin Magnussen’s rookie season was better than Max Verstappen’s rookie season. Interesting… 🤔

[@dontworryabit]

NO LIAM LAWSON!!

[@Standbysnts02]

Lewis Hamilton will be the best rookie that ever made it

[@aardbei07]

you did know the answer allready,video should have lasted 10 seconds at most 😂

[@f1alpaca]

It's about the best rookie of each year

[@Towelie38]

Lance Stroll!! With ease

[@marcr5595]

you forgot Liam lawson

[@f1alpaca]

Liam was more of a stand-in for Daniel Ricciardo, it won't be considered his rookie season.

[@marcr5595]

@@f1alpaca fair enough!

[@SuperMarkizas]

Was Daniil Kvyat a natural recruit or was he a paid driver?

[@f1alpaca]

He had a very successful junior career. He started quite well in F1 and beat Daniel Ricciardo in 2015 in his first year at Red Bull. He even got an offer from Ferrari. While he showed some brilliant drives during his F1 career, he was a bit inconsistent and error prone. And then Max Verstappen came to the scene.

[@crystalracing4794]

Natural recruit from Red Bull's academy program

[@eyomarc]

I miss Wehrlein

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

He was barely faster than Ericsson (go check if you don't believe me). He had some spikes in his inputs, very inconsistent (don't forget Ocon beat him with less experience in the Manor).

[@olinaguasalvarado3225]

You need to remove lando NOWINS from that picture and replace him with Oscar piastri.

[@f1alpaca]

He is Lando Nowins no more

[@olinaguasalvarado3225]

@@f1alpaca it's better to be LUCKY than good, right?

[@f1alpaca]

@@olinaguasalvarado3225 what you talking about mate? Lando is like really good

[@sscpiero2013]

​@@olinaguasalvarado3225can you teach me how to be stupido please?

[@czechvirusS]

​@@olinaguasalvarado3225so max's first win wasn't lucky when both mercedes took each other out? lando still had to hold max off for about 30 laps. he capitalized on his luck and the rest was in his hands. just as max did in 2016

[@abdaf8706]

3:53 You know Rio Haryanto is the best rookie in 2016 ❤🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🍻

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

He was absolute trash race pace wise and had 0 awareness. Classic pay driver.

[@RobertoRodriguez-fe2ts]

Esteban Ocon

[@alessandromazzini7026]

Also Giovinazzi had all his races ruined by the team because by contract with orlen, Raikkonen had to finish ahead. Moreover there has been occasions of racism in Sauber towards italians, so yeah he would've done way better than what he achieved

[@f1alpaca]

what?

[@drivingduck2234]

Will stevens was not arookie in 2015 Alex Rossi was

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

He did very well Alex Rossi as a sub for Mehri.

[@Ax86_K]

Wehlein 2016 the best

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

Nope, that was Ocon. Ocon beat him despite arriving mid season, he also obtained a superb 12th place in the pouring rain at Interlagos with 0 experience in those conditions while he was 19, very consistent. Wherlein was also barely faster than Haryanto in qualifying at the beginning of the season, he is overrated just because he got points in Austria.

[@ThomasSummers-ux6bn]

Mick

[@gasgaslex_photos]

Stroll should not be in F1

[@8tonystark8]

LATIF1

[@Lorenzovd]

Please render your video in higher FPS the next time, it sucks

[@f1alpaca]

okey-dokey

[@cult_personality]

This … this bs is the reason i have started hating max. Exceptional debue, one of the best rookie season ….blah blah blah Actual achievement? 1. 4th place finish 2. Beating Sainz 😂 ( who himself is a rookie) Dont know why when its max everything is made to look like spl. Sainz is a avg joe a decent driver ( not a world champion esqu driver in his prime) and at his debut season is it really a achievement? Lewis fought Alonso in his debut season, Charles beat seb in his debut season at Ferrari. Nonsense

[@f1alpaca]

Look, in rookie season you can only compare a driver with their teammate. Yes, Lewis's rookie season is also one of the best rookie seasons ever, but you have to also remember he made debut with McLaren(a top team that was fighting for the world championship), meaning competitive machinery. Max on the other hand was in a toro rosso, so what he managed to achieve with that car is also praiseworthy. Charles beat Seb in his debut season at Ferrari and Max won his first race for Red Bull, what is your point? Who do you think would be more suitable for the best rookie of 2015?