Formula 1: Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
By Asher Fair
Non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | #44, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes | 3 | +2 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | #5, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari | 1 | -1 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | #7, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari | 5 | +2 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | #77, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | #3, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault | 2 | -3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | #14, McLaren, Renault | 8 | +2 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | #11, Sahara Force India, Mercedes | 14 | +7 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | #55, Renault Sport, Renault | 11 | +3 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | #33, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | #27, Renault Sport, Renault | 7 | -3 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | #16, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari | 19 | +8 |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | #2, McLaren, Renault | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | #10, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda | 10 | -3 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | #20, Haas, Ferrari | 9 | -5 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | #18, Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | #28, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda | 20 | +4 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | #9, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari | 15 | -2 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | #31, Sahara Force India, Mercedes | 13 | -5 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | #8, Haas, Ferrari | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | #35, Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes | 17 | -3 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Charles Leclerc (+8)
Down: Kevin Magnussen, Esteban Ocon (-6)
Conclusion
One crazy race on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan shuffled both the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings and the non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings.
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With just four races of the 21 races on the 2018 Formula 1 season having been completed, it is still tough to determine where exactly each driver ranks relative to the rest of the field. With so much change in both sets of rankings after each race so far this season, it would appear as though the field is about as even as it has been in recent years as a whole.
Just two races remain until drivers’ overall average finishes are no longer guaranteed to match up with their average finishes in the last five races, as the next race, the Spanish Grand Prix, is the fifth race of the season, while the race after that, the Monaco Grand Prix, is the sixth race of the season. How will the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings change after these two races?
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Be sure to tune in to the fifth race of the 2018 Formula 1 season, the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona, Spain. That race is set to take place on Sunday, May 13th, and it is set to be broadcast live on ESPN2 starting at 9:10 am ET.