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Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

By Asher Fair

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 leads the field at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 11, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 leads the field at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 11, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

Formulated rankings predictions for after next race

The calculation used to calculate the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings predicts that after the next race on the schedule at Yas Marina Circuit, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, here is how the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings will look.

Rank – Driver (Trend)
1st – Lewis Hamilton (-)
2nd – Max Verstappen (+2)
3rd – Sebastian Vettel (-1)
4th – Kimi Raikkonen (-1)
5th – Valtteri Bottas (-)
6th – Daniel Ricciardo (-)
7th – Nico Hulkenberg (+1)
8th – Sergio Perez (-1)
9th – Esteban Ocon (+2)
10th – Carlos Sainz Jr. (-)
11th – Kevin Magnussen (-2)
12th – Fernando Alonso (+2)
13th – Romain Grosjean (-)
14th – Charles Leclerc (-2)
15th – Pierre Gasly (-)
16th – Stoffel Vandoorne (-)
17th – Lance Stroll (+1)
18th – Marcus Ericsson (-1)
19th – Brendon Hartley (-)
20th – Sergey Sirotkin (-)

Biggest Movers
Up: Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso (+2)
Down: Kevin Magnussen, Charles Leclerc (-2)

Conclusion

As expected, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel maintained their positions in first and second place, respectively, atop the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings. The most notable change involved the drivers in third and fourth.

Max Verstappen, who finished the Brazilian Grand Prix in second place, entered the race in third in the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings. Raikkonen, who finished in third, entered it in fourth. However, these two drivers switched after the race even though Verstappen finished higher than Raikkonen did in it.

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This was the case because of the fact that Raikkonen’s average finish in the last five races improved while Verstappen’s, while it is still impressive, did not.

Heading into the race, Raikkonen’s average finish in the last five races was 3.6. His third place finish in it replaced his fifth place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix in the calculation for his average finish in the last five races, so his average finish in the last five races improved to 3.2.

Heading into the race and exiting the race, Verstappen’s average finish was and is 2.6, as his second place finish in it replaced his second place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix in the calculation for his average finish in the last five races.

While Verstappen’s average finish in the last five races is still better than Raikkonen’s, Raikkonen has other factors, such as a better average finish (5.35 to 6.25) on his side that give him the advantage over the 21-year-old Dutchman as far as these rankings are concerned.

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The 2018 Formula 1 season finale is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is scheduled to begin at 8:10 a.m. ET on Sunday, November 25. This race is set to be broadcast live on ESPN2 from Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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