7/3/2023 0 Comments Who won f1 2020![]() His year was disappointing to say the least. McLaren may end up missing his consistency and race management, as he moves to Ferrari. The end of the season lifts his rating up to a deserved eight, as he showed he has now become one of the top drivers. Best finishĪt the end, it was him to come out on top in his tight battle with Lando Norris.Īt one point it looked like the Spaniard was second-best to his teammate, but the turnaround came after three retirements in four races, with just the Italian GP in between, a race he deserved to win, but ultimately had to settle for P2 as he run out of laps to make up the gap to Pierre Gasly.įrom the Eifel Grand Prix on, he always scored big, finishing in the top seven places in every single one of the last eight races. Multiple times, he was the best of the midfield, clinching two podiums at Nurburgring and Imola and scoring seven top five finishes. The comparison with his teammate was impressive, as even with a few bad races where he was outperformed, he was always in front when the car was competitive. Still, finishing a strong fifth, including two podiums, shows it was a very good year for Ricciardo, who leaves Renault on a high. Half less than Perez as, compared to the Mexican, the Australian had a few races where he was nowhere to be seen. There weren’t too many downs in his season, capped off with his first-ever race win at the Sakhir Grand Prix, finishing a very commendable P4 in the driver standings. His season was extremely consistent, with two late podiums, including Sakhir’s win that allowed him to fly to fourth place, even by competing in fewer races than everyone else. After that, he was never beaten in the race by Lance Stroll, scoring a point in every weekend he contested until his retirement with a few laps to go in Bahrain. Will 2021 finally be when he has a title contending car? Best finishĪfter eight rounds, his teammate was fourth, while Perez 12 th with only 34 points (he missed two races with coronavirus). When analysing his year it’s hard to spot errors, as his only major mistake was in Turkey, a race he should have won.Īpart from that, six second-place finishes also show he was often competitive enough to beat at least one of the Mercedes cars. Verstappen finished 12 races, all of which in the points and all but one standing on the podium.Īt the end he was within touching distance of Bottas, scoring 111 points more than teammate Alex Albon. His championship was affected by a whopping five retirements, none of which through faults of his own. He failed to capitalise most race starts, but even when in front, like at the Nurburgring or Portugal, he was caught and overtaken whilst leading. Not a clean year, only saved by five pole positions and a few wins, but he should and could have done more. Whilst it’s true the gap is probably larger than it should be, given his bad luck with mechanical failures at times this season, he was beaten by Hamilton fair and square. Best finishĬonsidering he entered the season full of confidence, it was quite disappointing to see that his main fight in the championship was actually against Max Verstappen for P2 rather than with Hamilton. Only his messy races in Austria, Monza and Abu Dhabi deny him a full score. Winning 11 races out of the 16 he took part in, plus being on the podium a further three times meant he was almost perfect. He was extremely quick in most races and he soon dominated his teammate Valtteri Bottas to build a safe lead in the championship. His initial slip in Austria gave the impression that he could be beatable, but once again he proved too much for everyone, dominating the rest of the season. Who was your driver of the season? #F1 /aFoxREYUXz- Formula 1 December 14, 2020
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