Formula 1 News: Verstappen Extends Lead, But Who Impressed Most at the Canadian Grand Prix?
In a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen extended his lead at the top of the formula 1 standings, navigating the wet-dry chaos at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. But which drivers caught the attention of our judges most last weekend? The results are in…
How Our Formula 1 Power Rankings Work
Our five-judge panel assess each driver after every Grand Prix, scoring them out of 10 based on their performance across the weekend, taking machinery out of the equation. Our experts’ scores are then averaged out to produce a race score, which is then tallied up across the season on our overall Power Rankings Leaderboard.
George Russell Shines with Stunning Pole Position
George Russell’s remarkable pole position – Mercedes’ first since Hungary in 2023, and Russell’s first since the same race the year before – will have been a welcome relief for Mercedes after a difficult start to the year. It seems their new front wing is working, and while Russell was disappointed not to have used it to claim victory, it will have whet his appetite for more success in the coming races. Formula 1 News: Has Mercedes’ new front wing finally made them a contender again?
Oscar Piastri Impresses Despite Missing Out on Pole
That Oscar Piastri was the second-best McLaren driver over the Canada weekend is no slight, given how well Lando Norris is driving currently. Piastri, like many, felt that he had a shot at pole on Saturday. On race day, he lacked the scintillating pace of Norris – an area McLaren continue to work on with the Australian – but he was crucially there at the end to take P5, helping McLaren score the joint-most points of any team from the weekend (28, the same as Mercedes).
Esteban Ocon Unhappy with Alpine Team Orders
Fresh from the news that he would be heading to pastures new in 2025, Esteban Ocon cut a disgruntled figure at the end of race day, having been asked to cede position to teammate Pierre Gasly. That was doubly gutting after the Frenchman had climbed from his penalized P18 grid spot to as high as P8 – but at least he helped Alpine claim a valuable extra point, lifting them above Williams to eighth in the constructors’ standings. Formula 1 News: Ocon unhappy with Alpine team orders in Canada as he loses out to Gasly
Lewis Hamilton’s Mixed Weekend
If you’d had to pick a driver after Montreal’s three opening practice sessions who looked set to spring a surprise, you’d probably have picked Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time Montreal winner looked like a driver re-born on Friday and Saturday morning. Thereafter, though, life got harder, as he claimed only P7 in qualifying as Russell took pole, before taking P4 in the race – a performance he termed as one of his worst-executed Grands Prix ever. Formula 1 News: How Norris, Russell or even Hamilton could have won in Montreal
Lance Stroll Misses Out
Lance Stroll also took a 6.8 score this week after finishing P7 in his home race in Montreal. But as per our Power Rankings protocol, he misses out by dint of having finished behind Hamilton.
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