Mercedes:
+ Best car and drivers on the grid so far with the F1 W06 Hybrid, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
- Reliability has been great, but a DNF or two could allow Sebastian Vettel to challenge for the drivers' title.
Red Bull:
+ impressive performance from Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo at this seasons Hungarian Grand Prix collecting a second and third for the team, despite under performing race car.
- An unreliable and underpowered Renault power unit has cost Red Bull, the Renault power units are still around 70-90bhp less than the Mercedes power units; fourth in the constructors' is not good but its OK for now, third in the constructors' is still a chance for the team.
Williams:
+ Some great performances from Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa this season, which includes podiums for Massa at Red Bull Ring and Bottas at Montreal, retaining third in the constructors' is a must for Williams this season.
- Too slow at Monaco and Hungaroring which means no points in those races, apart from that points in the others rounds, meaning no DNF's so far this season.
Ferrari:
+ Some great race performances from Sebastian Vettel concluding with race wins at Sepang and Hungaroring, meaning Ferrari are back to winning ways after last season with no wins.
- And despite the SF15T is much improved then its predecessor, its not fast enough then the Mercedes in race pace, and that may cost Sebastian Vettel the drivers' championship this season.
McLaren:
+ A fifth place finish for Fernando Alonso at the Hungaroring last time out.
- 95 points last season at this stage, this season only 17 points, a very unreliable car due to the new Honda power unit unreliability, power units are 130bhp behind of the likes of Mercedes power units; the worst unreliable team on the grid with eleven DNS or retirements, if reliability is sorted and Honda reduce the horsepower deficit to Mercedes, McLaren still might even finish in fifth in the constructors'.
Force India:
+ Some impressive performances from Nico Hülkenberg this season which include a sixth place finish at the Red Bull Ring.
- VJM08 came too late to testing with car being too slow that cost them points earlier in the season; but with the updated VJM08B is a much faster car so far, Force India should be finishing in fifth in the constructors', if not challenging for fourth in the constructors'.
Scuderia Toro Rosso:
+ Both Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Max Verstappen are showing why they are in Formula 1 with some great performances, and some impressive drives from both Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Max Verstappen that may put him in the main Red Bull team in seasons to come.
- An unreliable and underpowered Renault power units has cost Toro Rosso more points then they have this season, fifth in the constructor's standings is possible.
Lotus:
+ 8 points last season at this stage, this season 35 points, five seventh places between Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, and the E23 Hybrid has been a much improvement from the unreliable E22.
- Unreliability from the team with nine retirements could cost Lotus fifth in the constructors' standings, no more retirements will put Lotus in the points more often.
Manor-Marussia:
+ A miracle for the team to be even on the grid this season, not below 107% mark in qualifying is a big help for the team despite using 2014 Ferrari power units, twelfth place finish for Roberto Merhi at Silverstone, and updates for the old 2014 car are on their way.
- Surviving into next season is a must for the team and bringing a 2016 car is a must, if not the new Hass F1 Team will overtake them.
Sauber:
+ 0 points last season, this season 22 points a much improvement from the team which includes a fifth place finish for Felipe Nasr in Melbourne.
- Giedo van der Garde court case was a very negative thing for the team at the start of the season, apart from that a much better season from Sauber.
And just like last season, my Top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2015 so far this season, this is the part who was in my top 10 so far this season, not in championship order. So here is my list below.
My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2015 so far this season:
10. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - Some impressive drives despite an underpowered car in Monaco and Hunganoring, with the later finishing in third place despite he could have won the race.
9. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) - Some impressive drives despite an underpowered car in Monaco and Hunganoring, with the later finishing in second place in that race.
8. Felipe Nasr (Sauber) - A fifth place finish in his debut race, and as fast as his much experience team-mate Marcus Ericsson.
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - On his day faster driver than his team-mate Vettel, a second place finish in Bahrain, which could be his last season with the team.
6. Felipe Massa (Williams) - Fast as ever, consistent, some great race performances at Red Bull Ring and Silverstone this season, despite having a faster team-mate.
5. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) - Some impressive drives in his rookie season and despite his still only 17!, which include a fourth place finish at Hunganoring.
4. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) - Some impressive drives at Bahrain, Bahrain and Montreal, could well be a Ferrari driver next season.
3. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) - Three Grand Prix wins so far this season, a great second half of a season that is needed for Rosberg to beat Hamilton to the drivers' championship.
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - Back to winning ways with two race wins so far this season at Sepang and Hunganoring, may need a little luck to win his fifth drivers' title this season if the Mercedes drivers have problems.
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - Best driver on the grid this season so far with strong possibility of winning the drivers' championship, only problem his team-mate Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel too in the Ferrari.
End of a super long post/blog for now. A new shorter post soon. Bye.
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