Starting of with My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2017, this is the part who was in my top 10 this season, not in championship order, not in championship order, so his list doesn't includes the likes of Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa or Lance Stroll to name a few, its just only opinion folks.
Anyway, here is my list below.
My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2017:
10. Carlos Sainz, Jr. (Toro Rosso/Renault) - Some impressive performances, which include a fourth place finish at Singapore.
9. Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) - Consistently fast and some impressive drives at Barcelona, Silverstone, Spa and Abu Dhabi; includes a sixth place finish at Silverstone finishing on the lead lap.
8. Sergio Pérez (Force India) - Consistently fast and reliable this season, which include a fourth place finish at Barcelona.
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - On his day faster driver than his team-mate Vettel, which includes two second place finishes at Monaco and Hungaroring, if team-orders wasn't in place he would have won them both.
6. Esteban Ocon (Force India) - Consistently fast and reliable in his second season, which include two fifth place finishes at Barcelona and Mexico.
5. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - Some impressive drives despite an underpowered car includes a Grand Prix win at Baku.
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - Some impressive drives in his third season and despite his still only 19!, which includes two Grand Prix wins at Sepang and Mexico.
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - On his day faster driver than his team-mate Hamilton, which includes three Grand Prix wins in Sochi, Red Bull Ring and Abu Dhabi in his debut Mercedes season.
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - Five Grand Prix wins, lead the Drivers' Championship for most of the season until Monza, needs a much faster and more reliable Ferrari going into 2018 to challenge both titles'.
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - Best driver on the grid this season, nine Grand Prix wins, no DNF's, to concluded with his fourth Drivers' World Championship.
Overall, possibly one of the most entertaining seasons in modern era Formula 1, a season for Mercedes had to fight to win both champions as Ferrari were contenders to both titles. In the end Mercedes once again took all the glory taking twelve out of twenty wins and four one-two finishes to conclude winning their fourth F1 Constructors' Championship in a row.
For the Drivers' Championship, a Drivers' Championship that Sebastian Vettel should have won until Singapore where his championship fell apart with two DNFs in three races did cost him. As for Lewis Hamilton who won his this seasons Drivers' Championship with nine wins and no DNFs this season becoming the third Formula 1 world champion to that achievement to give Lewis Hamilton his fourth F1 Drivers' title and becoming the first British F1 driver to win Four Drivers' Titles to conclude Formula 1 in 2017.
Bring on Formula 1 2018.
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