Mercedes:
+ As you were from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; Best car and driver on the grid with the W11 EQ Power+, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, with 15 poles, 13 race wins, a Constructors' Title and a Drivers' Title with Lewis Hamilton.
- Pit-stop errors at both Monza and Bahrain II, cost Hamilton a race win at Monza while a tyre mix-up cost George Russell and Bottas an one-two finish at Bahrain II; apart from that another great season from Mercedes.
Red Bull:
+ Impressive performance from Max Verstappen includes race wins for Verstappen at Silverstone II and Abu Dhabi.
- Some of Alexander Albon performances wasn't good enough include races at Monza, Portimão and Imola, so much so Albon's performances cost him his drive for 2021 resulting the team to sign Sergio Pérez instead; the news that Honda are withdrawing from Formula 1 after 2021 season.
McLaren:
+ Some great race performances from Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris, which includes second place finish for Sainz Jr. at Monza and a third place finish for Norris at the Red Bull Ring; only 145 points at this stage last season, 202 points this season at this stage a much better improvement from McLaren resulting third place in the Constructor's standings; going into 2021 Mercedes power once again.
- Despite McLaren finished third in the Constructor's standings this season and best of the rest, there are still long way behind the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull in race form; also cash-flow problems from the start of the season due to Covid-19 pandemic issues resulting a £150 million loan from the National Bank of Bahrain, although investment has come from an American-based investors company recently resulting a 33% stake of owning the team.
Racing Point:
+ Impressive season from Racing Point (renamed Aston Martin Racing going into 2021) includes Grand Prix win at Bahrain II for Sergio Pérez, second place for Pérez at Istanbul, Pole position at Istanbul for Lance Stroll and leading half the race, also two third place finishes for Stroll at Monza and Bahrain II resulting a fourth place finish in the Constructor's standings this season.
- Should have finish third in the Constructor's standings if they wasn't deducted 15 points after coping Mercedes rear brake ducts on their RP20, missing out on Grand Prix wins at Monza and Istanbul for Stroll and a third place finish for Pérez in Bahrain.
Renault:
+ Two third place finishes for Daniel Ricciardo at Nurburgring and Imola; second place finish for Esteban Ocon at Bahrain II.
- Despite 181 points this season compare to 91 points last season, being much faster this season than last, the team still finished fifth place in the Constructor's standings with gearbox problems early in the season costing the team third in the Constructor's; if the team does the same errors in 2021, Fernando Alonso (who's coming in next season) will easily criticize those problems without fail.
Ferrari
+ Some great race performances from Charles Leclerc, which includes second place at the Red Bull Ring and a third place at Silverstone.
- Where to start,what went right? nothing, the worst Ferrari season since 1980, 131 points in 2020 compare to 504 points in 2019, SF1000 has not been fast enough at all, also a very poor Power-Unit from Ferrari (around 50-60bhp less than the Mercedes Power-Units); also, not renewing Sebastian Vettel contract going into 2021 and before the start of the 2020 season which resulted kicking Vettel confidence to the curb from the Ferrari management, resulted a very poor season from Vettel with his best result a third place at Istanbul, Vettel only getting 33 points to Leclerc 98 points, anything else I have forgotten.
Scuderia AlphaTauri:
+ Some impressive performances from Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly this season which includes a Grand Prix win for Gasly at Monza, a fourth place finish for Kvyat at Imola.
- Gasly could have finish third at Imola for a water pressure problem; just like sister team Red Bull the news that Honda are withdrawing from Formula 1 after 2021 season despite signing Yuki Tsunoda for Kvyat who is a Honda academy driver.
Alfa Romeo:
+ Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi finishing ninth and tenth at Imola.
- 57 points last season only 8 points this seasons says it all, eighth best car all season is not good enough at all (although a poor Power-Unit from Ferrari doesn't really help); the team need to do better going into the 2021 season.
Haas:
+ Ninth place finish for Romain Grosjean at Nurburgring and a tenth place for Kevin Magnussen at Hunganoring.
- Like Ferrari where to start, currently the the team finished ninth place in the Constructor's standings again; 3 points this season compare to 28 points last season shows the team has gone backwards once more, sacking both Grosjean and Magnussen going into 2021 who are experience and replacing them with Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin who have not got Grand Prix between them both, this will not help them going into the 2021 season.
Williams:
+ Four eleventh place finishes for George Russell at Mugello and three for Nicholas Latifi at the Red Bull Ring, Monza and Imola is the teams only highlight this season.
- Where to start, the team scored 0 points compared to 1 point last season (first time as team haven't scored points in a season in their history), although Russell should have scored points at Mugello and Imola, concluded with tenth in the Constructors' once again; the teams main sponsor quitting before the start of the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic resulting Frank Williams and his family selling up the team in the summer to an American-based investors company; overall another disastrous season from Williams, nothing positive to say from the team this season once again.
In part 2 of Formula 1 2020 Season Review my top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2020. And my final thoughts of Formula 1 2020.
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