Starting of with My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2020, 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 Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon or Sebastian Vettel to name a few, its just only opinion folks.
Anyway, here is my list below.
My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2020:
10. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) - Improvement from last season, includes a Pole at Istanbul and leading half of the race; and two third place finishes at Monza and Bahrain II.
9. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - Despite a slow Ferrari he drove this season, he took results that package never deserved to achieve includes a second place finish at the Red Bull Ring and a third place finish at Silverstone.
8. Lando Norris (McLaren) - Consistently fast in his second season, which include two fourth place finishes at Monza and Bahrain; and a third place finish at the Red Bull Ring.
7. Carlos Sainz, Jr. (McLaren) - Consistently fast and some impressive performances this season, which include a fourth place finish at Bahrain II and a second place finish at Monza.
6. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) - Some impressive performances this season, which includes a fifth place finish at Portimão; and a Grand Prix win at Monza.
5. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) - Consistently fast which include some impressive performances this season, which include three third place finishes at Nürburgring and Imola.
4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - On his day faster driver than his team-mate Hamilton, two Grand Prix wins at the Red Bull Ring and Soshi.
3. Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) - Best of the rest finishing fourth in the Drivers' Standings, some impressive performances this season, consistently fast which includes two fourth place finishes at Sochi, Nürburgring; a second place finish at Istanbul; and a Grand Prix win at Bahrain II.
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - Some impressive drives this season, which includes two Grand Prix wins at Silverstone II and Abu Dhabi.
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - Best driver on the grid this season, eleven Grand Prix wins, to concluded with his seventh Drivers' World Championship equalling to Michael Schumacher seven titles.
The 2020 season and the world itself has been effect by the COVID-19 pandemic, with drivers, management and mechanics catching the virus which resulted cancelled Grand Prixs' like Monaco, Singapore, Montreal and Zandvoort to name a few, starting the season in July when the virus calm down in Europe. Old tracks returning to Formula 1 at short notice like Imola, Nurburgring and Istanbul and new tracks like Portimão and Mugello and even second Grand Prixs' at the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and Bahrain (on a different and quite frankly on a better layout) in a bizarre year I have ever witness.
Overall, possibly one of the most exciting and dominating seasons I have seen in Formula 1, new winners like Pierre Gasly and Sergio Pérez. Exciting races at the Red Bull Ring, Monza and Bahrain II to name a few.
Despite all that, it was still a dominating season from Mercedes, thirteen Grand Prix wins out of seventeen wins from Mercedes which include five one-two finishes to conclude winning their sixth F1 Constructors' Championship in a row.
While in the Drivers' Championship it was Lewis Hamilton to win the off winning eleven Grand Prixs', to win this seasons Drivers' Championship for his seventh F1 Drivers' title and becoming only the second driver in Formula 1 history to join Michael Schumacher to win seven F1 Drivers' Titles to conclude Formula 1 in 2020 and becoming the record holder of most Grand Prix wins with 95 wins and counting.
Bring on Formula 1 2021 and a safer year. Stay safe everyone.
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