Finial Points for 2015 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship 2015

Just a look at the finial points tally for all drivers

POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 381
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 322
3 Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari 278
4 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 150
5 Valtteri Bottas Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 136
6 Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 121
7 Daniil Kvyat Infiniti Red Bull-Renault 95
8 Daniel Riccardo Infiniti Red Bull-Renault 92
9 Sergio Perez Sahara Force India-Mercedes 78
10 Nico Hulkenberg Sahara Force India-Mercedes 58
11 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 51
12 Max Verstappen Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 49
13 Felipe Nasr Sauber 27
14 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 27
15 Carlos Sainz Jr Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 18
16 Jenson Button McLaren Honda 16
17 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 11
18 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 9
19 Will Stevens Manor Marussia-Ferrari 0
20 Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia-Ferrari 0


Couple of interesting points:

Kvyat beat Riccardo
Button beat Alonso

Other than than, it almost looks like the art, 2 by 2. Hope next season is more exciting.

 

Grosjean, Verstappen and Nasr were clear team leaders (in terms of performance) it seems. Have to take into account that Sainz had a lot of mechanical issues.

 

As much as we haven't rated Nico's season his Sochi and Monza retirements would have potentially been a 50 point swing. 25 points for Sochi with a 7 point reduction for Lewis, 18 points in Monza. Add a 14 point swing for Austin and the championship would have been a nail biter. They would also have been tied on 8 wins each. Ifs and buts and fine lines I know, but we all consider Slewis to have dominated him this year.

 

I dont think Nasr's points haul should be overlooked, It was a great debut season in a poor car.

 

And as much as people hate him, Maldonado had about 6 mechanical retirements and got crashed out by someone else plenty of times. He was ahead of Grosjean in Spa before his car failed too.

 

I don't hate him. Like you say Kimi isn't fit for F1, I think the same can be said for Maldo.

 

Ericsson is the one who is most out of his depth, beaten by both McLarens and his rookie team-mate, he must have some financial package to make them choose him over Kobay. Maldo was ok this season, kept himself out of trouble for the main, and had a few good races, I think he even got a DotD for Austria. I seem to recall that most of his incidents were of someone else's making. Kimi was the Kimi I always remembered, inconsistent, like Maldonado, he's had a few decent races.

 

I'm inclined to agree about Ericsson. I'd also suggest Mehri, although as ever, it is very difficult to make a reasonable comparison with those driving fundamentally better cars. I say this because Stevens has underwhelmed, especially in the presence of Rossi, yet he has easily had the better of Mehri in the same car.

Most other drivers are proving their worth, although I still don't rate Maldonado as a fully-fledged GP driver. Yes, he can be quick enough to blend in with scenery so as to go unnoticed, but he is way too inconsistent. I don't mean that only in terms of performance either; I mean it in terms of his lap-times and car placement: i.e. his ability to be metronomic.

Both Toro Rosso drivers have made their mark as long-term F1 prospects. Sainz has had some bad luck but he has driven well. I believe he will mature into a very consistent, highly prized driver and I'm sure he has a good future. As for Verstappen, what can one say? – He has comprehensively exceeded all expectations and if he does not become World Champion at some point, I hereby declare Homburgers will be served as my dinner.

Amongst other drivers who have impressed me this season are Grosjean, Perez and Button. I mention Button not so much because he exceeded my expectations but because he tends to be less well rated (especially by the public who are easily led by F1 sycophantic propaganda) than Alonso. Although this is the way of things, it is not entirely fair. Ron Dennis may or may not perceive him as a Whitmarsh relic, but JB really is worth his weight in gold. He is consistently consistent. He may not be the ultimate quickest driver when the car isn't perfect (although few would dispute that he is when it is), but he is always close to optimum and has an intuitive, almost built-in trouble avoidance system, probably only matched by Alonso. And that's impressive.

There are others to whom I do an alcohol-induced injustice through not giving them a mention here. I'll be more than happy to find my memory jogged some time after midday…

 

Underlined: The ultimate irony here is that both of them managed to rear-end Maldonado this year in the most Maldonado-esque way.