2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #11: Esteban Ocon
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Esteban Ocon delivered Alpine’s best result of the season but tangled with his team mate again and was dropped before the season ended.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #12: Yuki Tsunoda
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Yuki Tsunoda had a solid 2024 campaign but it wasn’t enough for Red Bull to promote him from their second team.
RaceFans Round-up: 24th January 2025
Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #13: Alexander Albon
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Alexander Albon scored most of Williams’ points during 2024 but it wasn’t just his team mates who contributed to their repair bill.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #14: Kevin Magnussen
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Kevin Magnussen became the first Formula 1 driver to be banned for collecting too many penalty points, but he performed better on his return.
RaceFans Round-up: 23rd January 2025
Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
F1 drivers face bans and points deductions if they break FIA ‘misconduct’ rules
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The FIA has revealed details of the penalties Formula 1 drivers face for breaking “misconduct” rules, including bans, points deductions and six-figure fines.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #15: Valtteri Bottas
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Valtteri Bottas rarely had a car capable of competing for top 10 finishes and so ended his final season in Formula 1 without a point.
Norris admits he could have won the drivers’ championship last year
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Lando Norris has admitted the drivers’ championship was “within reach” for him last year, after losing the title to Max Verstappen by 73 points.
Video: Hamilton has first test run in a Ferrari at Fiorano
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Ferrari fans assembled at the team’s Fiorano test track to watch Lewis Hamilton drive one of their cars for the first time.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #16: Liam Lawson
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Liam Lawson only started six grands prix last year but did enough to persuade Red Bull that he deserved a place at the top team.
RaceFans Round-up: 22nd January 2025
Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #17: Franco Colapinto
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Franco Colapinto impressed in his first few races as a Formula 1 driver, but was also involved in several costly crashes.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #18: Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull’s hopes they could bring Daniel Ricciardo back to his best were dashed, and they dropped him before the year was over.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #19: Zhou Guanyu
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Already lumbered with the slowest car on the grid, Zhou Guanyu’s qualifying performances often left him at a disadvantage.
RaceFans Round-up: 21st January 2025
Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #20: Lance Stroll
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Aside from a handful of solid drives, Lance Stroll’s season was often disappointing and he made a few howling errors.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #21: Sergio Perez
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Sergio Perez began his fourth season at Red Bull with half-a-dozen strong races, but slumped badly over the remaining rounds.
Hamilton marks his first day as a Ferrari driver
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Lewis Hamilton said his first day at Ferrari is one he will remember forever. He shared an image of himself at the team’s factory on social media.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #22: Logan Sargeant
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Logan Sargeant’s second season in Formula 1 was such a disappointment Williams dropped him twice.