[Enigma]

Assuming HRT’s story is over, there’ll be 22 seats in F1 next year.

Which 22 drivers do you think deserve those? No team relations, sponsors, whatever – just write the 22 names you think deserve to be on the grid.

I’ll start:
Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Webber,
Button, Massa, Grosjean, Rosberg, Hulkenberg,
Maldonado, Bottas, di Resta, Vergne, Ricciardo,
Alguersuari, Glock, Pic, Perez, Kovalainen,
Wickens & Calado.

Obviously nothing serious, no need for long thinking, no particular order. Just for fun.

[Bullfrog]

Not sure if Vettel has proved himself yet…;)

Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Button, Raikkonen
Webber, Massa, Rosberg, Maldonado, Hulkenberg,
Perez, Grosjean, di Resta, Kobayashi, Vergne,
Ricciardo, Valsecchi, Pic, Kovalainen, Bird,
Alguersuari and Dario Franchitti.

[Girts]

@Enigma My list is pretty similar to yours, I just would drop Vergne but leave Petrov, take Sutil back instead of promoting Wickens and promote Valsecchi instead of Calado.

Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalainen,
Raikkonen, Button, Hulkenberg, Webber,
Massa, Maldonado, Rosberg, Petrov,
Grosjean, Perez, Glock, Di Resta,
Sutil, Alguersuari, Ricciardo, Pic,
Bottas, Valsecchi

[Calum]

Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Webber,
Button, Massa, Grosjean, Rosberg, Hulkenberg,
Maldonado, Bottas, di Resta, Vergne, Ricciardo,
Alguersuari, Glock, Pic, Perez, Kovalainen,
Sutil & Yamamoto*

(*He paid me to say that.)

[the_sigman]

Similar to @girts, but I replaced Petrov and Bottas with Razia and Vergne. But I hope HRT stays so that there is some space for Bottas and Kobayashi.

Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalainen,
Raikkonen, Button, Hulkenberg, Webber,
Massa, Maldonado, Rosberg, Ρazia,
Grosjean, Perez, Glock, Di Resta,
Sutil, Alguersuari, Ricciardo, Pic,
Vergne, Valsecchi

[Todfod]

Ferrari – Alonso Massa
RB – Vettel Webber
Mclaren – Button Perez
Merc – Hamilton Rosberg
Lotus – Raikkonnen Grosjean
Sauber – Kobayashi Hulkenberg
FI – Di Resta Sutil
Williams – Maldonado Bottas
Toro Rosso – Felix DiCosta Frijns
Caterham – Kovalainen Pic
Marrussia – Glock Bianchi

Its unfortunate that Kobayashi wont be on thr grid .. and nor will Sutil. Also want to see Frijns on the grid but I doubt Red Bull really want him after a few of his statements regarding the RB young driver program

[Bob]

Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Button, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Perez, Rosberg, Hulkenberg, di Resta, Ricciardo, Valsecchi, Maldonado, Bottas, Kovalainen, Pic, Kobayashi, Bianchi, Frijns, Razia

[Bullfrog]

22 cars just isn’t enough is it?
Just realised I forgot Bottas. Sorry Sam, it’s back to the simulators for you…
Even without my “fantasy” pick of Franchitti I’d want Glock, Frijns, Wickens and Bianchi in there too. With 26 cars, or a bit of driver rotation, it would be easy.

[Armchair Expert]

Vettel, Webber, Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Massa, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Grosjean, di Resta, Hulkenberg, Perez, Ricciardo, Vergne, Maldonado, Bottas, Alguersuari, da Costa, Wickens, Bianchi, Frijns and Gutierrez.

[MazdaChris]

I’d love to see Jules Bianchi get a shot in F1. He’s reasonably quick, very consistent, and has plenty of experience. I think he’s earned a shot at F1, and could be a real surprise to people.

[magon4]

Sutil would be in my list, for sure.

[Antonio Nartea]

I’d say:

Red Bull: Vettel, Webber / TD: Buemi
Ferrari: Alonso, Massa / TD: Rigon
McLaren: Button, Perez / TD: De La Rosa
Mercedes: Hamilton, Rosberg / TD: Di Resta
Lotus: Raikkonen, Kovalainen / TD: Valsecchi
Sauber: Hulkenberg, Frinjs / TD: Gutierrez
Force India: Sutil, Bianchi / TD: Razia
Williams: Maldonado, Bottas / TD: Senna
Torro Rosso: Da Costa, Alguersuari / TD: Vergne
Caterham: Petrov, Van Der Garde / TD: Pic
Marussia: Glock, Ricciardo / TD: Wickens

Included test drivers as well, for the fun of it. :)

[Antonio Nartea]

This is a half-realistic list, to be honest. A fantasy one would include the likes of: Power, Pagenaud, Vilander and an Audi F1 team with Rockenfeller and Leimer at the wheels. And I’m sure I can think of many others.

[Fabiana]

For me, it should be:
Red Bull – Vettel, Webber
Ferrari – Alonso, Massa
McLaren – Button, Perez
Mercedes – Hamilton, Rosberg
Lotus – Räikkönen, Kovalainen
Sauber – Hulkenberg, Gutierrez
Force India – Di Resta, Bianchi
Williams – Senna, Bottas
Torro Rosso – Ricciardo, Vergne
Caterham – Van der Garde, Pic
Marussia – Glock, Petrov

[Enigma]

It’s not meant to be team-by-team – just the list of 22 guys who deserve to be on the grid and are the best 22 in the world, regardless of teams.
@calum Brilliant!

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