Formula 1’s Driver Power Rankings After 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Published: December 2, 2015

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The 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix brought down the curtain on this year's Formula One season, and Nico Rosberg was once again the man on the top step of the podium.

The German has been in exceptional qualifying form since the Japanese Grand Prix in October, notching up six consecutive poles. And while he hasn't always been the best at converting poles to wins, the Yas Marina vcitory was his third in a row.

Lewis Hamilton was second to pick up his 17th podium of the season. Ferrari, meanwhile, scored their 16th top-three finish of the year as Kimi Raikkonen came home in third—ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel for only the fourth time in 2015.

Sergio Perez rounded out his excellent season with another strong result, Daniel Ricciardo did just about all he could with his Red Bull, and Jenson Button's 12th-placed finish was poor reward for a combative final outing in the dismal McLaren-Honda.

Romain Grosjean, too, deserves credit after going from 18th on the grid to ninth at the chequered flag.

But not everyone ended their year in style. Max Verstappen picked up two time penalties and three Super Licence points on his way to finishing 16th, while Fernando Alonso made a rare mistake at the start and paid for it all race long.

The drivers will be back in action for pre-season testing toward the end of February after a well-earned rest. For the final time in 2015, here's how they rank based on the last six races.

 

Note on Driver Power Rankings

These rankings should not be confused with the championship table.

Rather than looking solely at how many points each driver has, these rankings take into account race results, qualifying, each driver's overall performance and how drivers stack up against their team-mates. The relative pace of each driver's car is factored in, as is the identity of his team-mate.

For each race weekend, every dri...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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