Formula 1’s Driver Power Rankings After 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix

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Published: April 22, 2015

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Formula One's 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix marked the end of the first "Asian season"—the sport now embarks on a tour of Europe, stopping off in Canada, before returning to Asia in mid-September.

The race didn't quite match 2014's edition, but it was nonetheless an exciting and tense affair. Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton took his third victory in four races with a composed and controlled drive, but behind him the racing was much closer.

Nico Rosberg arrived in Bahrain under heavy pressure after a mediocre start to the year, and he silenced some of his critics with a gutsy, aggressive drive to third. He probably would have secured second had a brake failure not gifted Kimi Raikkonen—another driver who delivered a top-drawer race display—second with just two laps to go.

Behind them, Valtteri Bottas bounced back after an unspectacular start to the season, finishing fourth for Williams. But the man he held off in the closing stages, Sebastian Vettel, won't have been happy after putting in his worst performance of 2015 so far.

Max Verstappen, Jenson Button and Carlos Sainz also had poor weekends for one reason or another, but the likes of Will Stevens, Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo can be proud of their efforts.

With four races down and 15 to go, there's a three-week break for the drivers to prepare for the next grand prix in Spain.

Here's how they currently rank.

 

Note on Power Rankings

These rankings should not be confused with the championship table.

Rather than looking solely at how many points each driver has, they take into account race results, qualifying, the overall performance of each driver and how they 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, every driver who took part is awarded a score out of 10. The sum o...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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