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

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Published: September 9, 2015

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Lewis Hamilton dominated the 2015 Italian Grand Prix weekend to take his seventh victory of the season.

By winning the race, starting from pole, leading from start to finish and setting the fastest lap, the Brit also chalked up the second Grand Chelem of his Formula One career—but he faced an agonising wait before the celebrations could begin.

Measurements taken on the starting grid suggested Mercedes had failed to abide by the minimum tyre pressures set by Pirelli in the aftermath of two high-speed blow-outs at Spa. Fortunately for the reigning world champion, the stewards eventually decided the team had no case to answer.

It was good news for Hamilton but a major blow for Nico Rosberg. The German went into the Italian race needing a stroke of good fortune if he was to challenge Hamilton for the title; a late retirement left him 53 points down on his team-mate and reliant on a nothing short of a miracle.

Sebastian Vettel came home in second to score his eighth podium of the season, but Kimi Raikkonen was left to reflect on what might have been. The Finn struggled to get off the line from second on the grid and had to battle back to finish fifth.

Felipe Massa, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez joined Hamilton in putting in top-drawer displays, while Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Nasr endured tough weekends.

With the European season over, the sport now heads to Singapore for the only true night race of the season on September 20. The logistics personnel will already be preparing to leave, while all the drivers will be hopping into their simulators to practice taking lots and lots of 90-degree corners.

Here's how they rank after Italy.

 

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 rac...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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