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

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Published: April 1, 2015

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The opening race of the year was a dull affair, but Formula One has a habit of giving its doubters a bloody nose when they least expect it. The 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix produced action, drama and a surprise winner—and proved this is still a sport that can excite and entertain.

Sebastian Vettel put in one of the drives of his career to claim victory for Ferrari in only his second race with the Scuderia. Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg—beaten on pace for the first time in the V6-turbo-hybrid era—completed the podium.

Kimi Raikkonen recovered from a first-lap puncture to take an excellent fourth, while the highlight further back was Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen. The 17-year-old Dutchman finished seventh, and in doing so, he became the youngest points-scorer in F1 history.

At the other end of the scale, there was disappointment for Felipe Nasr. His Sauber team-mate, Marcus Ericsson, also had a weekend to forget, as did the Force India duo.

With two races down and 17 to go, the rankings are very fluid at this stage, and we have a new man in the top spot. Read on to see who that is.

 

Note on Power Rankings

These rankings should not be confused with the actual 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 of these scores across the previous six races—or fewer, at this stage in the season—is given on each driver's slide and determines the driver's ranking.

All position changes are relative to where the driver was in the previous set of rankings, published after the Aust...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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