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Of course Hulkenberg is mentioned a million times in a thread like this, but come on, there’s a reason he doesn’t have a top drive – he’s never been the best driver available.
I like the guy and I know he has been doing really well for most of his career, but it’s not completely random who the best teams pick for their lineup. For the most part, they know what they’re doing.
But to answer the question, I hope to see Verstappen and Magnussen in great cars within a few years, even though it seems very unlikely with Kevin.
Sam said it the best. You can’t really compare Hamilton to Schumacher, as the latter was much better.
I was very impressed with Pedro de la Rosa in the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix, where he got the chance after Montoya had an injury. De la Rosa finished 5th and set the fastest lap in the race, I believe. He had a long battle with Mark Webber and it was very entertaining to watch.
Valtteri Bottas is really doing well compared to last year, so I’m going with him. But I also think Rosberg has improved, Ricciardo and Perez too.
I’m looking at how the drivers perform, not their cars. No way either Rosberg or Hamilton has been the best all things considered, so my top 10 is like this:
1. Daniel Ricciardo – surprise of the year, won a race and is beating his 4-time champion team mate
2. Fernando Alonso – doing everything he can to get points in the Ferrari, have been far ahead of Raikkonen
3. Nico Rosberg – few mistakes, championship leader
4. Valtteri Bottas – three podiums in a row is very impressive, he is definitely doing much better than expected
5. Nico Hulkenberg – very solid, gets points every time
6. Lewis Hamilton – makes too many mistakes, but has still done well to win 5 races
7. Jenson Button – frequently beats team mate Magnussen in the race when it matters and have taken as many points as possibly really. Kind of underrated this year I think, but he is indeed behind in qualifying
8. Jules Bianchi – points in Monaco, doing well generally and kicking Chilton’s ass once again
9. Sergio Perez – almost the fastest driver in the field on a good day, but there are too many bad drives in between. However, some good ones gives him the #9 spot
10. Kevin Magnussen – showing speed and doing well for a rookie, but I expected more tbh