P1racenews AI automatic summary:
It is time for the third quarterly review of RacingNews365’s driver ratings. What has changed since after the British Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen has become the leader of RacingNews365’s season driver ratings table, surpassing Lewis Hamilton’s position after round 18 of 24.
After each grand prix, the team assigns scores from 1-10 to each of the 20 drivers based on their performance in practice, qualifying, and the race.
The season comprises 24 races, allowing for reviews at six-race intervals, with the recent Singapore GP marking the three-quarter mark of the season.
Reigning F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto and Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda showed significant improvement in the last six races, with both gaining 0.6 in their scores.
Conversely, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hulkenberg, and Hamilton experienced drops of at least 0.4 in their ratings, with Hamilton struggling in the Belgian-Hungarian-Dutch races.
Verstappen now leads the season rankings with a score of 8.1, boosted by consecutive high scores in the Italian and Azerbaijan GPs.
Oscar Piastri slipped from first place to second, losing 0.3 in his score due to a challenging weekend in Azerbaijan.
