One of the more confusing battles to get your head around. Racing Point: Sergio Perez vs Lance Strollīest result: Perez 5th (x1), Stroll 15th (x1)īest result: Perez 6th (x1), Stroll 4th (x1) Raikkonen is eighth in the standings and has arguably been F1 2019's most consistent midfield driver with three seventh-placed finishes. *both drivers failed to finish in Bahrain and Germany Alfa Romeo: Kimi Raikkonen vs Antonio Giovinazziīest result: Raikkonen 5th (x1), Giovinazzi 8th (x2)īest result: Raikkonen 7th (x3), Giovinazzi 10th (x1)į1's elder statesman Raikkonen has been good form this year after moving on from Ferrari, and has unsurprisingly held a clear pace advantage over Giovinazzi, though the Italian has improved in qualifying recently. Renault just haven't been competitive enough this season, highlighted by the fact that Ricciardo and Hulkenberg have only secured two double points finishes. And his fourth in Canada qualifying sticks out like a sore thumb. Not the first half of the season Ricciardo would have imagined when he gave up a coveted Red Bull seat for Renault, but the Australian has got the better of Hulkenberg more often than not. Renault: Daniel Ricciardo vs Nico Hulkenbergīest result: Ricciardo 4th (x1), Hulkenberg 7th (x1)īest result: Ricciardo 6th (x1), Hulkenberg 7th (x2) ![]() And it arguably should have been Albon who stood on that Hockenheim podium, before pit-stop strategy favoured Kvyat. Toro Rosso: Daniil Kvyat vs Alex Albon (replaced by Pierre Gasly)īest result: Kvyat 6th (x1), Albon 9th (x1)īest result: Kvyat 3rd (x1), Albon 6th (x1)Ĭonsidering he is ahead of Albon in terms of the qualifying and race head-to-heads, as well as points, Kvyat, who secured Toro Rosso's first podium in over a decade at the German GP, can count himself unlucky that Red Bull didn't come calling again when axing Gasly.īut it is Albon's potential that Red Bull like the look of, with the British-born Thai shining in his rookie year. Given Gasly will be out of a Red Bull come Spa, Sainz is conceivably the favourite to finish sixth in the Drivers' Championship this season. The Spaniard will head into the Belgian GP on the back of two consecutive fifth-placed finishes, and is incredibly only five points behind Pierre Gasly in the standings. Norris is enjoying a stellar debut season and his qualifying advantage is notable - but Sainz has been McLaren's standout star. Can Alex Albon fare any better?īest result: Sainz 6th (x1), Norris 5th (x1)īest result: Sainz 5th (x2), Norris 6th (x2) What's more, the average qualifying margin between these two was around 0.5s. Gasly only beat Verstappen once in qualifying - and that was when Max was unluckily knocked out of Q1 in Canada - while the only time he beat his team-mate in the race was when Verstappen was shunted into by Vettel at Silverstone. Looking at the numbers above, it's clear why Red Bull felt they needed to change something. Red Bull: Max Verstappen vs Pierre Gasly (replaced by Alex Albon)īest result: Verstappen 1st (x1), Gasly 4th (x1)īest result: Verstappen 1st (x2), Gasly 4th (x1) What is more worrying is that both drivers are without a victory, and both have spurned big chances. Like Hamilton, Vettel continues to deliver on a Sunday but at times has been helped by either bad luck to Leclerc, or tactics from Ferrari. The youngster has out-qualified Vettel in the last five races (although mechanical issues have intervened in the Saturday battle at times) and has more poles than the German too. ![]() Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel vs Charles Leclercīest result: Vettel 1st (x1), Leclerc 1st (x2)īest result: Vettel 2nd (x3), Leclerc 2nd (x1)įerrari's new partnership are neck-and-neck when it comes to qualifying - and that's down to a wonderful run for Leclerc. Hamilton has a staggering eight wins from the first 12 races of the season and is a whopping 62 points clear of Bottas in the title race.īottas' win drought now stretches to eight races, with his last victory coming back in Azerbaijan. While Bottas has improved in qualifying and has as many poles as Hamilton this season, the world champion has outshone his team-mate when it matters - on race day.
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