The Dutchman’s 4th title is therefore the first top of this season. “It is well deserved for Max Verstappenassures Jean-Louis Moncet, the historian of Formula 1, especially since he had a less efficient car than in previous years. This is where we see that he is a great champion.”
The coronation of McLaren is also one of the tops of this exercise. “Lando Norris has reached maturity, which allowed him to win the constructor’s title thanks also to his teammate, Oscar Piastri who is certainly a potential World champion”, explains Jean-Michel Desnoues, F1 senior reporter at Auto Hebdo.
The Brazilian Grand Prix is the most beautiful of the 24 grand prix of the season
The young Briton Oliver Bearman19 years old is the 3rd top of this season. Arriving in F1 in Saudi Arabia during the 2nd Grand Prix of the season where he replaced Sainz who had appendicitis, he finished 7th and became the youngest driver in the history of Formula 1 to score points from his first Grand Prix.
Finally last top: the Brazilian Grand Prix with the victory of Max Verstappen and the two Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly on the podium,
The flops
The biggest flop of the season is without context for Sergio Perez who has not won a single race this season and who finishes 8th in the drivers’ standings, 285 points behind his teammate Max Verstappen. “Perez has scored as many points in two seasons as Verstappen in one season, it clearly shows the gap between the two drivers,” adds Jean-Michel Desnoues.
Another flop, Aston Martin et Fernando Alonsothe Spaniard 4th in 2023, 9th in 2024. “The table is tough, but it must be said that Alonso is not helped by Lance Stroll”, according to Jean-Louis Moncet “but with the arrival of Adrian Newey Next year that should change.”
Max Verstappen will still be the big favorite
Finally the biggest flop of the season is for Alpine which despite a good end to the season has multiplied the poor performances. “I’m afraid that Lucas de Meo will be the gravedigger of Alpine in Formula 1 and quite simply the gravedigger of Formula 1 in France, since in the future there will be nothing French in this team.”
Looking ahead to 2025, Max Verstappen will still be the big favorite, but the four-time world champion will have competition with Ferrari where Lewis Hamilton arrives alongside Charles Leclerc and McLaren who will put their constructors’ title back on the line with two drivers with long teeth and crazy talent
Finally among the young drivers arriving next season, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Jack Doohan, Oliver Bearman, et Gabriel Bortoleto the latter two are favored by Jean-Louis Moncet and Jean-Michel Desnoues.
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