Who are your Top 5 F1 Drivers of 2021?? I look forward to your explanations! It's been one of the most spectacular F1 seasons ever!!! Subscribe to my channel for my Rimac Update: bit.ly/NicoRosbergYT

@jennicrawford1491

2 жыл бұрын

max , lewis , carlos , lando , charles

@thatsilverxl6

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis, Max, Russel, Norris & Alonso!

@pietropietro7238

2 жыл бұрын

1Max 2Sainz 3Norris 4Hamilton 5 Alonso

@aaryanverma5548

2 жыл бұрын

1) max 2) ham 3) lando 4) leclerc 5) sainz

@michaelmasi6784

2 жыл бұрын

Max Lewis Carlos Lando and Charles

Crazy humble and RESPECTFUL of carlos to talk about lando like that. So genuine.

@gseric4721

2 жыл бұрын

Carlos is easily one of the realest guys on the grid in terms of critical self-assessment. He's always been that way though.

@volvomicke999

2 жыл бұрын

Really nice to see

@DominicGuitarist

2 жыл бұрын

That's because he's a... smo0o0o0o0ooth operator...

@Snitch55

2 жыл бұрын

Carlando is still alive!

@joleneannturner7785

2 жыл бұрын

Agree with you. 💯

Between Leclerc and Carlos, I would give the edge to Carlos. Coming to Ferrari and beating their No. 1 driver in his first year, is extremely remarkable.

@georgythomas8451

2 жыл бұрын

It depends. Leclerc has more Explosive performance. Sometime driving above the level of Lewis amd Max but then also meh races sometimes and more prone to mistakes that he should be at this level with his experience est at Ferrari. Carlos on the otherhand is Extremely consistent and less error prone, He ramps up his performance over time, he never finishes his season worse than his start of the season. He is also a really good team leader and great at strategising even in the middle of a race

@miketsable

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to rank results, then you go for Carlos. If you want to rank performances, you go for Charles. Overall this season I think Charles did perform better than Carlos with out a doubt. Charles won the teammate battle in both quali and races. Also Charles had more "good races" overall (best of the rest, top4, top5 finishes). At the end of the day he lost in the standings (results) mainly due to having worse luck. Not only the two DNF where he didn't get past the first corner (Monaco, Hungary). But just as importantly he didn't have any luck with his good races either. The other pieces around him didn't align for more than 1 podiums, where as Carlos got 4 podiums from less good races overall. At the end of the day in a midfield car you can't really controll what happens with the Mercs and Red Bulls ahead of you, so as I said that also is a factor of luck in the results.

@bjs7442

2 жыл бұрын

@@miketsable Put Charles speed with Carlos consistency you have Lando . Carlos performance shows how good Lando was as a rookie and young age when both at Mclaren.

@Multi97

2 жыл бұрын

@@bjs7442 is that a joke?

@bjs7442

2 жыл бұрын

@@Multi97 Intelligent reasoning and results . Even Nico agrees as he had him third then decided to put Carlos equal with him .

Carlos has been phenomenal; his first year in Ferrari, showing his consistency, race craft and commitment; which is on the highest level. World Champion material.

@remygiudicelli3161

2 жыл бұрын

Not on the pace of verstappen and Leclerc most likely but incredibly skilled and resourceful driver

@rolandgeorges960

2 жыл бұрын

@@remygiudicelli3161 Agree, Carlos needs some fine tuning, I don't want to see him ending up as Barrichello.

Checo will always be within my top 5 for the 2021 season.. Being new to the team and with fans and team high expectations.. he puts up some good fights against Lewis which help Max gain advantage alot.. Hope he goes for the championship next season. 🏆

@alejandrop.s.3942

2 жыл бұрын

I would like either Alonso, Sainz or him for the Championship.

@timotheedebouville2241

2 жыл бұрын

Well my friend, he can only dream of going for the championship. There's no way he is beating Verstappen in the same car.

@Lukas-xk7hq

2 жыл бұрын

@@timotheedebouville2241 I would not underestimate him hes already a monster in a car he drove for less than one year

@maxavery9963

2 жыл бұрын

This was ranking individual performances, not performances within the team though.

@raghavendraradhakrishnan5897

2 жыл бұрын

There's a very low chance of him winning the championship... Because redbull would want to protect the no.1 on Max's car... But let's hope many drivers compete for the championship this season...

"ill take equal third, especially with lando" i've never seen an f1 friendship like that

@adhikaris6397

2 жыл бұрын

Genuine bromance and I am here for it

What Gasly did with that Alfa Tauri was insane! He really deserves to be in that top 5.

@jamesf3980

2 жыл бұрын

Gasly over Leclerc in my opinion

@AnthonyFurnival

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesf3980 agreed

@gamerboy0499

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesf3980 its hard for me to decide but i think nico did a good list unlike some other people i seen who have no idea

@tombobek2306

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@michaeljamieson3582

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesf3980 yeah I wasn’t all that impressed with Charles this year……I’d definitely put Pierre above him.

Nico, you are the man. I love how you are so respectful, fun and genuine. I really enjoy how you are open about your fears and I feel it shows how strong you really are. I love the videos, thank you!

really respect Nico and his ratings, couldn't agree more with his assessment and one thing to take away from all this is that Ferrari have two top drivers.

@EddieLJJ

2 жыл бұрын

Ferrari in a nutshell

Actually George Russell also deserves to be in the Top 5...he did some phenomenal performances this year...excited about next season!

@CordVega

2 жыл бұрын

agreed

@sunflowersofinferno7904

2 жыл бұрын

No he doesn't

@realitykicksin8755

2 жыл бұрын

Eh why? Because of the rather large UK lobby? I don’t think he is any better than 50% of the current F1 drivers … but hey your the champ?

@aaryanverma5548

2 жыл бұрын

Nah i disagree he only had couple of good quali sessions but in race pace he was not beating latifi by an impressive margin(sometimes even being behind him or matching him).. ocon had a better season overall as compared to russell

@Peterax788

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

Could've been a top 20 list with all the dramatic moments this season!

@nath-wp7xp

2 жыл бұрын

Mazepin still wouldn’t make the list.

@endrenavn5712

2 жыл бұрын

Haha 21 drivers this year🙊

@TheGuitarinBangla

2 жыл бұрын

@@nath-wp7xp yeah, 20th would be kubica XD

1. Max: The best driver all year long 2. Lewis: The best car but he had ups & downs 3. Carlos: the best of the rest, improved over the year as he got to know the car better 4. Checo: Key in the Max championship 5. Lando: Great start, but he faded throughout the year

@zodiac4049

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

@bobzuidwijk9503

2 жыл бұрын

POV you know F1:

@Masaiaa

2 жыл бұрын

agreed my dude, good list.

Una menzione speciale al Checo, che secondo me meritava la top 5 visto che molto spesso si è rivelato determinante nel gioco di squadra. Per il resto classifica giusta secondo me

@muhammadad1943

2 жыл бұрын

Team play doesn't matter in individual driving rankings, checo was destroyed by max over a course of the season and wasn't able to extract the best from the package.

@marvinracer88

2 жыл бұрын

@@muhammadad1943 Well, in that case, Leclerc was spanked by someone completely new at the team.

@muhammadad1943

2 жыл бұрын

@@marvinracer88 but not absolutely destroyed over a course of a season, Carlos and Leclerc both had on and off weekends compared to each other, checo wasn’t even a realistic candidate for the championship like his teammate 3 races into the season while Leclerc and Sainz went to end of the season competing with each other.

@bars3543

2 жыл бұрын

@@marvinracer88 Carlos only scored 5.5 points more than Leclerc, I wouldn't really call that spanking. On the other hand there is a gap between Verstappen and Perez that is more than 200 points, which caused them to lose the constructor championship title.

@marvinracer88

2 жыл бұрын

@@bars3543 I hope you take into account circumstances like Bottas crashing into him, or his engine about to explode in last race, or all the times he sacrified his race to help Max open that gap not to him, but to Hamilton. If you only think about points and nothing else then we could say Bottas is the best of the rest, not as good as Max or Ham but the best of everyone else. Funny.

You can put almost 10 drivers into the top 5. The level of quality we had this year was just phenomenal and that's why I can't wait to see what will happen next year.

@maxbrouwer8961

2 жыл бұрын

You literally can’t

@AP02112

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxbrouwer8961 Nailed it Lol. There aren’t 10 drivers that deserve top 5

@SIDYfe4r

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxbrouwer8961 Why are you so negative? If I make my own rating for the drivers, the possibilities of 9 being 2nd in my ranking are only limited to myself. With that, everything is 'literally' possible!

@SIDYfe4r

2 жыл бұрын

@@AP02112 'almost'... and everything else is down to your own opinion. Let me have mine!

@AP02112

2 жыл бұрын

@@SIDYfe4r It’s not about opinion, it’s objective statistics that aren’t motivated by feelings or emotions towards a driver. It’s pretty basic, I’d love to see your “top 5 list” that has 10 drivers...🤣

Great list tbf Nico. Also Carlos is truly a humble guy, see how he mentioned Lando deserves a high rating and especially with Lando he is happy to share a rank. The Carlando bromance lives on🌶🍼

I agree on all points, even the fact that Norris and Sainz are in third place, they both really went super!

@SuperGeronimo999

2 жыл бұрын

To me, Norris didn't deserve 3. because he failed in Russia... if he won it, yeah. But he did not.

Carlos is not just a great drive, but looks like is a great human been and humble.

I totally agree with Rosberg, maybe Sainz, who impressed me, better than Norris for continuity but, as he rightly said, they were both great. I also really appreciated Giovinazzi who, in my view, was very unfortunate and conditioned by Sauber. Having said that, I repeat: I agree.

@luffy-sama3686

2 жыл бұрын

Ive had a bad impression of gio, i guess its partly because he is a payed driver and didnt really deliver good results

@Mirciio

2 жыл бұрын

@@luffy-sama3686 gio isnt a pay driver, you dont know nothing man. he is actually from a poor part of italy, he got pushed by ferrari for his amazing talent

@Mark-yu6rg

2 жыл бұрын

Nmms si checo fue mejor y superior a landó ,sainz y leclerkc

@cosmic-tiger

2 жыл бұрын

Considering Carlos was learning an entirely new car as well makes his performance more impressive.

@quackingpanda8466

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mirciio he got pushed by ferrari for his nationality more than his talent. but saying that he is more competent than most paid drivers

Been missing your post-race analysis! This was awesome

Happy New Year. Auguri. Thanks a lot for all yours 2021 videos.

What have been your highlights of this F1 season??

@rallycentral2093

2 жыл бұрын

For me it has to be the finale

@Darkthebest

2 жыл бұрын

George outqualifying everyone in his williams

@Affalterbach1967

2 жыл бұрын

Highlights: Alonso defending like a lion for the Alpine win. vb77 jumping Max in the last Sprint race and leading all the way to victory. Lewis being steady in the rain when Lando went off. Mazapin setting fastest lap in the wet at Spa. Lewis turning off his brakes twice (once for a late race restart, once for a hard BoxBox tire stop that knocked over his mechanic --- I am sure other drivers make mistakes setting dials ian their complex cars, but we notice mistakes when Lewis makes them because it takes him off the podium.

@nathanb2100

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis's comeback in Brazil and Lando/Daniel finishing 1st and 2nd :)

@gabmano4877

2 жыл бұрын

Nico un video sull' ultimo GP e sul lavoro di Masi ,se non c'era Lewis di mezzo,penso che avresti già fatto un video molto polemico.Pensa se nel 2016 tu avessi perso in questo modo.....

Carlos is such a humble driver, even though he had a stronger season than Lando imo. Goat behavior.

Best summary of all the lists x

I agree! Excellent analysis Nico!

Lando seemed to take Sochi really hard, specially after Spa. I think his confidence took a big hit at that stage.

@MeToURk

2 жыл бұрын

That was part of it, but Mclaren as a whole just lost breath at the end of season, so I think that was the bigger factor.

@asdjkhasdhjasd

2 жыл бұрын

​@@MeToURk or rather the upgrades Ferrari brought later in the season. Made it a lot harder for McLaren to contest them

@Nieheh

2 жыл бұрын

@@asdjkhasdhjasd Also there was some bouts of bad luck for McL in the second half, punctures etc especially in tracks which favoured McL. But yeah the Ferrari upgrades definitely helped.

@MeToURk

2 жыл бұрын

@@asdjkhasdhjasd indeed

@wtfchickenreal

2 жыл бұрын

Not to forget Lando was mugged for his watch around that time and he seemed a bit shook from it too.

I really want Sainz and Norris to win their first GP’s next year. I really want a four equally fast teams basically :) with McLaren and Ferrari fighting again for poles and wins. Max and Lewis will probably be too strong for the rest in the long run though

@richjohn9356

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was very disappointed to hear that Hamilton will have the same engine next year (

@ignacioquindoslanderas531

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis will probably retire…

@2jzandys444

2 жыл бұрын

That engine is a rocket, don’t think they’ll be stopped next year.

@philanderer23

2 жыл бұрын

definitely one of them will, hopefully we get like 7-8 different GP winners next year, I can see that happening

@richjohn9356

2 жыл бұрын

@@philanderer23 cannot as the Mercedes has the same engine, which is much more powerful than the rest. It will be 2025 when the new engines come, then we will have racing

Happy New Year Nico, family and all involved in F1, thank you for everything you do in entertaining us, you are all much appreciated, past and present. RIP to all those who lost their lives, and thanks for the memories x

My top is 1• Max 2• Hamilton 3• Norris 4• Sainz 5• Alonso 6• Perez

@garythefishable

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't personally put Alonso or Perez above Leclerc, otherwise I think it's a reasonable list.

@marvinracer88

2 жыл бұрын

@@garythefishable Leclerc didnt do sh*t last year. He was spanked big time by a new guy on Ferrari.

@garythefishable

2 жыл бұрын

@@marvinracer88 Leclerc was faster than Sainz on the regular last season but made a number of mistakes which cost him points in the championship. Even after what was probably his worst season in the sport he still only finished 5.5 points behind Sainz who is also a very talented driver. If you wanna talk about driver's getting 'spanked' by their teammate though we can certainly talk about Ricciardo, Perez and Bottas 🤣

@marvinracer88

2 жыл бұрын

@@garythefishable I'm not saying Perez didnt get spanked by Verstappen, after all, it was Verstappen. The thing is, Leclerc has been at Ferrari for what? 3? 4 years? so long I can't even remember, at least Ricciardo and Perez were completely new to their respective cars and teams, Leclerc wasn't. Sainz spanked him big time.

@garythefishable

2 жыл бұрын

@@marvinracer88 If you think 5.5 points equals "spanked" I believe we are using very different definitions for the word.

1. Verstappen, outperformed his car, most wins 2. Sainz, new at Ferrari, beating Leclerc frequently. 3. Hamilton, best car of the grid, to many mistakes. 4. Norris, very strong start off the season, but lost it at the end of the season. But already very familiar with the car. 5. Alonso, great comeback in not the best car. Showed he is still one of the best drivers. 5. Gasly, impressive performance at most of the races.

@mjb1655

2 жыл бұрын

shut up man the RB was 3/4 of the season the fastest car on the grid. If max outperformed his car why didn’t he won the championship last year?

@rishinaik4326

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjb1655 Bruh you can't outperform a car by 3-4 tenths every lap ( last year )

@hiran4935

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjb1655 Both Lewis and Max outperfomed their cars. They deserve 1 and 2 definitely

@porfirij

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjb1655 you're delusional. i would certainly agree that on SOME weekends, the RB indeed was the slightly faster car, which is something the ridiculous dominance of the merc in the last 4 races might make people forget - however, over the course of the whole season, it's quite clear that mercedes had the better overall package. i guarantee you that if you asked each driver which car they'd pick for this season, in order to win the championship, every single one would choose the merc - 100%.

@mjb1655

2 жыл бұрын

@@porfirij of course

Near perfect list. I would like to swap positions for Gasly and Leclerc. Gasly deserves a top 5 position.

@kyrjadis

2 жыл бұрын

I mean... yes but actually no. Hear me out... 6 just belongs to Gasly now

@andros8821

2 жыл бұрын

If you consider that LeClerc had the much faster car and Gasly came so close to beating him, that'd definetly be worth a thought.

@abhishekhirlekar1023

2 жыл бұрын

@@andros8821 bro everyone knows that Ferrari was the 3rd fastest car and that AT was the 6th fastest. So even if Gasly has beaten Leclerc twice then he deserves 5th ahead of Leclerc. Simple.... And BTW qualifying a car higher than the position it deserves is down to rhe driver's abilities but a race result is influenced by 100 different things... So in my view Gasly was better than Leclerc in 2021.

@andros8821

2 жыл бұрын

@@abhishekhirlekar1023 Well if you read my comment again you will realize that that is exactly what I said. But thanks for agreeing again with that.. Lol.

@abhishekhirlekar1023

2 жыл бұрын

@@andros8821 Your comment was not straightforward but it was more in a sarcastic way... I think you must read the starting of your own comment.. There is nothing to consider if leclerc had faster car or not... He definitely had one... it's a fact...

What about Perez? He’s the first driver to sort of hit the ground running as Max’s teammate and that was pretty impressive. His quali is still weak tho so I guess that’s why he’s not on

@abcxyz123

2 жыл бұрын

his races also were disappointing overall but yes he's had some outstanding moments, still objectively not a great year and way below his expectations

@shanejett3550

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was a little disappointing! OFC almost anyone is going to look bad along side Max, but I still think he underperformed! Maybe he is just adjusting to the Rebbull car a little. I guess Red Bull are happy enough with his overall performance though n I hope he gets a decent contract. He did have a bit of bad luck and also no good luck too though. I was sad n devastated end of 2020 that Perez was without a seat or drive for 2021! A great driver and very likable guy IMO! I hope we get to see Perez on the podium n even a few wins in 2022! I hope he has a great 2022!

@thejusmar

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda like Bottas. He sacrificed so much for his first driver that he really didn't have a good position in qualifying or in races.

@01261988733

2 жыл бұрын

@@abcxyz123 Perez did much better than Gasly and sour loser together

@doghat1619

2 жыл бұрын

Perez was pretty up and down, and made some big mistakes through the season losing points. If Perez drove at the level he was driving in the last few races, through the whole season, Max would've won the championship a few races ago and Red Bull would've won the constructors. He took some time to adjust, and had a slump in the middle for sure. If he keeps up this form into next year though he'll be a formidable teammate.

I think you nailed it Nico!

Nico is so good how he is honest about where he ranks himself compared to Verstappen and Hamilton. Knows he’s not the best ever but he so deserved his title in 2016!

@ksfreestylers1146

2 жыл бұрын

he didnt tho….Hamilton had reliability issues in 5 weekends, Rosberg had no problems at all. And still he only won it by 5 points…Hamilton also had more wins, more poles and more podiums despite having terrible luck…Im not salty, Rosberg is a great driver but its just facts.

@braylon6496

2 жыл бұрын

@@ksfreestylers1146 Plus they switched mechanics, which is a bit weird

@porfirij

2 жыл бұрын

@@ksfreestylers1146 you completely ignore the fact that lewis used to have this exact luck basically every other season. he also was constantly treated as merc's #1 driver, which obviously makes it more difficult to compete aainst. so yes, he absolutely deserved this WDC.

@danielgreensides8463

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I agree mate. Nico said in a previous video that seeing Verstappen in his rear view mirrors terrified him the most. And that was a much younger Max lol Very humble of Rosberg to be so honest. Thats true sportsmanship. 👍

@0megalul309

2 жыл бұрын

@@ksfreestylers1146 max also had more "reliability" issues especially with the two Merc crashes

Greatness recognises greatness! Great video Nico loved seeing your take and praise on these drivers especially with verstappen because you know what it’s like

Love how you are always trying to balance out the different opinions and come with a fresh comment. Good to hear this Nico!

Love your analysis. Thank you for your content.

Mad respect to you Nico. I also feel that Max was more consistent this year. I'm a Hamilton fan but Max was just phenomenal. He fought hard.

@hideouspatje

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to see a Lewis fan acknowledging the quality of max's season and not say he only won because off masi's decision. Kudos my friend..

@CrADrafgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@hideouspatje yes, definitely. I think the best consensus between all the fans is that while Lewis really deserved to win this race, Max had a season worthy of a world champion. I also think most Lewis ánd Max fans think the FIA was really inconsistent and something needs to change.

@hideouspatje

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrADrafgo oh without a doubt... the rules don't have to change much persee...but they should be upheld consistently

@joineralbert2493

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrADrafgo I'm sure had Max been eight points ahead (which would certainly have been possible ) lewis would have been quite welcome to get the race win 👍

@maureenmucureezi7099

2 жыл бұрын

Consistent due to his car being more stable.

Max and Lewis were in a different league but for me the biggest suprises (even though we all know they are incredibly good) were 4. Perez 3. Alonso 2. Lando 1. Carlos

@joshikhushchintan5661

2 жыл бұрын

Yess !!! Perez Man ... He was phenomenal.

@danish5332

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but I will also put gasly up there, he did a phenomenal job on that alpha tauri. It's not a slow car, but it's not a top 6 car either

@floydrespecter2483

2 жыл бұрын

@@danish5332 alphatauri is the 5th fastest car

@majdiroidal-jihad9554

2 жыл бұрын

@@floydrespecter2483 their race pace is awful tho, Aston Martin got better pace

@chancez373

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't put Perez here

Love this list - I'm still learning all about F1 but mine would have been similar after watching for a couple of years now, and just loving this past season

totally agree with you, nico. Great video 👍🏽

1. Verstappen: I think I don't need to apologize. 2.Hamilton 3. Lando/Carlos: Very good season for them. 4. Checo/Gasly: He had a very impressive season. 5. Alonso/Ocon: They got the most out of the Alpine.

@diogo6716

2 жыл бұрын

checo doesn't deserve 2nd place. sure, he was adapting to his new car, but yeah he deserves a top 10 place

@frosthammer917

2 жыл бұрын

Checo really wasn't there for most of the season. Sure he had his few bright moments but for most of the season he was qualifying super low and botching the WDC battle against Bottas(who wasn't exactly doing amazing either)

@ND9HighlightsComps

2 жыл бұрын

2nd shouldn't be a debate that's disrespectful to Lewis. Lewis could arguably be 1st not competing with Perez

@szergelyattila564

2 жыл бұрын

I knew it is going to be an unpopular opinion, but Checo is still TOP 5 for me.

1. Max, on another level, his almost-pole qualifying at Jeddah summarised his season till that point - brilliant & unlucky. Glad he won WDC, tbh. 2. Lewis, his surge after Mexico was really dominant & almost unstoppable. 3. Lando, especially if you take into account that McLaren stopped trying to improve the car towards the end of the season. 4. Carlos, definition of hidden in plain sight. Extremely consistent & reliable. 5. Alonso, still got it. No one can get more of a car than him. El Plan coming along nicely. Honourable Mentions : Gasly, Vettel and maybe, Russell (After the SPA qualifying, he would’ve been top 5 but I felt he stopped trying after he got the Mercedes seat)

@joschroons3589

2 жыл бұрын

No charles at all?

@rickster8555

2 жыл бұрын

@@joschroons3589 He should be one of the Honourable mention but I didn’t feel right about it when I wrote the comment. Because I have high standards for him and he underperformed in that regard. Plus I believe that great drivers should be able to beat their teammates. I have WDC hopes for him next season if Ferrari delivers a good car. I hope I make sense.

@boostav

2 жыл бұрын

McLaren developed the car more than Ferrari so not sure what you're getting at there. Vettel honorable mention? It was another lackluster season from him with several spins.

@martinmigeot40

2 жыл бұрын

@@boostav I agree with you, Ferrari stopped, except for the engine, at the very beginning of the season, Leclerc had some bad luck + one costly mistakes but he could have been in front of Perez and Vettel had some sparks but other than being very likeable, he's not in his prime anymore

@keelanrose5706

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that Russel kind of seemed to stop trying after getting the mercedes seat. Another way to explain it would be that since he would be going next year, williams stopped develloping the car how he wanted it and focused more on williams. As you added in the comment, statistically Charles should be an honorable mention, however I also feel like he underperformed. His crash at Monoca seemed to really down him.

Good list

Good pics!

1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Carlos Sainz 4. Lando Norris 5. Pierre Gasly / Fernando Alonso

@ignacioquindoslanderas531

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@gonzalodiaz9326

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree

Carlos consistency was insane this year. Gotta watch out for Ferrari as a potential front runner next year with two drivers with such insane talent.

@nixxxon18

2 жыл бұрын

Ferrari drivers challenging for race wins and championship next year and battling with Max and Lewis would be simply insane. Please god make it happen... Also... Why not Alpine and Alonso aswell? One can dream... lol

@restplz11

2 жыл бұрын

@@nixxxon18 ur dream came true !

@nixxxon18

2 жыл бұрын

@@restplz11 yes! Great season ahead! Only alonso missing in front, the Alpine still not good enough

@georgemejia9946

2 жыл бұрын

This aged perfectly

@nixxxon18

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgemejia9946 drivers aren't allowed to make a single mistake it seems

@Nico Rosberg We need you on every week!!! You bring a wealth of knowledge and can explain things even to those that don't know F1 very well!!!

Nice list. Greetings from Argentina.

Watching Alonso gives me hope that Nico 2.0 is still possible.

@DarthDose

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to break it, but Alonso kept up with racing by competing in other series, so he kept in shape. Nico didn't, he is out of any competition for too long to return. Pretty sure of that...

@moeez1211

2 жыл бұрын

Its not, he’s been out of the car for too long. His body would not be able to cope

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarthDose People seem to forget that in the two years Alonso was out of F1, he won 2 LeMans 24 hours, won 24h Daytona, the WEC title, and competed in the Dakar rally.

@As-qz5lr

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t let the lack of titles fool you, Alonso is as gifted as they come.

@gangulyraj6889

2 жыл бұрын

You lot break my heart.

1- max 2- LH 3- Sainz 4- Perez 5- Lando In my view, Checho was a very good ( not so perfect) second pilot for RBR, that battles with Lewis was crazy!

@ignacioquindoslanderas531

2 жыл бұрын

He still lacked pace throughout the season and lost RB the constructors…

@Abner.mp4

2 жыл бұрын

agree!

@Anon-db9ox

2 жыл бұрын

Perez was terrible if you look at his own personal performance in a world championship winning car. He’s the reason Red Bull lost the constructors championship.

@yashamin2320

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anon-db9ox Don't forgot Perez is a no. 2 RB driver. So he had to follow team orders and sacrifice positions a few times. And also few very unlucky DNFs. He had a few podiums in the bag and DNF made him lose vital points. He could also have beaten Bottas in driver's championship if that was not that case.

@edayala9171

2 жыл бұрын

Perez need to be there

nicoooooo amazing the results

So many great young drivers out there. Very hard to choose 7. I can remember watching your first race and you exceeded my expectations as a driver, just like your dad. So sad to see you retire but glad you are still with us at the races.

I would personally go with 1) Max 2) Lewis 3) Lando 4) Sainz 5) Gasly

@sergiodifranco4380

2 жыл бұрын

Gasly over Lando and Sainz. He took 77% of the points of his team, and at times had better pace than both Lando a Carlos, in a slower car.

@Anon-db9ox

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiodifranco4380 Carlos, Gasly, Lando would be my order. Just because Carlos finished higher than all of them in a new car, beat his highly rated teammate and even though his quali was not as consistent as Gasly, he usually made it up in the race.

@kennethnsb2423

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiodifranco4380 yeah but the fact that he had a rookie as a teammate makes him look a lot better

@darrellcaruk8880

2 жыл бұрын

I would put Sainz over Lando

Nobody: Nico: Let me just make a video whilst i am out for some food with good friends. Obsessed with the content creation i see ;)

Gran vídeo Nico 😊

You two make such a nice couple man. Wish you the best for 2022 to you and your family. Keep the great content coming.

Legendary season from Max! Can't wait to see him race George, Charles, and Lando for years to come!

@ignacioquindoslanderas531

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Carlos

@owaislakhani8228

2 жыл бұрын

And specially lewis

@Mohagnito94

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Pierre

@cooralinexavier7259

2 жыл бұрын

He's gonna end up in the wall 80% of the time

@weignerleigner3037

2 жыл бұрын

@@owaislakhani8228 lewis is done

Speaking of afterparties, Michael Schumacher's championship parties were insane. There was this one story of people throwing down an expensive TV out the window. There was also a moment with the forklift.

@yaralaterveer

2 жыл бұрын

There's a picture of that tv I think

@txmmymai3175

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was a fridge, no? At the toyota hospitality with Ralf too

i totally agree with you Nico, great sesson

Great list, I agree with you.

Huge respect form Carlos Sainz. What an amazing guy he is. My top 5 would be 1) Max V., 2) Lewis Hamilton, 3) Carlos Sainz, 4) Fernando Alonso, and 5) Sergio Perez.

@jonathanlewis13jl

2 жыл бұрын

Perez who had 5 podiums to Bottas's 11 and finished like 20+ points behind him 🤦‍♂️

@umbertocolombo2252

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlewis13jl bottas = 5 year in merc. perez = first year in rb

@mj0230

2 жыл бұрын

@@umbertocolombo2252 I think the best way to word it is to say, Bottas had better raw pace throughout the season, Checo is a better teammate and is better at wheel to wheel racing, they both have very different driving styles and personalities so it's hard to compare them

@jobic4207

2 жыл бұрын

Alonso hardly beat Ocon this season. Yeah it’s his comeback season but Ocon is not championship material and the two of them were one of the closest pairings on the grid. No way should Alonso be top 5.

@pymebones

2 жыл бұрын

Norris, Gasly, Leclerc, THEN Pérez.

Nothing to complain, I think you got it right there. Carlos is surprising me still. He seemed off the back off Max too much early on having so much more experience, but he's grinding to ever higher levels and can lean on good consistency.

@Cloxxki

2 жыл бұрын

@@DustinHasVideos You have the wrong driver in mind.

You nailed it !

I subbed! I love F1!!

Verstappen is really phenomenon, even taking on glance his debut in 17 years. To drive in 17 equally with others!!!

Hola Nico: comparto, parcialmente, ese top5. Max, Lewis, Carlitos, Lando y Fernando. Menciones especiales para Checo, Pierre y Charles por este orden.

Happy new year Nico from Colombia

Agreed with you man. Perfect.

Beginning of the season I really did think Max would break under pressure, but he handled it so well. Absolutely incredible stuff from him this season.

@maureenmucureezi7099

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah whatever

I seriously cannot understand people putting George higher than Perez. Checo really deserves some praise for the work he’s done this season, and he doesn’t even get mentioned many times. I’d say that Max couldn’t have done it without him

@Ruylopez778

2 жыл бұрын

Consistently nowhere in qualifying. Half the points of Verstappen. Spun at Imola, Silverstone and Spa, costing the team lots of points and giving Merc and Hamilton free points. If anything Perez made it harder for Verstappen to win the title apart from a handful of races; Abu Dhabi, Turkey, France for example. Had that 2nd RB car been driven by Sainz, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Leclerc, Russell, Ricciardo or Vettel, RB would have taken both titles before the end of the season.

@agent6599

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe because George consistently put in standout performances meanwhile Perez 200 points behind his teammate

@angelocervantes9287

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ruylopez778 What are you 13 years old .... "Made it harder for Max to win" Are you like a little fanboy ? or from another planet...?

@Ruylopez778

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelocervantes9287 Sorry, does the fact that Perez only had half Verstappen's points and could have taken many more points off of both Bottas and Hamilton upset you? You're doing the name calling and suggesting I'm immature? Cool.

@angelocervantes9287

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ruylopez778 Bla,Bla, Bla ,Blah..... Bottas 11 podiums 2021 not on list Perez 5 podiums 2021 not on List with more podiums.... And all these with less points making list ....Ridiculous! Russell 1 podium Gasly 1 podium Sainz 4 podiums Leclerc 1 podium Norris 4 podiums

nico me encanta tu canal, termendo contenido y super calidad.

Most agreeable ranking ever

Do driver pairings next! I feel like Charles and Sainz are the team to watch. Both young and hungry. Alonso and Ocon can be a force as well.

Max is some Next Level greatness…what he could do in a car that could only take him NEAR the Mercs but that’s it…the rest was ALL Max. He’s a gritty, visceral, intuitive racer and if he sees even the tiniest of gaps he’s going for it…insanely brave, fearless, fierce and focused especially under pressure. Lewis often speaks of Senna being his hero but…I could be writing of Senna when I describe Max, both have a similar style.

@ND9HighlightsComps

2 жыл бұрын

The Red Bull was better this year, Mercedes reused alot of their 2020 parts. Even Adrian Newey admitted RB had the best package this year

@loveisblindness1352

2 жыл бұрын

@@ND9HighlightsComps I'm looking at all season highlights, RB were the fastest in Austria and Mexico, apart from that Mercedes had better race pace all season, dirty air and Max's driving won them races. Of course Newey will talk up the car

@ega8938

2 жыл бұрын

@@ND9HighlightsComps Newey “admitted” lol. He made the car of course he will say it’s better

@joineralbert2493

2 жыл бұрын

@@ND9HighlightsComps Best package , ok . Fastest car overall , no .

@ksfreestylers1146

2 жыл бұрын

@@loveisblindness1352 Not true tho. RedBull was the quicker car for most of it. How did you figure out that Mercedes had the better race when in reality it’s completely the other way round. Mercedes only got their act together at the final stages and they had to take engine penalties to get to that level. Even Adrian Newey who mever used to talk himself up, admitted that RedBull was the fastest car so no debate really, everything else is just fanboy talking.

Yes, completely agree with you, well thought and explained. Thank you Niko for you always honest , accurate and

Great top 5 Nico and Carlos always a gentleman!Cheers Nico Happy New Year

I'd like to have all drivers in a power ranking ... especially Vettel, Tsunoda etc are quite hard to rank Maybe some of you take some minutes of your time to write your top 20 :) im excited to see

@JacobStevens13

2 жыл бұрын

Tsunoda is extremely hard to rank. He improved towards the end but the highs and lows were very volatile.

@GamEleON1

2 жыл бұрын

1. Verstapen 👑 ... 2. Hamilton 3. Leclerc 4. Norris 5. Sainz 6. Alonso 7. Gasly 8. Perez 9. Bottas 10. Vettel 11. Riccardo 12. Raikkonen 13. Russell 14. Ocon 15. Stroll 16. Giovinazzi 17. Tsunoda 18. Schumacher 19. Mazepin 20. Latifi Gotta give some love to Mazeman😄 and Latifi is just bad so is deserved

@arroe8386

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamEleON1 Even though he had a lot of bad luck, it's hard to disregard that Leclerc finished with less points than his teammate Sainz. I'd probably also switch Latifi and Mazepin, put Ocon and Schumacher higher and Bottas lower.

@lanzz9518

2 жыл бұрын

​@@GamEleON1 Kimi higher than George (this season), you must be kidding.

@tibi7133

2 жыл бұрын

@Abragini84 Bottas over Vettel, that's harsh haha

I don’t understand why you left Checo out of your list. He was able to drive the car nobody could, fight Hamilton and beat him almost every time and made Verstapen the world title!

@JamesV1

2 жыл бұрын

His problem are qualifying related, his racecraft and wheel to wheel racing are some of the best on the grid. However, his poor qualifying put him behind on a lot of races and didn’t help the team as much as he could’ve done.

@eemelikolari5402

2 жыл бұрын

Beat hamilton almost everytime🤨

@alfredochavez9999

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesV1 even in qualifying he was much better than any other Verstapen’s partner

@pymebones

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's not Mexican. That's why.

@MarioRmz1996

2 жыл бұрын

@@pymebones must likely because , he don't want Mexicans, Perez was hella better than most of the top Rossberg said, Is more like a European felling of he doesn't deserve a spot cause they are elitist, but he still at red bull competing every single race and not the Always complaining Cry baby Of Gasly, Europeans always gonna treat people despectively doesn't matter how much they tried to say otherwise

Let’s make this one go viral again for more reactions ❤️ Love you nico

I agree ! Well done .

My top 5 is: 1) Max 2) Lewis 3) Lando 4) Sainz 5) Gasly

Carlos is humble and his relationship with Lando is wholesome❤️Really hope he's can be a wdc in the future

Respect Nico. Have a great New Year. As an F1 fan for over 40yrs, I go for Verstappen, Hamilton, Sainz, Gasly and Russell.but so many great performances from all the drivers, it been one of the most entertaining seasons ever i can remember. My first time in Monaco was 1983 when Keke Bossed it.

Hello Nico ! I just found this channel. Your list is spot on. Honourable mentions : Ocon , Tsunoda and Ricciardo.

If Lando hadn’t dropped off so much after his heartbreaking loss he would have been an easy 3rd. Next year!

@majdiroidal-jihad9554

2 жыл бұрын

He'll got tough competition from Sainz and Leclerc, probably even Gasly, depends how good the alphatauri would be

@anuradhamohankumar4347

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone forgets how incredible Lando was in the 1st half of 2021. He was amazing! He was easily, for me, the best driver in the first half. Top 5 in every race except Spain where he was just not very fast and hungary when he was K.O.ed by Bottas. Spa - he would have got pole if he did not crash. Zandvoort - he was screwed by red flags so this was the only time he was knocked out in Q2. Monza and Sochi he was leading. Pretty much every race after that except Turkey and America, when his car was not fast so he got 7 and 8, he got unlucky in. He dropped from the top 10 and still finished in the points. Whilst Carlos was very consistent, he was only consistent in the races - he got knocked out in Q2 so much and he also crashed a lot. Lando was more consistent in qualifying but Carlos more consistent in races. Both only had 2 races (Spa counts) out of top 10. More than Max and Lewis. Lando was better this year, but Carlos was still fantastic. But they will both only get better next year and hopefully they will fight for the championship. But for me the order is: Max Lando Carlos Lewis Alonso Perez Gasly Leclerc Lewis had too many mistakes for a 7-time champ and Perez did do some amazing defence but that was for Max - he was not that good otherwise. First half Perez was missing - he was better in Racing Point. Gasly was consistent but peaks were not very high. Leclerc was way too inconsistent - one race he is fighting for a podium then the next he is not in the top 10 on pace. But Lando and Carlos and standouts for me.

Carlos was the surprise of the year being so close with Charles, but I don't think he outperformed Charles as a whole. Charles just had a sizeable amount of points taken from him through bad luck. Charles stuck it on pole in Monaco, lost a huge chunk of points with Ferrari electing not to change the gearbox and retired in Monaco, got super unlucky with the red flag in Jeddah, and a few other circumstances conspired to rob Charles of like 40 points.

@Thedizzyrocker

2 жыл бұрын

he also got pole in Monaco because he crashed and caused a red flag tho

@nixxxon18

2 жыл бұрын

Carlos had a decent share of bad luck too. He had some terrible pitstops and some bad strategy. And remember, it's not about who's fastest over one lap, but it's about who's fastest over a race distance. Jarno Trulli used to be an incredibly fast driver over one single lap, but in the races he wasn't, and he only won only one race in his career and of course zero championships. I don't want to belittle Charles, he's a great driver, but Carlos is often underrated only because he is a bit slower in qualy. That doesn't matter that much actually! It's the end race result that matters most. It's something similar to Senna vs Prost.

Totally agree with this legend 👏

Great montage ! Bravo au monteur ! Also: really great vidéo ! Just long enough :p

Poor Seb, one tough year with LeClerc and everyone forgets how good you are…now he’s in a (currently) uncompetitive car but still was the Master of Overtaking, if Seb got behind you that probably meant you were getting passed. He still has greatness in him. Agree with Max, Lando, Carlos especially. Max was on another level. It’s like he was created in a lab. Lando has it in him to be a World Champion and is one of the few drivers where the TEAM has to prove that they deserve the DRIVER. McLaren needs to earn Lando because that kid who looks like he fell out of a gamer chair and into an F1 car and everyone was too polite to kick him out because he looked so happy in it…THAT kid…is ELITE.

@CC8sX06

2 жыл бұрын

I´m actually not a fan of Vettel for that very reason haha, not the most exciting years of Formula 1

@Flameville

2 жыл бұрын

Ppl forget how much of a role shitty team management played in that too.

I agree but I would argue Checo needs to be in there. At least a mention in the top ten. He showed that he is a worthy contender esp with his age in a top car. He had some unlucky moments, showed some inconsistencies esp at the beginning of the season but he performed admirably throughout the year to help the team win the drivers championship

@angelaso8411

2 жыл бұрын

He was a 'decent' second driver but that's it for me. No driver that finishes with less than half the points than his teammate should be in the top 5/10. For me, it was quite dissapointing.

@kikepistolas5878

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelaso8411 well I recommend you watch more races because More than half of Verstappen points were thanks to Checo pal

@HifkHockeyPASM91

2 жыл бұрын

Well, if you're having Checo, then Valttrti also deserves a spot, as Hamiltoms engine ginnypig/tester. Checo and Valtteri are different tho in a way that Valtteri is way faster over a lap, but Checo has better racecraft so tough to say who was better.

@bjs7442

2 жыл бұрын

Checo in the top ten yes but top five definitely not . There are a few drivers such as Gasly and Alonso ahead of him as well .

I totally agree with this ranking! Can‘t wait for the next Saison!

I agree with you top 5! Aleays such a valuable analysis! 😀❤️ And love the top 5 afterparty ranking 😂❤️

Funny how no one is talking about Perez! The perfect team player

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like old school drivers such as Nico could not stand Checo helping Max. Yet Gasly did not even lit a candle to Lewis and Checo made him think on going another industry. F1 is team sports No lone ranger heroes there.

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Checo is OK no one talks about him yet he got the big bonuses payout. First your deserve your best effort in your career, then your boss and team. Colleagues respect I can interexchange for the cold sweat they get if I'm in the mirrors. No mention=fear for me

Me: 1 Max Verstappen 2 Lewis Hamilton 3 Sérgio Perez 4 Carlos Sainz 5 Lando Norris

you're so right man!

Sei forse un genio...hai spiazzato tutti e ti sei ritirato grande un mito!

Max, Lewis, Lando, Carlos, and Charles are the top 5 drivers who have shown tremendous pace and skill this season, Alonso was fast I agree but Ocon outpaced him in some races whereas these top 5 drivers consistently beat their teammates. Gasly was fast as well but it's such a shame we aren't seeing him race in competitive machinery. Ferrari are honestly blessed to have two fast and talented drivers who can take them to the top if they nail 2022 regulations.

@jayspice4987

2 жыл бұрын

Charles never consistently beat Carlos

@f1koro535

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayspice4987 I mean Charles lead whole season expect after Abu Dhabi and Hungary

Sergio Perez joined a new team and drove a new power unit with all that, he scored four podiums and one win, 5 podiums total, I think numbers speak by them selfs.

@emillindstrom3313

2 жыл бұрын

200 points behind teammate, many mistakes and nowhere in quali

Nico is very adewuate man!

Hi Nico. Congrats for the championship for Team Rosberg. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year Greetings from Mexico.