2015 F1 Season, Week 7
This was strange, in that there were no weather issues, no safety cars, very few yellow flags, and yet there still managed to be quite a lot of drama up and down the field. In the end though, the only real surprises were Massa and Vettel driving up to the front from the back, and Lotus doing well while Red Bull and Sauber both had a pretty terrible day. In one race, Maldonado has moved himself from dead fucking last in the standings to 15th.
F1 CARS THAT WILL PODIUM:
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 151 (4 wins, 7 podiums)
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 134 (2 wins, 7 podiums)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 100 (1 win, 5 podiums)
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari): 72 (1 podium)
RUNNING AWAY WITH THIRD PLACE IN THE CONSTRUCTOR'S CHAMPIONSHIP, CHASING A PODIUM, AND PRAYING FOR RAIN:
Valtteri Bottas (Williams): 57 (and 1 podium, in 6 starts)
Felipe Massa (Williams): 47
F1 CARS COMPETING FOR THE LAST FOUR POINTS-PAYING POSITIONS AND TRYING TO CATCH WILLIAMS:
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 35
Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull): 19 (in 6 starts)
Romain Grosjean (Lotus): 17
Felipe Nasr (Sauber): 16
Sergio Pérez (Force India): 11
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India): 10
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso): 9
Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso): 6
Pastor Maldonado (Lotus): 6
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber): 5
Jenson Button (McLaren): 4 (in 6 starts, 1 DFL)
Fernando Alonso (McLaren): 0 (2 finishes in 6 starts, best 11th)
THINGS THAT IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE WON'T BE F1 CARS ANYTIME SOON:
Roberto Merhi (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 6 starts, best 15th, 4 DFLs)
Will Stevens (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 5 starts, best 15th, 2 DFL)
F1 CARS THAT WILL PODIUM:
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 151 (4 wins, 7 podiums)
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 134 (2 wins, 7 podiums)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 100 (1 win, 5 podiums)
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari): 72 (1 podium)
RUNNING AWAY WITH THIRD PLACE IN THE CONSTRUCTOR'S CHAMPIONSHIP, CHASING A PODIUM, AND PRAYING FOR RAIN:
Valtteri Bottas (Williams): 57 (and 1 podium, in 6 starts)
Felipe Massa (Williams): 47
F1 CARS COMPETING FOR THE LAST FOUR POINTS-PAYING POSITIONS AND TRYING TO CATCH WILLIAMS:
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 35
Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull): 19 (in 6 starts)
Romain Grosjean (Lotus): 17
Felipe Nasr (Sauber): 16
Sergio Pérez (Force India): 11
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India): 10
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso): 9
Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso): 6
Pastor Maldonado (Lotus): 6
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber): 5
Jenson Button (McLaren): 4 (in 6 starts, 1 DFL)
Fernando Alonso (McLaren): 0 (2 finishes in 6 starts, best 11th)
THINGS THAT IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE WON'T BE F1 CARS ANYTIME SOON:
Roberto Merhi (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 6 starts, best 15th, 4 DFLs)
Will Stevens (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 5 starts, best 15th, 2 DFL)