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    Who were the best and worst F1 drivers each year? F1 Fanatic’s Driver Rankings consider the data and offer an opinion.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #1: Max Verstappen

    2021 F1 driver rankings #1: Max Verstappen

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    27th January 2022, 17:0527th January 2022, 16:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Max Verstappen pushed himself to brand new limits in 2021 and delivered a season-long performance deserving of a world championship crown.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #2: Lewis Hamilton

    2021 F1 driver rankings #2: Lewis Hamilton

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    27th January 2022, 13:25 | Written by Keith Collantine

    A controversial end denied Lewis Hamilton an eighth world championship in cruel circumstances, but a few too many errors earlier in the season also cost him.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #3: Lando Norris

    2021 F1 driver rankings #3: Lando Norris

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    26th January 2022, 7:1925th January 2022, 23:23 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Lando Norris asserted himself as McLaren’s top points-scorer alongside a new, highly-rated, race-winning team mate in 2021 despite a tough end to the year.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #4: Charles Leclerc

    2021 F1 driver rankings #4: Charles Leclerc

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    25th January 2022, 12:53 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Charles Leclerc regularly demonstrated the best Ferrari’s SF21 was capable of, but didn’t always get the results he deserved.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #5: Carlos Sainz Jnr

    2021 F1 driver rankings #5: Carlos Sainz Jnr

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    24th January 2022, 12:01 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Carlos Sainz Jnr wasn’t quite on the pace of team mate Charles Leclerc but took four podium finishes to his team mate’s one.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #6: Fernando Alonso

    2021 F1 driver rankings #6: Fernando Alonso

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    21st January 2022, 12:4422nd January 2022, 21:09 | Written by Keith Collantine

    On his return to F1, Fernando Alonso left little room for doubt that he is every bit as quick and tenacious as he was when he won his last world championship 15 years ago.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #7: Pierre Gasly

    2021 F1 driver rankings #7: Pierre Gasly

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    20th January 2022, 12:31 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Pierre Gasly’s performances during 2021 gave many reasons why the AlphaTauri driver deserves another chance to join a front-running team.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #8: George Russell

    2021 F1 driver rankings #8: George Russell

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    19th January 2022, 12:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

    George Russell won a promotion to Mercedes thanks in part to some astonishing performances for Williams during 2021.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #9: Esteban Ocon

    2021 F1 driver rankings #9: Esteban Ocon

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    18th January 2022, 12:18 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Esteban Ocon built his strong end to 2020 and took a shock win in Hungary, but his team mate narrowly beat him in the points.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #10: Valtteri Bottas

    2021 F1 driver rankings #10: Valtteri Bottas

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    17th January 2022, 7:1717th January 2022, 0:07 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Valtteri Bottas raised his game in the second half of 2021, despite a string of engine penalties, and after Mercedes decided to replace him.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #11: Sergio Perez

    2021 F1 driver rankings #11: Sergio Perez

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    14th January 2022, 17:0514th January 2022, 16:16 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Sergio Perez played a valuable role in helping Max Verstappen win the world championship on occasions, but other times he lagged well behind his team mate.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #12: Sebastian Vettel

    2021 F1 driver rankings #12: Sebastian Vettel

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    13th January 2022, 7:1712th January 2022, 23:54 | Written by Keith Collantine

    After a tough final season at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel put in a much more impressive campaign at Aston Martin in 2021.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #13: Daniel Ricciardo

    2021 F1 driver rankings #13: Daniel Ricciardo

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    12th January 2022, 8:1812th January 2022, 0:01 | Written by Keith Collantine

    The most difficult driver to position in this year’s rankings has to be the one who won the Italian Grand Prix less than four months after being lapped by his team mate in Monaco.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #14: Kimi Raikkonen

    2021 F1 driver rankings #14: Kimi Raikkonen

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    11th January 2022, 7:1611th January 2022, 7:27 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Although Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying performances were a weakness, he tended to make up for it on race day.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #15: Antonio Giovinazzi

    2021 F1 driver rankings #15: Antonio Giovinazzi

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    10th January 2022, 12:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Antonio Giovinazzi usually started ahead of his team mate but scored fewer points than him, and not only because of the times luck wasn’t on his side.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #16: Lance Stroll

    2021 F1 driver rankings #16: Lance Stroll

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    7th January 2022, 8:206th January 2022, 23:19 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Lance Stroll was a fairly regularly points finisher in 2021 but there were no notable highs of the kind he has become known for.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #17: Mick Schumacher

    2021 F1 driver rankings #17: Mick Schumacher

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    6th January 2022, 7:185th January 2022, 22:30 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Mick Schumacher easily had the beating of Haas team mate Nikita Mazepin, but seldom had the opportunity to race against drivers in quicker cars.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #18: Nicholas Latifi

    2021 F1 driver rankings #18: Nicholas Latifi

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    5th January 2022, 7:175th January 2022, 8:35 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Nicholas Latifi managed two points finishes for Williams but remained some way off the pace of team mate George Russell.

    2021 F1 driver rankings #19: Yuki Tsunoda

    2021 F1 driver rankings #19: Yuki Tsunoda

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    4th January 2022, 7:175th January 2022, 8:36 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Yuki Tsunoda was well off the pace of his team mate, but showed flashes of promise which justified AlphaTauri’s decision to keep him on.

    2021 mid-season F1 driver rankings part 5: 4-1

    2021 mid-season F1 driver rankings part 5: 4-1

    2021 F1 season

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    23rd August 2021, 7:2023rd August 2021, 0:49 | Written by Keith Collantine

    Which of the four remaining drivers has taken the top spot in RaceFans’ mid-season F1 rankings? Read on to find out.

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