Must surely regret his overly cautious start in Singapore, which wrecked his season, despite remaining steely in his assertions that he did not make an error. Sebastian Vettel (317 points, 2nd) – Vettel’s re-emergence in the title fight may not be as romantic as Ferrari’s, but his battle with Hamilton will be more fondly remembered than the Brit’s with Rosberg beforehand. Reliability will be the keyword at Maranello in 2018. Before the meltdown in Singapore, Vettel was pegged by many as favourite for the drivers’ title. Improvement will be needed in 2018 to keep his seat, though.įerrari (522 points) – The Scuderia could have a strong argument for having the best car on the grid in 2017. Valtteri Bottas (305 points, 3rd) – The deep trough in the middle of Bottas’ season threatened to overshadow his early peaks, but a late-season resurgence leaves him looking like an able deputy to Hamilton again. His first error of the season came in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix – when the title had already been secured – but Hamilton has admitted the celebrations have led to him feeling dazed in the closing events of the season, a reminiscent scenario to 2015, when momentum slipped so much to propel Nico Rosberg to the title the following year.Ĥ years in a row!! I’m so proud of our Team’s achievement today!#4TheTeam #Champions #StillWeRise #USGP /AuYpHqs7GL Lewis Hamilton (363 points, 1st) – Not just Britain’s premier racer, Hamilton has cemented himself as an all-time great this year. The sum of non-Mercedes victories jumped from two last year to eight this, but their greater experience of recent success was too much for Ferrari. Mercedes (668 points) – No champion team has ever rode out a set of regulation changes like the Silver Arrows have. With the dust settling on the 2017 season, Omnisport writer Matt Scott rates the teams, and top six drivers, in the paddock this season. But it was not enough, with Hamilton just outpointing Sebastian Vettel when it mattered most to regain the crown he lost in 2016. The Silver Arrows’ quartet have come in sequence – one that was threatened by an overhaul in technical regulations that were expected to bring the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull into the mix. Plenty changed in Formula One in 2017, but a lot stayed the same too, with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes each securing championship number four.
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