Power Rankings after Japanese GP: How is Max Verstappen still number 1?

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16:49, 16 Oct 2019

Race after race Max Verstappen continues to top the Formula 1 Power Rankings despite not winning a race since the German Grand Prix. However, the Dutch driver is doing enough to stay ahead and will hope to hold onto his lead for the rest of the season.

The F1 jury believe that Verstappen is still doing enough to stay ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

"Fingertips. That’s what Max Verstappen’s holding onto his Power Rankings lead with, after yet another weekend in which he failed to shine as brightly as he had done in the first part of the season.

"True, getting wiped out by Charles Leclerc wasn’t his fault, but up till then, it hadn’t been the most convincing performance by either the Dutchman or Red Bull, with our judges handing Verstappen his third sub-40 score since Belgium.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Power Rankings after Japanese GP: How is Max Verstappen still number 1?

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