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What is the best F1 car designed under James Allison?

By YPB Team

Title-winning machines and near misses alike came from one of the sport's most respected technical leaders. Raw dominance or engineering elegance?

  1. Lotus E20 — ranked #11
    Lotus E20
    Lotus' 2012 car, on which Kimi Räikkönen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on his comeback.
    1000pts
  2. Lotus Renault R31 — ranked #22
    Lotus Renault R31
    Lotus Renault GP's 2011 car with forward-exiting exhausts, which scored podiums with Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld.
    999pts
  3. Mercedes W11 — ranked #33
    Mercedes W11
    Mercedes' 2020 car, which won 13 of 17 races and took Lewis Hamilton to his seventh world title.
    945pts
  4. Mercedes W10 — ranked #44
    Mercedes W10
    Mercedes' 2019 car, which won 15 of 21 races and took both championships.
    862pts
  5. Ferrari SF16-H — ranked #55
    Ferrari SF16-H
    Ferrari's 2016 car, which scored podiums but no wins in Allison's last season at Maranello.
    647pts
  6. Mercedes W15 — ranked #66
    Mercedes W15
    Mercedes' 2024 car, which won four races including George Russell's victory in Austria and Lewis Hamilton's at Silverstone.
    647pts
  7. Mercedes W16 — ranked #77
    Mercedes W16
    Mercedes' 2025 car, which George Russell drove to wins in Canada and Singapore.
    503pts
  8. Renault R30 — ranked #88
    Renault R30
    Renault's 2010 car, the first designed with Allison as technical director, which took Robert Kubica to three podiums.
    503pts
  9. Mercedes W09 — ranked #99
    Mercedes W09
    Mercedes' 2018 car, the first designed with Allison as technical director, which took both championships.
    503pts
  10. Mercedes W17 — ranked #1010
    Mercedes W17
    Mercedes' 2026 car, built for Formula 1's new chassis and power-unit regulations.
    0pts
  11. Mercedes W12 — ranked #1111
    Mercedes W12
    Mercedes' 2021 car, which won the constructors' title after a season-long fight with Red Bull.
    0pts
  12. Ferrari SF15-T — ranked #1212
    Ferrari SF15-T
    Ferrari's 2015 car, Allison's first full Ferrari design, which won three races with Sebastian Vettel.
    0pts
  13. Lotus E21 — ranked #1313
    Lotus E21
    Lotus' 2013 car, which Kimi Räikkönen drove to victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
    0pts

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