Who is the greatest Formula 1 driver of the hybrid era?

Twelve seasons of turbo-hybrid engines produced two dynasties, one champion who retired on the spot, and a lot of drivers who only got the occasional Sunday.

1. 1
   Lewis Hamilton

   Won six of his seven world titles with Mercedes between 2014 and 2020, the heart of the turbo-hybrid era.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Max Verstappen

   Red Bull driver who won four straight titles from 2021 to 2024, including a record 19 wins in 2023.
   944pts
3. 3
   Sergio Pérez

   Verstappen's team-mate who won six races, including a first victory from last place at Sakhir in 2020.
   577pts
4. 4
   Lando Norris

   McLaren driver who won the 2025 world championship by two points.
   577pts
5. 5
   Oscar Piastri

   Australian who led much of the 2025 title race for McLaren before finishing third.
   409pts
6. 6
   George Russell

   Mercedes driver who took over as the team's leader after Hamilton left for Ferrari.
   409pts
7. 7
   Carlos Sainz

   The only non-Red Bull winner of 2023, at Singapore, and a winner for Ferrari in Australia in 2024.
   409pts
8. 8
   Pierre Gasly

   Won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, one of the era's biggest shocks.
   409pts
9. 9
   Charles Leclerc

   Ferrari's pole-position specialist who won at Monza in 2019 and at home in Monaco in 2024.
   409pts
10. 10
    Daniel Ricciardo

    Late-braking Australian who won eight races, most of them for Red Bull in the Mercedes years.
    409pts
11. 11
    Kimi Räikkönen

    2007 champion who won the 2018 US Grand Prix, his last victory, at 39.
    300pts
12. 12
    Sebastian Vettel

    Four-time champion who led Ferrari's title challenges against Mercedes in 2017 and 2018.
    300pts
13. 13
    Fernando Alonso

    Two-time champion still scoring podiums for Aston Martin in his forties.
    300pts
14. 14
    Nico Rosberg

    Beat team-mate Hamilton to the 2016 title and retired five days later.
    0pts
15. 15
    Valtteri Bottas

    Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate for five seasons with ten Grand Prix wins.
    0pts

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