![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/max-verstapen-2024-f1-world-champion-four.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1st – Max Verstappen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/23c1e1e7-lewis-hamilton-casual-new.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n2nd – Lewis Hamilton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2156819838-1140x760-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n3rd – Charles Leclerc<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fernando-alonso-aston-martin-f.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n4th – Fernando Alonso<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/whoops-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n5th – George Russell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gp2415_154829zals4782-square.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d15fafcb-ffbb-433c-9f35-11fe0dd6e33c.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/whoops2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oscar_Piastri_mfgz-jb.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/whoops3.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2181202620.0.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pato-O_Ward-Indianapolis-500-Testing-and-ROP-By_-Joe-Skibinski_Ref-Image-Without-Watermark_m119872.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Josef-Newgarden-Winner-Photoshoot-By_-Joe-Skibinski_LargeImageWithoutWatermark_m83238.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dixonsmile.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scott-McLaughlin-Bommarito-Automotive-Group-500-By_-Joe-Skibinski_Ref-Image-Without-Watermark_m91640.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BWT-Alpine-F1-Team-2024-Formula-1-Bahrain-Grand-Prix-Friday-scaled-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/c.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/er.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f4sbm9bxoaanogf.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/74292736007-alexander-rossi-chevrolet-detroit-grand-prix-by-chris-owens-ref-image-without-watermark-m-108010.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
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??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n2nd – Lewis Hamilton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n3rd – Charles Leclerc<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n4th – Fernando Alonso<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n5th – George Russell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n3rd – Charles Leclerc<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n4th – Fernando Alonso<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n5th – George Russell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n4th – Fernando Alonso<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n5th – George Russell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
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??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n5th – George Russell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n6th – Lando Norris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n7th – Carlos Sainz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n8th – \u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n9th – Oscar Piastri<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n10th – Colton Herta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n11th – Pierre Gasly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n12th – Pat O’Ward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n13th – Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n14th – Scott Dixon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n15th – Scott McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n16th – Esteban Ocon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n17th – Lance Stroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n18th – Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n19th – Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n20th – Alexander Rossi<\/strong>
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??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Doohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Kirkwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Felipe Drugovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a handful of honorable mentions that I’d totally understand arguing for, but this is my list so kick rocks and go make yer own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21st – Alexander Albon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
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??? these drivers could be in the top 20, but I’m not sure about and\/or just don’t have enough information for me to rate yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t watch enough Formula E or Super Formula beyond the occasional race and highlight to gauge if I’d rate any of those drivers up there. From what I’ve seen and know of the drivers I think only a few would possibly sniff around 15-20th on this list. Like Vandoorne and Wehrlein. Vergne and Buemi definitely back in the day, dunno if they’re still as high tier though after so many years outta high level open wheel racing. Formula E is only just now starting to get performance and competitiveness that I’d consider enough for me to rate at this level. Legacy talents in that series are a question mark for me. Especially if they aren’t fighting for wins and championships the last couple seasons.
While past results do influence my decision, it’s not the main factor. It’s why Dixon is a bit lower on the list despite having the best record in IndyCar, as I just think he’s a bit down on his prime, he was actually edged out by Franchitti back in the day, and today Palou is comfortably beating him. And Hamilton is statistically the goat, but Russell (who I rate a few spots below him actually as he’s consistent, but I don’t think has outshined the best of what Hamilton is capable of) has edged him out at Mercedes. I still think he’s got it in him and is impressive on his day, so we’ll see how the Ferrari move goes, but if he’s unsuccessful he might drop a few spots for me. I also try to keep in mind their team either holding them back or flattering them when considering the ranking. In IndyCar a “Penske Perfect” seat can elevate even a mediocre driver into contending for wins. Same goes for top teams in F1. Yes these teams attract top talent, but that doesn’t necessarily determine their ranking for me. Overall I think Verstappen is the greatest active open-wheel racer right now. While I can see debates for the rest of my list play out, I think at least that is pretty much agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
22nd – Will Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 23rd – Valtteri Bottas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 24th – Romain Grosjean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n -K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a fan of both F1 and IndyCar and their respective feeder series, for fun I put together a list of how I personally rate the top 20 open-wheel racing drivers in motorsport currently. There’s definitely more F1 drivers on
….aaand now<\/em> you can complain about how your opinion is correct and mine is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingnowhere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}