“Checo” was voted the tenth best rider among his teammates despite finishing second

Mexican pilot Sergio “Checo” Perez ended at tenth position V annual pilot vote 2023, where the grid members themselves vote on the performances of their peers to name the best drivers on the circuit in the past season.

Dropping two places from his 2022 result (eighth), the man from Guadalajara it barely made the list best year, finishing tenth despite the verdict Runner-up formula 1 in the pilot branch and two-time champion in category teams.

Meanwhile his teammate, the Dutchman Max Verstappenthree-time world champion, was chosen best of the season for the third year in a row by his colleagues.

As part of the sixth annual voting, Formula 1 asked some drivers to rate their rivals’ on-track performance in order to later rank them among the top 10.

Unlike other surveys of this type, pilots can vote for themselves and, as was the case in previous years, not everyone decided to do this. Points were based on the current Formula One points system: 25 points for the first driver in each list and one point for 10th place.

Following Mad Max on the list of the best is the historical British pilot. Lewis Hamiltonmoving up one position compared to 2022 and managing to finish third in the championship despite racing in Mercedes the figures were significantly lower than previous years.

Veteran Fernando Alonsofrom Aston Martinwas third, up three places and ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), finishing fourth after seven podium finishes on the 2023 calendar.

Charles Leclerc He moved up from second place in 2022 to fifth this year, ahead of his teammate in Ferrari Carlos Sainz Jr.

There was definitely a surprise of the year Alex Albon (Williams), who, despite playing for one of the weakest teams in the championship, had a promising year, which earned him seventh place in the opinion of his teammates. WHO Also the newcomer was surprised Oscar Piastri (McLaren), ended eighth after a successful first season for the Australian.

Pierre Gaslymoved from AlphaTauri to Alpine this season it was ninthimproving by two positions from what was achieved in his first campaign.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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