Issue # 17
Every Monday
Monday May 5 2021
PIC from Daimler
FANGIO - HAMILTON DOMINATING THE TOP OF THE GRID
PORTUGAL SUNDAY MAY 2
Lewis Hamilton's masterclass at winning races and scoring points took him ever closer to the great Juan Manuel Fangio on Sunday in a slippery and windy Portugal where totally inconsistent conditions troubled every driver on the road. His 97th win from 269 Grand Prix means he wins a race from every 2.773 starts. No other living driver comes close to this win rate. Only Alberto Ascari has a better win rate but here at Sports Annual Hamilton's astonishing point scoring sees him take second place on the grid. The dominance of the Mercedes F1 team, not just in this era but across time, continues unabated.
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JOHN WATSON PIC by Hans van Dijk. Wikipedia
JOHN WATSON OVERTAKES LECLERC FOR P64
Maurice Trintignang
Leclerc's modest win rate saw him lose P64 to John Watson on Sunday. Without a win he will fall outside the top 70 within ten races ... behind the World War Two resistance fighter and fellow Ferrari driver, the Le Mans and Monaco winning Maurice Trintignant ... known as The Rat. All other ranked F1 drivers maintained their positions on the table.
The ranked driver results ...
P2. LEWIS HAMILTON
Patience, caution in tricky conditions, astonishing and largely mistake free car control and a ruthless ability to capitalize on the mistakes of others. A masterclass in race car driving by Lewis Hamilton.
1st. JM Fangio
2.125 rpw / 5.941 ppr
2nd. Lewis Hamilton
2.773 rpw / 5.364 ppr
3rd. Alberto Ascari
2.461 rpw / 4.906 ppr
P9. SEBASTIAN VETTEL
Moss is closing fast on Vettel. The gap is 0.064 ... down from 0.098 at the last Grand Prix. Seb's career long battle with Ayrton Senna is now lost. Moss should take the road and P9 soon.
8th. Ayrton Senna
3.926 rpw / 4.024 ppr
9th. Sebastian Vettel
4.905 rpw / 3.934 ppr
10th. Stirling Moss
4.125 rpw / 3.090 ppr
P21. FERNANDO ALONSO
Alonso is in a big gap between James Hunt and Alan Jones. His massive start count can very comfortably absorb this rebuilding year. An improved performance from the Spanish giant bodes well for the new Alpine team.
20. James Hunt
9.200 rpw / 2.086 ppr
21. Fernando Alonso
9.843rpw / 2.504 ppr
22. Alan Jones
9.666 rpw / 1.879 ppr
P24. MAX VERSTAPPEN
Pushing track limits cost Max pole and possibly the win. He's at the sharp end now ... Rindt is where the math changes ... where the road gets steeper and gains gets harder to make. Maintains his slight lead over Emerson Fittipaldi on points.
23. Jochen Rindt
10.000 rpw / 2.000 ppr
24. Max Verstappen
11.090 rpw / 2.909 ppr
25. Emerson Fittipaldi
10.285 rpw / 2.048 ppr
P41. KIMI RAIKKONEN
DNF for Kimi ... maintains P41.
40. Jacques Villeneuve
14.818 rpw / 1.349 ppr
41. Kimi Raikkonen
15.857 rpw / 2.294 ppr
42. Phil Hill.
16.000 rpw / 2.104 ppr
P43. VALTTERI BOTTAS
Bottas simply wasn't quick enough over the race distance to hold off Lewis Hamilton despite starting from pole. Engine problems meant he was unable to challenge Max for second place. Maintains P 43.
42. Phil Hill
16.000 rpw / 2.104 ppr
43. Valtteri Bottas
17.666 rpw / 2.698 ppr
44. Piero Taruffi
18.000 rpw / 2.388 ppr
P59/65. RICCIARDO and LECLERC
Ricciardo holds station but John Watson taken P64 from Leclerc who simply lacks the wins to hold his competition at bay. His win rate drops 0.5 with every start. However, with so few races under his belt a win will catapult him a long way up the road ... which is yet long for the young Ferrari ace. Here at Sports Annual he remains a start count rookie. And in a better car this year too!
58. Clay Regazzoni
26.400 rpw / 1.643 ppr
59. Daniel Ricciardo
27.285 rpw / 1.471 ppr
60. Pedro Rodriguez
27.500 rpw / 1.327 ppr
61. Rubens Barrichello
29.363 rpw / 1.554 ppr
62. Jacques Laffite
29.333 rpw / 1.329 ppr
63. Ralf Schumacher
30.000 rpw / 1.438 ppr
64. John Watson
30.500 rpw / 1.144 ppr
65. Charles Leclerc
31.000 rpw / 1.645 ppr
66. Peter Genthin
30.000 rpw / 0.400 ppr
P82. PIERRE GASLY
He has room to Carlos Pace and a very handy looking car. A second win?
81. Patrick Tambay
57.000 rpw / 0.921 ppr
82. Pierre Gasly
67.000 rpw / 0.477 ppr
83. Carlos Pace
72.000 rpw / 0.819 ppr
P95. SERGIO PEREZ
Perez still settling in at Red Bull. Improving. TP Christian Horner relaxed about him.
94. Olivier Panis
158 rpw / 0.430 ppr
95. Sergio Perez
194 rpw / 0.530 ppr
96. Jean Alesi
201 rpw / 0.199 ppr
