The Fan-F1 Barometer after the German GP
After each Grand Prix, casinoenligne.uk.com offers you an update on the drivers and teams currently in form, thanks to our consistency rankings. At the end of each race, classified drivers are awarded points ranging from 24 (for the first) to 1 (for the last), which creates a consistency ranking that you can discover in our 'Rankings' section.
Who would be leading the championship if only the last four Grand Prix counted?
Counting the Grand Prix races where the driver finished, Sebastian Vettel recorded his worst result at the Nürburgring since the Italian Grand Prix in 2010. With four different winners in the last four races, the gaps are narrowing, but the 2010 world champion still leads the standings with 91 out of a possible 96 points, ahead of his teammate who is now just 3 points behind.
If he hasn’t won a race, Massa’s consistency over the last four races allows him to slip onto the podium of the barometer and thus confirm his resurgence in form. The Brazilian edges ahead of his teammate even though the Spaniard has one retirement, just like Lewis Hamilton who, despite his victory at the German Grand Prix, remains 6th behind Nico Rosberg, who has finished the last four races.
But behind the British driver, it’s a real game of musical chairs as Michael Schumacher and Jaime Alguersuari are tied in 7th position, with the German making his return to the top half of the standings, just like Vitaly Petrov. Adrian Sutil, who delivered a solid race at the Nürburgring, confirms his recent good form and is ahead of Sergio Perez, who enters the top half of the standings for the first time, moving up 6 places thanks to a series of solid performances in his Sauber.
But the main highlight, following this German Grand Prix, is Jenson Button’s dramatic drop from 4th to 12th place, mainly due to his double retirement.
In the team standings, Red Bull remains a solid leader, still ahead of Ferrari while Mercedes takes 3rd place on the podium at the expense of McLaren, which does not benefit from Lewis Hamilton’s victory and is instead impacted by Jenson Button’s two recent retirements. However, the men from Woking are once again ahead of Sauber, while the rest of the rankings have not changed much, with Virgin moving up to 10th place.
See you next week, after the Hungarian Grand Prix, to see how the standings have changed.
