{"id":380040,"date":"2025-12-31T19:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/380040\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:56:09","slug":"max-verstappen-edges-out-lando-norris-in-f1-bosses-top-10-vote-as-lewis-hamilton-misses-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/380040\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen edges out Lando Norris in F1 bosses top 10 vote as Lewis Hamilton misses out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several of the Formula 1 team chiefs have chosen their top 10 drivers for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>McLaren&#8217;s Andrea Stella, Mercedes&#8217; Toto Wolff, Williams&#8217;s James Vowles, Racing Bulls&#8217; Alan Permane, Haas&#8217;s Ayao Komatsu, Sauber&#8217;s Jonathan Wheatley, Alpine&#8217;s Steve Nielsen and Aston Martin&#8217;s senior leadership teams took part in the task.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>F1 has asked the team principals to share their top 10 rankings at the end of the season for a number of years. The drivers&#8217; points are then combined to form the final list.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, it was four-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/max-verstappen\/17529\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Max Verstappen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Max Verstappen<\/a> who topped the list for the fifth consecutive year, with 2025 drivers&#8217; champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/lando-norris\/289316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lando Norris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lando Norris<\/a> in second.<\/p>\n<p>In the early stages of the season, it looked as though the drivers&#8217; championship was going to sit between McLaren&#8217;s Norris and his team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/oscar-piastri\/828689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oscar Piastri;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oscar Piastri<\/a>. While Norris had a strong comeback after the summer break, recording more consistent performances in comparison to his team-mate, a late-season surge from Verstappen saw him close in on the title.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The championship battle went down to wire at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen took the race win, but with Norris finishing third, the Dutchman ended second in the drivers&#8217; standings with just two points separating the two drivers. Piastri finished the championship in third.<\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<img alt=\"Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/089a2bcdf8ff3ec8506b881bd088ebf9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n<p>Finalising the top 10 from the team chief rankings were Piastri, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/george-russell\/21167\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Russell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">George Russell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/fernando-alonso\/489\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fernando Alonso;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fernando Alonso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/carlos-sainz\/15916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carlos Sainz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carlos Sainz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/charles-leclerc\/109611\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charles Leclerc;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charles Leclerc<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/oliver-bearman\/947083\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oliver Bearman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oliver Bearman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/isack-hadjar\/827922\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isack Hadjar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Isack Hadjar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/nico-hulkenberg\/9327\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nico Hulkenberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nico Hulkenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/lewis-hamilton\/1278\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lewis Hamilton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> didn&#8217;t make the list at all this year after his move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/ferrari\/3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ferrari;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ferrari<\/a> left a lot to be desired as he worked to adjust to the Maranello outfit.<\/p>\n<p>2025 F1 bosses&#8217; top 10 drivers<\/p>\n<p>1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull<br \/>2. Lando Norris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/mclaren\/10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:McLaren;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">McLaren<\/a><br \/>3. Oscar Piastri, McLaren<br \/>4. George Russell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/mercedes\/5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mercedes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mercedes<\/a><br \/>5. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin<br \/>6. Carlos Sainz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/williams\/13\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Williams<\/a><br \/>7. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari<br \/>8. Oliver Bearman, Haas<br \/>9. Isack Hadjar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/racing-bulls-12\/12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Racing Bulls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Racing Bulls<\/a><br \/>10. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber<\/p>\n<p>To read more Motorsport.com articles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visit our website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several of the Formula 1 team chiefs have chosen their top 10 drivers for the 2025 season. 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