28% Of F1 Fans Said This Was Their Favorite Driver This Season [Schedule For Saturday 7/23 @ 9 AM ET]

Fans say seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is their favorite driver this season. Almost 28% of respondents put the British driver on top of the podium, despite the fact he is yet to win a race. The Mercedes Driver has found himself on the podium four times in 2022, but the best finish he has managed so far is third. In second place is Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. The Mexican picked up his third career Grand Prix win earlier this year in Monaco, and recently committed his future to Red Bull by signing a new contract. Over 21% of those surveyed named Perez as their favourite driver. In third place is Perez’s Red Bull teammate, and current world champion, Max Verstappen. Verstappen looks to be on course for another championship win this season, but hasn’t quite done enough to win over SlashGear’s readers. He picked up 17.43% of the vote, more than 10% less than Hamilton.

Winner Lewis Hamilton’s teammate and countryman George Russell is fourth on the list. The Mercedes driver picked up 14.58% of the vote. Russel has four career podium finishes, but has yet to pick up a Grand Prix win. Still, hopes are high for the British driver, who is only in his third year at the top level. Ferrari’s drivers take up the last two spots on the list. Charles Leclerc, the only driver with a remote chance of dethroning Verstappen this season, is fifth on the list with 11.57% of the vote. In sixth place is Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard picked up his first career win at Silverstone this year, but came sixth in our survey with 7.45% of the votes.