Does Gasly make the list of top 10 best

[dense haven]

He qualified P5 which will be P4 because of sainz's penalty while esteban is crying in P17 ,

[copper wyvern]

Yeah exactly

He owns ocon this year

How does he not make the top 10

And we can’t forget his insane drives in spa and zandvoort

[dense haven]

Esteban got a podium because it was monaco and its easy after qualifying , Piere starting P12 in zandvoort went all the way to P3 defended from carlos for most of the midway part of the race

[leaden gazelle]

max lewis alonso lando oscar albon sainz leclerc russell perez

gasly isnt really better than any of these drivers

i didnt arrange them in a preferred order, jus the 10 drivers i knew on the top of my head

[copper wyvern]

He can definitely be above russel and Perez

Russel compared to last year has been underperforming

And needless to say his Singapore performance doesn’t look good either

He has had some good moments, but the consistency has been lacking

When u compare it to Hamilton that is

[dense haven]

Perez in the top 10 💀

[copper wyvern]

Mine would be:

Max
Lewis
Lando
Alonso
Sainz
Oscar
Albon
Leclerc
Gasly

Russel? Can be replaced not sure tho

[dense haven]

Also Russell how is he the top 10 drivers of this season 💀

[leaden gazelle]

cuz lewis has been outdriving the merc

he's closing up to perez who is drving the most dominant f1 car in a long time

[dense haven]

Binning the podium in the final lap 🤡

Russell defo top 10 driver 💯

[leaden gazelle]

gasly was far from perfect this season mate

[dense haven]

He is in an alpine 💀

[copper wyvern]

He has outdriven the alpine as much as Hamilton has outdriven the merc

[dense haven]

i mean the amount of P7 finishes he took after the summer break is crazy especially in that alpine

[copper wyvern]

The alpine is the slowest in the straight, how did he put in p5?

[leaden gazelle]

he has 3 finishes above p7 after the summer break

and 2 finishes in p7 the whole season

[leaden gazelle]

the merc is slow asf in the straights as well and lewis is fighting for p2?

comparing lewis in merc to gasly in alpine is crazy

[copper wyvern]

Both have outdriven their cars potential!!

How is this comparison not valid lol

[leaden gazelle]

thats different to saying
he has outdriven as much as lewis

[copper wyvern]

Maybe u inferred it that way

[leaden gazelle]

you said it

[copper wyvern]

This is what I meant

[dense haven]

But can we all agree russell and perez isnt one the top 10 drivers

for this season

[copper wyvern]

They have both equally outdriven their cars!!
That is exactly what I meant in that sentence

[leaden gazelle]

yeah thats what i disagree with

lewis has extracted way more potential out of that merc than gasly has with the alpine

cuz ocon isnt even 15 points off him

and ocon has had 3 more dnfs

4 more dnfs*

so im not sure what you meant when saying he "owns" ocon

did russell "own" hamilton by the same logic last year?

[copper wyvern]

Mate a 15 point difference between the 10th and 11th driver in the standings is not the same as a 15 point difference between the 1st and 2nd driver
That’s how ratio works
The gap is bigger than u think

It’s not easy for a midfield team to get a lot of points

[leaden gazelle]

yea i understand your point, but all im saying is that the gap between gasly and ocon is smaller than the gap between hamilton and russell this season

based off skill

and how much each outdrove their cars

but its fair to disagree, its a diff comparison because both teams have different end goals

[copper wyvern]

Yeah, that’s all I can say

[scenic shuttle]

Gasly HAS to be a Top 10 driver this season imo

His second half of the season has been outstanding

[mystic ore]

my top 10

Max Alonso Lando Lewis Albon Oscar Tsunoda Sainz Leclerc Gasly

[vagrant flax]

I agree but I do still think Gasly is doing a better job than Russel. I count Gasly into the Top 10

[leaden gazelle]

fair