Ranking the 2024 F1 driver line-ups from worst to best

The 2024 Formula 1 grid remains unchanged from the one that finished 2023, but how we feel about some of the drivers on it has changed MASSIVELY over the past 12 months.
So how does that tip the balance across the 10 driver line-ups in F1?
We asked our team of experts to rank the 2024 F1 driver line-ups from worst to best, based entirely on driver ability.
We then applied the F1 points system to those rankings to create our definitive verdict on which teams have the strongest – and weakest – lineups on the current grid.
We’ve also compared the final results to our ranking from last year, and another 12 months of data and performance analysis means our feelings about where these lineups now rank has most definitely shifted significantly.

00:00 Intro
01:11 Number 10
02:03 Number 9
02:50 Number 8
03:57 Number 7
04:47 Number 6
05:43 Number 5
06:35 Number 4
07:57 Number 3
08:58 Number 2
10:10 Number 1

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[dylanelliott]

Gary Anderson saying Stake have a stronger lineup than Red Bull is a very bizarre take

[michael]

Get Gary on a video to explain his ranking and answer questions such as: what was he smoking when he did it, what planet is he operating on, does he know which drivers are on which team

[leficios.]

Gary Anderson with some outlandish takes, especially putting rb as 2nd worst.
Comparing them to a lot of the other rear runners its unthinkable to me that even when checo is underperforming, the lineup could possibly be worse than stake, alpha tauri or haas.

[hypyboy]

Given how good Max was, the only way RB can be ranked second worse is if you consider Perez to be the absolute worst driver on the grid. Sure he was bad last year, but it's clearly not the case.

[obesesoldier]

"The jury is still out on whether [Stroll] can make the step forward that Aston Martin really needs." This will be his EIGHTH season in Formula 1.

[jeroen]

I can live with Red Bull not being the best driver duo, but rating it the worst?!?

[TheHarrie]

'Nobody is writing of stroll yet' - Well after SEVEN years in F1 where he underperformed year after year compared to his teammates who regularly score more than double the points. He has never shown any consistency nor potential.

[gilvansouza]

The British media choosing the all Brit line up as the best on the grid. Wow I am shocked at this completely unexpected result 😂

[tobifuchs]

I actually cannot believe that Anderson put RB in second last place. Both are proven Race winners, one a proven WC (arguably the most dominant ever). How can Mclaren even compare to that, when Norris lacks even a Race win??

[magnustan]

I like the guy a lot, but George disappointed me last year, too many high-profile errors for a driver of his perception. I think Merc and Ferrari should be swapped, but other than that, pretty accurate. I expected Alpine to be a bit closer to Red Bull than that. Ocon and Gasly with the right machinery, potential to be really, really good, both are so dependable.

[nathanthomas]

2:25 error here. Albon dragged the team to 7th not 8th

[yt_Ajay_]

Sorry, but there's no way in hell I'm calling them Stake and not Sauber 😂

[rarsn]

I don't understand how anyone could rank Mercedes as the top driver pairing given their propensity to drive straight into each other.

[leoofontes]

What a surprise, the team with 2 British drivers is ranked #1, the bias runs deep

[jaspaldhillon]

As a die hard F1 fan since the 1998, I must say the British bias in media coverage has never been worse. I look forward to Lewis retiring, not because he isn't a great (I believe he is one of the very best and his personal story is truly inspirational), but I pray his retirement will bring greater balance to F1 analysis and coverage.

Some bias is human nature, but it became bad after about 2017 (post Rosberg WDC) and the afterburners were really turned on after 2021. It's become ridiculous now.

[garrettbohn]

Results when you remove Gary Anderson doesn’t change the order too drastically but it does look better IMO

1st Mercedes 172
2nd Ferrari 149
3rd McLaren 130
4th Red Bull 109
5th Alpine 70
5th Aston Martin 70
6th Alpha tauri 46
7th Williams 24
8th Haas 22
9th Stake 16

[johankumpula]

What a shocking result, said to myself - Merc on top before even clicking the video.

[aimbot]

I Think ferrari lineup should be 1st because if both drivers are fighting each other then it is bad for both but in case of ferrari the balance is quite good

[jordangatto]

Merc has MAYBE the 4th best line up. Ferrari, McLaren, RedBull (Max) all clearly have better driver line ups. 5 years of this George hype and he has very little to show for it. There are easily 10 better drivers on the grid than him but all the British pundits keep trying to cram "George is a future world champion" into every sentence possible.

[Dacommenta]

Max Won the Constructors Championship on his own……….





Let that sink in