The F1 Rookie of the Year selection is coming out, and everyone has their own answer. There are three rookie drivers who will represent the team in the race: Lawson, Sargent and De Vries. Lawson is undoubtedly the best of the three, beating his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda 5-1 in five of his five races on behalf of Ricciardo and earning two points for the team. In contrast, Sargent and De Vries fared much worse.
De Vries was the worst of all F1 drivers.
De Vries' performance was undoubtedly the worst of all drivers in the 2023 season. Not only in terms of race speed, De Vries was far behind the other drivers, but even in qualifying and consistency, his performance was not satisfactory. There were also bizarre mistakes that led to his ruthless dismissal from the Red Bull F1 team hierarchy in the middle and late stages of the season.
Sargent performed slightly better than De Vries.
Compared to De Vries, Sargent's performance was a little less better, but only slightly better. There are not many mistakes in him, and many outrageous mistakes have left him between being eliminated and renewing his contract. Thankfully, Sargent's performance picked up towards the end of the season as the pace of the car increased, and he managed to earn one point for the team, which also gave him the opportunity to renew his contract with the team.
De Vries was the best of all the rookies.
Compared to Sargent and De Vries, Lawson's performance is clearly much better. In addition to the aforementioned 5-1 win over Tsunoda in the main race, Lawson's adaptability allowed him to familiarise himself with the Formula 1 car in a very short period of time, knowing that it was a sudden start without preparation, which is completely different from the situation of De Vries and Sargent as full-time drivers. He was also extremely consistent in the game, with almost no voluntary errors, which laid the foundation for his success. And he went from strength to strength in qualifying, even qualifying for Q3 at the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, where he eliminated two drivers of the Red Bull F1 Team, Verstappen and Sergio Pérez.
Based on the above analysis, Lawson has few problems winning the Rookie of the Season award, even though he has only played five races in the main race of F1, the fewest of any F1 driver.
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