Alternative Formula 1: The 2023 World Cup would be so exciting without Max Verstappen

(Motorsport-Complete.com) – Eight out of ten races received, 99 factors forward within the World Championship: Max Verstappen wins Formulation 1 to demise. The Dutchman has now picked up six wins in a row and definitely has no plans to finish his profitable streak.

That is why many followers are already hiding the reigning world champion and seeing what is going on on behind them – and we too need to do that in a fictitious thought experiment. What if Max Verstappen did not drive within the 2023 Formulation 1 season? Would the World Cup be thrilling then? Little spoiler: Sure, that might be her!

Not less than we’d have much more selection with the winners, as a result of within the final 4 races from Spain to Nice Britain alone we’d have 4 completely different ones with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Lando Norris (McLaren). Seen winners from 4 completely different groups – and none of them are Purple Bull!

However as a result of Fernando Alonso took simply as many second locations and one third place, the Spaniard would nonetheless be on 30 factors on the time. And since he then wins in Monaco and Perez does not rating any factors there, he is abruptly solely 5 factors away from the Mexican. Two races later, Alonso is even the World Championship chief – by a single level!

However with Aston Martin at present weakening considerably, Perez can be eleven factors forward within the championship after Silverstone. With Lewis Hamilton, a 3rd driver would nonetheless be within the championship battle. His deficit at present: 31 factors.

The battle for pole place would even be rather more assorted with out Verstappen. Other than Leclerc in Baku, no different driver has overwhelmed Purple Bull in qualifying. However within the various World Cup, George Russell (Melbourne), Fernando Alonso (Monaco & Montreal), Carlos Sainz (Barcelona) and Lando Norris (Silverstone) might have been comfortable a couple of first place on the grid.

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Photograph gallery: Different Formulation 1: That is how the 2023 season can be with out Max Verstappen!

Max Verstappen dominates Formula 1 to death and drives towards his third world title. We therefore want to take a fictitious look race by race at how the championship would go without the Dutchman and whether there will be an exciting World Championship fight. Spoilers: the answer is yes!

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Additional down the sector, Nico Hulkenberg would have twelve factors as a substitute of 9, however would solely have scored in Melbourne and within the Spielberg dash. And even when teammate Kevin Magnussen doubled his factors, Haas would drop to second to final behind Alfa Romeo.

Alexander Albon would have scored 18 factors as a substitute of 11 within the Williams, and Logan Sargeant would even have been within the factors as soon as with tenth place at Silverstone. Solely Nyck de Vries, who has since been fired, would nonetheless be with out a level.

The fictional World Cup with out Max Verstappen
1. Sergio Perez 186
2. Fernando Alonso 175
3. Lewis Hamilton 155
4. George Russell 103
5. Carlos Sainz 103
6. Charles Leclerc 96
7. Lando Norris 60
8. Lance Stroll 59
9. Esteban Ocon 43
10. Pierre Gasly 26
11. Oscar Piastri 25
12. Alexander Albon 18
13. Nico Hülkenberg 12
14. Valtteri Bottas 10
15. Guanyu Zhou 8
16. Yuki Tsunoda 7
17. Kevin Magnussen 4
18. Logan Sargeant 1
19. Nyck de Vries 0

The fictional workforce ranking with out Max Verstappen
1. Mercedes 258
2. Aston Martin 234
3. Ferrari 199
4. Purple Bull 186 (one driver solely)
5. McLaren 85
6. Alpine 69
7. Williams 19
8. Alfa Romeo 18
9. Haas 16
10. Alpha Tauri 7