Max Verstappen took victory convincingly at the Italian Grand Prix, but that does not make him this week's winner of the Formula 1 Power Rankings. Nyck de Vries did so well in his Formula 1 debut that he comfortably took the top spot, according to Formula1.com.
In fact, the judges gave De Vries a 9.8 for his race with Williams, giving him almost a perfect score. However, as it is expected to be his only race of the season, it decided not to include him in the rankings for the entire racing year.
Verstappen winner over other drivers
Verstappen picked up the highest mark after De Vries. His performance at the Monza circuit was good for a 9.2, outperforming Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque fought for what he was worth and got an 8.8 for it, while his teammate Carlos Sainz was awarded an 8.4.
George Russell, Lando Norris (both 8.2), Pierre Gasly (7.8), Lewis Hamilton, Guanyu Zhou (both 7.6) and Daniel Ricciardo (7.4) also featured in the top ten. It means Sergio Perez is once again not among the best-performing drivers this week.
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