Who do you think was the biggest surprise in the first half of the season?

The first half of the season is over! So we can look back on the first 12 races. Which driver has surprised you the most so far, for better or worse?

Was it the superiority of Max Verstappen that surprised you the most, or the slump of Sergio Perez? Did you expect Nyck de Vries to perform much better, or were you surprised by the speed of Yuki Tsunoda? Were you surprised by the speed of Fernando Alonso, who was on the podium every week at the beginning of the season?

Albon, Piastri, Norris?

Did Alexander Albon surprise you in a positive way, or did you expect much more from rookie Logan Sargeant? Or the guys at McLaren. Suddenly Lando Norris achieved second place twice in a row! What about Oscar Piastri? The rookie does little below his teammate and finished the sprint race in Belgium second! Or what to say about the men from Ferrari and Mercedes, or Nico Hulkenberg's qualifications, Ocon's third-place finish in Monaco?

There is so much to look back on. Who surprised you the most? You can only vote for one driver, so think carefully! Above all, talk about it in the comments.