How will the Formula 1 all-time drivers’ points table look if it had adopted the current 25-point system initially?

How will the Formula 1 all-time drivers’ points table look if it had adopted the current 25-point system initially?

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher

Formula 1 is a competitive sport. The best drivers across the world go up against one another to be crowned as the F1 world champion. As such, the points system becomes crucial in deciding the winner on the grid. We’ve seen in the past how every point counts, such as in the 2008 championship when Lewis Hamilton defeated Felipe Massa by just a single point. This begs the question, what would the all-time drivers’ table look like with the current system adopted across all seasons in F1?

Recently a video on YouTube showed the list of the most points scorers in F1 if the present 25-point system was adopted from Formula 1’s inception. Unsurprisingly, Lewis Hamilton is still the highest points scorer in F1 with 4785.5 points. Courtesy of Hamilton’s record-breaking career in the sport. However, the second place is now grabbed by Michael Schumacher (39610 instead of Sebastian Vettel (3320).

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The video shows a new perspective of F1 due to the points system

This too was not a shocker, as Schumacher had dominated Formula 1 with Ferrari for years. Fernando Alonso takes the fourth spot on this list with 2923 points. Although, it is Kimi Raikkonen (2830) who finishes in fifth place. Kimi eclipses Max Verstappen who leads the Finn in the official Formula 1 point stats. Kimi Raikkonen had some stellar performances in his early days at McLaren and Ferrari. This points system does the Finn justice. This list has even caused discussions on Reddit.

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Max Verstappen would still have more points than Ayrton Senna if Formula 1 chose this points system since the beginning

Verstappen has truly made his mark as an all-time great in this list after outscoring Ayrton Senna

Alain Prost (2508) takes up the next spot, with the French driver being regarded as one of the greatest of his time. Prost is the first driver on this list who retired from Formula 1 before the 2000s. Next up is Max Verstappen with 1987.5 points putting the Dutchman ahead of Rubens Barrichello (1906) and Ayrton Senna (1874). Rubens Barrichello is the only driver in the top 10 of this list without having fun in an F1 world championship.

Ayrton Senna is arguably one of the best drivers the world has ever seen. Yet Ayrton falls short of the sheer domination of Max Verstappen in recent years. This is a great surprise considering how young Max Verstappen is and how many years the Dutchman still has left to race in Formula 1. Certainly, Verstappen will be rising up the ranks and possibly be on the top spot of this list by the end of his F1 career.

Jenson Button rounds up the top 10 under the points system with 1844.5 points. Button is followed by the two former Mercedes drivers, Valtteri Bottas (1772) and Nico Rosberg (1757) respectively. David Coulthard finishes P13 on this list with 1741 points. Former Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet takes up the next position with 1700 points. Followed by fellow countryman Felipe Massa who rounds up the top 15 with 1696 points.

Formula 1 introduced the 25-point system in 2010. A point for the fastest lap was added in 2019. This indeed has made a big difference in the points tally of the teams. However as this list indicates, most drivers are still from the modern era of Formula 1. This is due to the longer calendar in recent years, which has enabled drivers to score more points as well as race wins. But this list does give us a picture of some of the greatest drivers in the sport’s history.

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