Another Hamilton Domination at the Qatar GP! As we enter the last stage of the season, the championship has gotten a lot closer. Hamilton and Mercedes seem to have gotten a renewed enthusiasm to fight back and claw their way into the championship. The 2021 Qatar GP gave us an unexpected podium with the 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso getting P3! This is the 13th driver to get on the podium in this season alone.
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2021 Qatar GP Episode Summary
In this Episode we discuss:
- Sparky Sparky Boom Circuit ✨
- Esteban the defensive lion 🦁
- Alonso on the podium!
- Gasly out of Gas ⛽
- Mercedes yet again sacrifice Bottas
- Perez capitalizes on Bottas’s misfortune
- FIA brings down the hammer for flag violations 🏴
- Horner the 💩stirrer
- End of season predictions
2021 Qatar GP Driver Ratings
Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding
(Scroll right for the full table)
| Pos | Driver | Car | Sarang’s Rating | Akash’s Rating |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 9.5/10 | 10/10 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7.5/10 | 8/10 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | Mclaren Mercedes | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Mclaren Mercedes | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 5.5/10 | 5/10 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Nc | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | DNF | DNF |
| Nc | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | DNF | DNF |
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