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The F1 Driver of the Day Award allows F1 fans to vote on who they think is having the best performance in the Grand Prix. It’s a great way for fans to get involved in the race and show their support.
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How The F1 Driver of the Day is Chosen
The F1 Driver of the Day award was launched back in 2016, and the first to win it was Romain Grosjean in the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. Fun fact: Grosjean also won the 2nd F1 Driver of the Day Award one race later, in Bahrain.
The award doesn’t affect the race whatsoever, and the drivers don’t receive any bonus points for it.
Who chooses the Driver of the Day?
The F1 Driver of the Day is chosen by the fans! Fans vote for who they think had the best drive in the Grand Prix. And it’s not always the actual winner of the Grand Prix that wins the award. Sometimes it’s a driver that finished in P5, for example but had a spectacular race. Factors include the ability to overcome obstacles, speed, overtakes, and more.
How long do you have to vote?
Voting begins at the start of the race and ends once the checkered flag is waved. So you have plenty of time to decide who you think deserves the F1 Driver of the Day award, with a maximum of 120 minutes being allocated for each race, lasting 90 minutes on average.
Who receives the F1 Driver of the Day Award?
The award is given to the driver that has the highest percentage of votes. Let’s have a look at how the voting worked in the most recent Grand Prix in Singapore held last weekend:
Sergio Perez won the award as he received the highest percentage of votes. Here’s what it looked like:
Sergio Perez: 22.6%
Daniel Ricciardo: 16.8%
Charles Leclerc: 9.6%
Lando Norris: 9.4%
Sebastian Vettel: 7.9%
Sergio Perez received the most votes, 22.6%, so he was awarded Driver of the Day.
Who Has Won The Most F1 Driver of the Day Awards?
Overall
So far, 121 F1 Driver of the Day awards have been awarded, and who do you think has been awarded the most? If you guessed Max Verstappen, then you’re correct! Max has scored a whopping 36 awards, followed by Sebastian Vettel with 20 awards, and Lewis Hamilton with 12 awards.
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In 2022
In this 2022 season so far, Max is again in the lead for having the most awards. So far, he has won an amazing 5 awards. Recently, Max won 3 awards back-to-back-to-back! This was in the Hungarian, Belgian, and Dutch Grand Prix.
Right behind him is Charles Leclerc, who has won 4 Driver of the Day Awards. Leclerc’s 2022 season started amazingly – he won 3 awards in the first 3 races of the year in Bahrain, Saudia Arabia and Australia.
And then there’s Sergio Perez, who has won 3 awards in Monaco, Great Britain, and Singapore. He actually won the Singapore Grand Prix after racing it out toe-to-toe with Leclerc.
And then in 4th place is Lewis Hamilton, who has won 2 awards in the Spanish and Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
2022 Scoreboard
Here’s what the F1 Driver of the Day Award scoreboard looks like so far:
Max Verstappen: 5
Charles Leclerc: 4
Sergio Perez: 3
Lewis Hamilton: 2
Mick Schumacher: 1
Carlos Sainz: 1
Nyck de Vries: 1
You might be wondering: who on earth is Nyck de Vries? He actually received Driver of the Day for his first and only ever F1 race. Nyck subbed in for Alex Albon in the Italian Grand Prix and had a phenomenal race. He finished 9th, out-qualifying his teammate and winning Driver of the Day.
How Do I Vote For F1 Driver of the Day?
If you’d like to vote, it’s very simple to do. All you have to do is head over to the Formula 1 website and cast your vote.
Here’s the link to vote: https://www.formula1.com/en/vote.html
This link might change, so be sure to have a look at F1’s homepage if you can’t access voting with the link above – it’s very easy to find, so don’t worry!
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