3. Max Verstappen - 7.98
What a star Formula One has in the form of Verstappen. Even at Toro Rosso he excelled this year, with sixth in Bahrain set to be matched in Russia before he had to retire with power unit failure. The win in Spain was spectacular, but he followed up by showing his lack of experience in Monaco where he twice crashed during a weekend when the Red Bull was the fastest car. His defensive driving gained headlines but was usually judged to perfection, with second in Austria another case in point before he matched that result after a stunning overtake on Rosberg at Silverstone. Still had the odd race where he went slightly too far - at Spa for example - and he struggled somewhat at Singapore, but produced the drive of the season in Brazil to score a perfect 10.
