The initial driver ratings for the upcoming new edition of the official Formula 1 game have been confirmed.
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have been assigned the highest overall ratings among the 20 competitors, at 94 out of 100 each.
Verstappen also has the highest individual ratings for racecraft and pace, while his awareness is scored at a below-average 79.
Charles Leclerc has the third-highest overall score with 92. Lando Norris and Hamilton’s new team mate George Russell score 90 each.
Monaco Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez has the eighth-highest raring with 88 points, the same as ex-Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas.
Newcomer Zhou Guanyu is rated at 70, which puts him level with Williams driver Nicholas Latifi.
F1 22 initial driver ratings
| Driver | Experience | Racecraft | Awareness | Pace | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 72 | 98 | 79 | 97 | 94 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 93 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 77 | 84 | 93 | 90 | 88 |
| Sergio Perez | 83 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 88 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 72 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 |
| Lando Norris | 64 | 94 | 82 | 92 | 90 |
| Charles Leclerc | 65 | 94 | 91 | 95 | 92 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 82 | 88 | 93 | 80 | 83 |
| Pierre Gasly | 62 | 90 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Fernando Alonso | 98 | 88 | 78 | 89 | 89 |
| Esteban Ocon | 63 | 90 | 76 | 82 | 83 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 91 | 87 | 92 | 83 | 85 |
| Lance Stroll | 65 | 89 | 76 | 77 | 80 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 55 | 76 | 74 | 83 | 78 |
| George Russell | 64 | 90 | 86 | 93 | 90 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 60 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 70 |
| Mick Schumacher | 56 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 68 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Alexander Albon | 59 | 90 | 76 | 81 | 82 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 47 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 70 |
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