Karan wrote:
While it's true that Hamilton, Vettel and Bottas all had solid races, I feel their results were more a byproduct of their strategies. Whereas Max, while he had a somewhat messy race, had to make a lot happen on his own to go from P20 to P6. The Driver of the Day vote does not necessarily need to mean the cleanest/best performing driver of the day, but can just be looked at as the most eventful/standout driver of the day and in that vein I think Max is a worthy candidate.
Max caused his own problems and his rise from last to 6th along with his tyre management was mightily impressive, but his initial laps were so messy (along with that unnecessary tangle Magnussen) he doesn't deserve DoD. Albon on the other hand isn't getting enough praise. He probably had his best GP to date and considering his lack of experience, his race is being overlooked because 1) Verstappen's recovery drive, 2) Hamilton's verbal protestation about the tyre life only to win (again), 3) Vettel and Bottas being on reverse strategy and 4) Leclerc's charge following his second stop.
Albon finished just 21 seconds off Hamilton and 15 behind Leclerc. Yes he's in a Red Bull but that's still a great performance for a guy in only his 18th GP.
True, Albon's speed, consistency and maturity at RBR has been mighty impressive for a rookie. Does anyone even remember Gasly at RBR at this point...
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