F1 Mid-Season Review: 5 best drivers at the halfway stage

#1 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

It is common knowledge that Lewis Hamilton was born to race. The Brit has been breaking records and setting his own since he was a toddler, and he's taken that winning spirit into his F1 tenure as well.

Practically dethroning Fernando Alonso at McLaren a decade ago, Hamilton has used some of that ruthless aggression to power his way to many victories and subsequent World Championships. He looks on course to do it again this year even though he faces stiff competition from Ferrari.

Hamilton used his luck in Baku to good advantage, and came out firing in the races following it as well. His ultimate stamp of authority came at the German Grand Prix though, where he won from 14th on the starting grid, showing his true class in the process.

With a lightning-quick Mercedes by his side, it could end up being another Hamilton special atop the driver standings by the end of the season.