Top five drivers of the Japanese GP

Esteban Gutierrez

Critics have been quite vocal about Esteban Gutierrez after his less than impressive F1 debut this season. They believe that the Mexican has been put in F1 a bit too early and doesn’t have the skills to compete with some of the greatest drivers in the world. But he proved them wrong with his first career points in form of a seventh place finish. With this, he became first of the five rookies to score a point this season.Gutierrez started the race from a lowly 14th place but compensated for that with a great start that left him up in ninth place by the end of first lap. That led the foundation for a great result which Gutierrez duly achieved on a two stop strategy.If he continues to perform like this in remaining four races of the season, he will have a good chance of retaining his seat in F1.