When you’re on the road, it’s hard to keep track of the Formula One scheudle. I was so out of the loop that I missed that Roberto Merhi has been replaced for five of the next seven races by Alexander Rossi. Rossi sits P2 in GP2 so it’s not like he’s coming out of nowhere. But being an F1 rookie and running for Manor, I don’t rate his chances that well. Whose chances do I like? That’s why we have the Power Rankings.

#1 Lewis Hamilton

#2 Nico Rosberg

#3 Sebastian Vettel

#4 Felipe Massa

#5 Valtteri Bottas

#6 Daniel Ricciardo

#7 Kimi Raikkonen

#8 Sergio Perez

#9 Romain Grosjean

#10 Marcus Ericsson

#11 Nico Hulkenberg

#12 Daniil Kvyat

#13 Max Verstappen

#14 Carlos Sainz

#15 Felipe Nasr

#16 Fernando Alonso

#17 Pastor Maldonado

#18 Jenson Button

#19 Will Stevens

#20 Alexander Rossi
As I mentioned off the top, Merhi is out for all of the races that don’t conflict with a GP2 weekend. So for Singapore, Japan, USA, Mexico and Brazil, Rossi will be running. He won’t be doing double duty in Russia and Abu Dhabi but rather focusing on his GP2 campaign though he is very unlikely to have a shot at the title.