What if FP1 in Saudi was the precise race consequence?

Was messing round on f1abacus.com and thought — what if the FP1 ending order in Jeddah truly caught for the race?

Gasly was P1 and if that held on Sunday, he'd soar from eleventh to sixth within the championship, simply forward of Kimi Antonelli and solely 16 factors off the highest 3. That’s already 75% of what he scored all final season (41 factors) and we'd solely be 5 races into the season. Not fairly 2021 (his greatest season — 110 factors with AlphaTauri), however it could be his strongest begin in years.

Clearly FP1 doesn’t imply something, however nonetheless, enjoyable what-if. Fairly pleased the midfield has been shaken up this 12 months, I believe we're in for one hell of a season.