Oscar Piastri has received the biggest attributes boost in the latest driver ratings update for F1 23, the official video game for the 2023 Formula 1 season.

EA Sports have released the August update for their F1 game, developed by Codemasters, corresponding with the launch of the second season of the game’s Podium Pass.

All 20 drivers included in the game – with Nyck de Vries still present in the game and Daniel Ricciardo to be added in a later patch – have received attributes adjustments, with 13 drivers having their overall rating affected.

The biggest change comes for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, whose overall rating jumps three points from 76 to 79, making the Australian driver even clearer on top as the best ranked rookie in the game over Logan Sargeant, but still only the 18th-best rated driver on the grid.

Piastri’s ratings buff has been bumped by his three latest race weekends across Silverstone, Hungaroring and Spa-Francorchamps, in which he benefitted from a major upgrade package to the McLaren MCL60. He’s received a gain of six points on his pace rating and three to his racecraft.

The three top rated drivers in the field, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, have each had their overall ratings increased by one in the latest update. Verstappen remains the best rated driver in the game, now at a 96 overall as each of his four attributes rose by one point.

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has received the biggest drop in his overall rating for this latest update, dropping two points to an 81 overall after losing two to his racecraft and pace attributes. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jnr has dropped from 88 overall to 87, while Charles Leclerc has lost four points to his awareness rating, but remains an 89 overall.

George Russell, Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas have all dropped one point overall, while Alexander Albon, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda and Nico Hulkenberg have each been boosted by one.

F1 23 driver ratings August update breakdown

Driver
Experience
Racecraft
Awareness
Pace
Overall

Max Verstappen
85
97
86
98
96

Fernando Alonso
99
93
80
93
93

Lewis Hamilton
97
94
89
92
93

Charles Leclerc
78
91
82
90
89

Lando Norris
77
88
79
92
89

Carlos Sainz Jnr
85
92
79
88
88

George Russell
77
90
81
88
87

Sergio Perez
92
94
87
83
87

Alexander Albon
76
84
79
89
86

Pierre Gasly
79
89
77
86
86

Valtteri Bottas
88
84
96
86
86

Esteban Ocon
78
92
76
84
85

Yuki Tsunoda
71
79
74
87
83

Nico Hulkenberg
86
78
81
83
82

Lance Stroll
80
88
76
79
81

Kevin Magnussen
82
78
82
81
80

Zhou Guanyu
66
81
79
81
80

Oscar Piastri
56
78
82
82
79

Logan Sargeant
57
75
74
70
71

Nyck de Vries
56
82
75
65
70

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