Here is a list of the driver/team choices by popularity to assist your selection process... points include Sprint events!

Car		Name	ID	Count	Stars	Total Points	Efficiency
41		Arvind Lindblad	LIN	?		497	248.5
44		Lewis Hamilton	HAM	?		823	205.8
87		Oliver Bearman	BEA	?		492	164.0
43		Franco Colapinto	COL	?		569	284.5
27		Nico Hulkenburg	HUL	?		368	147.2
77		Valtteri Bottas	BOT	?		366	146.4
10		Pierre Gasly	GAS	?		552	220.8
63		George Russell	RUS	?		843	187.3
12		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ANT	?		983	245.8
5		Gabriel Bortoleto	BOR	?		503	201.2
55		Carlos Sainz Jr	SAI	?		519	148.3
18		Lance Stroll	STR	?		388	129.3
23		Alexander Albon	ALB	?		432	123.4
30		Liam Lawson	LAW	?		560	186.7
31		Esteban Ocon	OCO	?		549	183.0
11		Sergio Perez	PER	?		482	192.8
16		Charles Leclerc	LEC	?		752	167.1
14		Fernando Alonso	ALO	?		428	122.3
81		Oscar Piastri	PIA	?		616	123.2
6		Isack Hadjar	HAD	?		561	140.3
1		Lando Norris	NOR	?		654	130.8
3		Max Verstappen	VER	?		659	131.8
2025		Team	ID	Count	Stars	Total Points	Efficiency
2nd		Mercedes	MER	?		917	183.4
10th		Alpine	ALP	?		615	307.5
9th		Audi	AUD	?		465	232.5
6th		Racing Bulls	RAC	?		620	206.7
8th		Haas	HAA	?		511	170.3
7th		Aston Martin	AST	?		208	69.3
4th		Ferrari	FER	?		834	208.5
1st		McLaren	MCL	?		695	139.0
11th		Cadillac	CAD	?		288	144.0
5th		Williams	WIL	?		419	104.8
3rd		Red Bull	RED	?		654	130.8