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	?		791	395.5
44		Lewis Hamilton	HAM	?		1164	291.0
87		Oliver Bearman	BEA	?		721	240.3
27		Nico Hulkenburg	HUL	?		637	254.8
43		Franco Colapinto	COL	?		861	430.5
12		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ANT	?		1492	373.0
77		Valtteri Bottas	BOT	?		585	234.0
10		Pierre Gasly	GAS	?		861	344.4
63		George Russell	RUS	?		1210	268.9
5		Gabriel Bortoleto	BOR	?		788	315.2
23		Alexander Albon	ALB	?		705	201.4
18		Lance Stroll	STR	?		573	191.0
31		Esteban Ocon	OCO	?		808	269.3
30		Liam Lawson	LAW	?		848	282.7
55		Carlos Sainz Jr	SAI	?		782	223.4
6		Isack Hadjar	HAD	?		915	228.8
14		Fernando Alonso	ALO	?		684	195.4
16		Charles Leclerc	LEC	?		1129	250.9
11		Sergio Perez	PER	?		684	273.6
81		Oscar Piastri	PIA	?		971	194.2
1		Lando Norris	NOR	?		1124	224.8
3		Max Verstappen	VER	?		1021	204.2
2025		Team	ID	Count	Stars	Total Points	Efficiency
2nd		Mercedes	MER	?		1389	277.8
10th		Alpine	ALP	?		937	468.5
6th		Racing Bulls	RAC	?		955	318.3
9th		Audi	AUD	?		813	406.5
8th		Haas	HAA	?		737	245.7
7th		Aston Martin	AST	?		348	116.0
4th		Ferrari	FER	?		1196	299.0
11th		Cadillac	CAD	?		404	202.0
1st		McLaren	MCL	?		1089	217.8
5th		Williams	WIL	?		642	160.5
3rd		Red Bull	RED	?		1040	208.0