What do they mean by the “best of the rest” term in F1?

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What do they mean by the “best of the rest” term in F1?

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Answer 1

Good cars and bad cars. “The rest” are anybody not in the classification of ‘good car’. It’s rare that bad cars perform better than good cars, no matter who the driver is.

Good: Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari

Bad: Racing Bulls, Williams, Alpine, Stake/Kick, Haas

Aston Martin can’t seem to decide which pile they want to be in but for the most part it’s bad.