If you think points in F2 are based solely on ability and the quality of the team plays no role and also experience plays no role then you know nothing about F2. Ability plays a significant role but the other 2 factors are just as important. The cars are built identical but the gap in the level or preparation and execution between top and bottom F2 teams is quite large. Also mastering this car as a rookie is extremely tough and rookies who perform well are elevated in the rankings justly so. Martins and Bearman by fighting at the front from the start proved more about their ability than any 3rd year driver ever could. And those rare drivers who win it as rookie. Well that's a sure fire proof of potential greatness or at the very least F1 material. Just 5 have done it in 19 seasons of F2/GP2. Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Leclerc, Russell and Piastri. I'm sure you'd heard about them.

This. Both exciting future prospects.

I think Vesti is about the same quality as Mick Schumacher… average.

Vesti didn't qualify well enough to win feature races and without reverse grids would not have been a championship force. Pourchaire won through consistency which is at odds with his raw speed as evidenced by his earlier F2 campaigns.

Bearman has a lot of potential and as a rookie has more upward potential than Martins. The oddest person on this list was Kush Maini. I don't think he will factor at all next year.

Bearman had fantastic pace but his result were all over the place. Even for a rookie it usually gets more consistent towards the end of the year.

Pourchaire was consistent but it's hard to look passed that 1 win at the first race stat.

Martins had some good consistency and pace, but failed to really convert those poles into wins.

Vesti I would say say was probably number 1 this year, but he also made too many silly errors at crucial times, notably at Spa and Zaandvort.

Hauger I don't see why he should be ahead of Iwasa, he was quite anonymous for a lot of the season and unsurprisingly dropped by the Red Bull driver academy.

Iwasa ultimately his qualifying lets him down, he is great wheel to wheel, but rarely troubled the front row of the grid. But I personally think he deserved to be higher up the list.

As for Verschoor, Fittipaldi and Maini they could easily have been switched around with others as most everyone else struggled to be a regular points threat.

Overall I guess what I'm getting at is I was a little underwhelmed by the F2 field this year, and can see why no one was promoted to F1 again. No one really stood out, everyone had some significant draw backs in their season that would make any team hesitate in promoting them. That top 7 on this list are all good drivers, but none of them have made a strong enough case compared to those around them.

From what I've seen I am impressed with Bearman's speed, but he makes to many errors.
Vesti impressed me too there were just too many silly errors thrown in there that he needs to cut out.
And Iwasa was the other driver that I liked the look of but ultimately his qualifying kept letting him down.