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A thirst to learn

Andre Lotterer, the star driver of the Audi Sport endurance program, had a unique opportunity last year to try driving a grand prix car when he was called up by Caterham at Spa-Francorchamps. Curiosity prompted him to explore the inside of F1 at the age of 33, but wisdom convinced him to focus on WEC and the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.