Nico Hulkenberg arrived at Le Mans with minimal expectations ahead of his debut at the 24 Hours, but he leaves the Circuit de la Sarthe as the first active F1 driver to win the event for 24 years. Hulkenberg was virtually flawless all weekend as the #19 Porsche - also driven by the hugely impressive Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber - gave Porsche its 17th Le Mans victory. You sense it may not be Hulkenberg's last...

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.

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