A test for the best

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - European Grand Prix - Qualifying Day - Baku, Azerbaijan

The new Baku City Circuit has been the centre of debate between drivers, with some unhappy at certain aspects of the track's safety and others praising the challenge. Either way, the circuit proved itself to be a test for the best during qualifying, with numerous errors compromising results. Lewis Hamilton was one such driver to suffer, struggling throughout the session to hook up a clean lap and eventually qualifying 10th after clipping an unforgiving barrier at Turn 11.

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.