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Small grids

Only 15 cars started the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, which could have become 13 had Sauber not been allowed to race due to ongoing court proceedings. It was the lowest number of cars to start a race since the 2005 United States Grand Prix, when safety concerns caused the teams running on Michelin tyres to pull out at the end of the formation lap, leaving just six Bridgestone-shod cars to take the start.

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.