Jules Bianchi was the last Ferrari Driver Academy member to graduate from GP2 to reach F1. Bianchi drove for Lotus ART alongside James Calado in 2010 and remained with the team to partner Esteban Gutierrez in 2011, finishing third in the drivers' championship with one victory. Bianchi then moved to Formula Renault 3.5 - where he finished runner-up in 2012 - before his graduation to F1 with Marussia.

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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