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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2018 Abu Dhabi GP

Nico Hülkenberg (Retired): 6.5/10
Well, he certainly got things off to a spectacular start on Sunday! You don't often see cars get rolled over and remain upside down in modern Formula 1, and the flash fire at the back was a worry as Hulkenberg remained trapped underneath which gives rise to concerns about the role of the Halo when it comes to extrication. It was all very unfortunate as the Renault had got a strong start from tenth on the grid to challenge Romain Grosjean for seventh before the coming together. Responsibility for the clash was fairly evenly divided between the drivers, and the stewards rightly put it down as a racing incident. Hulkenberg remained a deserved 'best of the rest' seventh in the drivers championship which will be a boost as he prepares to tackle a formidable new team mate in 2019.

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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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