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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Australian GP

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates his third position on the podium.

Max Verstappen (P3, 15 pts): 9/10
It's a been a terrific start to the season for Max Verstappen and for Red Bull's partnership with new engine providers Honda. He started Sunday's race from fourth position on the grid after a strong showing in qualifying, and passed Sebastian Vettel for a podium place shortly after his mid-race pit stop. Once this was in his grasp, Honda's commendable reliability meant he wasn't robbed of success as happened so often in recent seasons. Although he kept the pressure on Lewis Hamilton all the way to the finish, he couldn't find his way around the Mercedes and had to settle for third, while his clear desire for the bonus point for the fastest lap of the race was thwarted by Valtteri Bottas. Even so, it's surely as strong a way to begin 2019 as Verstappen could have dared to hope for, and he certainly seized all that was on offer with both hands. And by the way, if we were rating engine manufacturers, Honda's performance would definitely warrant a 9,5/10.

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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.