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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Chinese GP

Nico Hulkenberg (P20, Retired - L16): 7/10
For the second race in succession, Nico Hulkenberg's solid drive to the points was thwarted by another technical issue in the race. It meant he was unable to deliver on a strong qualifying effort from Renault that saw both cars starting in the top ten. Hulkenberg did nothing wrong on race day and was circulating in ninth place before he pitted, and shortly afterwards he was forced out altogether on lap 16 by an MGU-K failure on the R.S.19's power unit, the fourth such failure of the crucial element since the start of the season.

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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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