Feature

F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Azerbaijan GP

40

Daniel Ricciardo (Retired, Lap 31): 4.5/10
Just when it seemed that Shanghai had put Daniel Ricciardo back in the game after a slow start to 2019, Baku pretty much bounced him straight back out the door again. He's been complaining for weeks that he's not yet comfortable with the braking system of the Renault in comparison to his old ride at Red Bull, and if there's one place you don't want to lack confidence in your brakes then it's the notoriously tricky Baku City Circuit. Small wonder then that Ricciardo wasn't in the top ten in any of the practice or qualifying sessions this weekend. Even so he was actually having a fairly decent race, right up until lap 31 and that bizarre incident at the turn 3 escape road when he engaged reverse gear without first engaging brain, and backed into Daniil Kvyat. The Aussie admitted that he'd 'panicked' in his rush to get back out, but that's surely no excuse for such an experienced racer. He gets a grid penalty for Spain, two penalty points on his superlicence - and worst of all, a severe demerit in the F1i ratings!

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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.