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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Spanish GP

Charles Leclerc (P5, 10 pts): 7/10
Charles Leclerc is starting to get a proper feel for day-to-day life as a Ferrari driver, and it's not all roses and unicorns. The upgraded SF90 failed to deliver the expected performance improvements in Spain, leaving the team struggling to stay in touch with Mercedes all weekend. Pushing hard, Leclerc made his second qualifying mistake in a row when he ran wide over the kerbs and damaged the floor of the car in Q2. The race itself was somewhat overshadowed by confusion over two perfectly sensible but rather late Ferrari team orders which suggested disharmony among the Maranello ranks, although the drivers later denied any such issues. The team's odd decision to send Leclerc out on hard tyres for his second stint sealed his fate for the afternoon, and even once redressed he was left looking unusually average for once.

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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.