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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 French GP

Max Verstappen (P4, 12 pts): 8.5/10
We're kind of getting used to Max Verstappen's immaculate Grand Prix race weekend performances. The Red Bull driver didn't really put a foot wrong in France, appearing in the top six throughout practice and qualifying and easily outperforming his team mate Pierre Gasly. Ending up with a second row start (after Sebastian Vettel's fraught time in Q3) was a bonus which the Dutch driver didn't squander, and he put in a solid showing to keep hold of fourth place for the entirety of the race itself. After a feisty start, he lacked the pace to take the fight to Charles Leclerc ahead but at the same time was easily out of reach of Vettel behind. Verstappen himself admitted that the race had been "a bit lonely at times", but there's no denying that he managed to maximise the available Red Bull package and pick up more crucial championship points, at a circuit that hadn't been expected to suit the RB15.

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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.