Feature

F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Austrian GP

Sebastian Vettel (P4, 12 pts): 8/10
After a bewilderingly disappointing time in France where the pace just wasn't there, Ferrari came back strong in Austria and finally found the sort of form they needed to put rivals Mercedes firmly in their place. Unfortunately for Sebastian Vettel, it was Charles Leclerc who was getting the most out of the Scuderia's latest upgrades. Vettel was faster than his team mate in only one session all weekend, making him look distinctly like the team's number two driver this weekend. Of course his eventual poor grid position for the race wasn't his fault but rather down to an air pressure problem with his car, and he did everything he could to fight back once the lights went out. Problems during his pit stop undid some of that progress, but he eventually got the last laugh on Lewis Hamilton with a late pass having stopped for a fresh set of soft tyres on lap 50 - although the bonus point for fastest lap still eluded him, as did a podium. A solid outcome but Vettel will be keenly aware that Leclerc had the edge this week.

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.