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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Austrian GP

Robert Kubica (P20): 4/10
It's not really getting any better for Bobby K, is it? That he was a second or more off the pace of his Williams team mate George Russell in FP1 and FP2 on a circuit as short as the Red Bull Ring is a real jaw dropper. Even though he closed the gap on Saturday, there's really just no excuse for that sort of disparity between team mates in the same car, no matter the FW42's deficiencies. Kubica then had the upper hand of starting the race itself from the lofty heights of 17th place while Russell was consigned to the pit lane; and yet Kubica was soon trailing around at the back of the field again having quickly been passed by Russell. There's just no positive spin to put on a weekend like this, although at least someone had a sense of humour by gaming the F1 Driver of the Day vote to have Kubica come out on top!

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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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