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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 German GP

Robert Kubica (P10, 1 pt): 7/10
Could this finally be the weekend where Robert Kubica's fortunes turned a corner? After a dreadful first ten races back behind the wheel in F1, the Pole at last has a lot to smile about. For one thing, the new aero upgrades that he tried out on Friday genuinely seemed to deliver a boost in performance: he was faster than team mate George Russell in FP1 and less than two tenths off the pace of Antonio Giovinazzi, the closest that Williams have been to any of its midfield rivals in 2019. Unfortunately those parts proved somewhat fragile which might explain the backward step in FP2, but he was ahead of Russell again on Saturday and only a tenth slower than the rookie in qualifying. The stop-start nature of the race kept the field closely packed together, and the number of retirements put him on course for a best-yet 12th place at the finish. And then came the bolt from the blue when penalties for both Alfa Romeos promoted Kubica into the points for the first time since Abu Dhabi 2010. Let's hope that his is the start of a true comeback for him in the second half of the season.

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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.