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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 German GP

Alexander Albon (P6, 8 pts): 8/10
The heat of Friday's practice sessions hadn't done Toro Rosso any favours, with both Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat seemingly struggling for pace. Then again, neither driver looked any faster in the cooler conditions of Saturday morning either. Albon came out top in FP3 but when it came to qualifying he found himself eliminated at the end of Q1 after running up perilously close to the back of Lando Norris on his final push lap. It meant he started the race from 17th place on the grid, but the inclement weather helped him make strong progress over the opening laps and by lap eight he was into the top ten despite making an early pit stop along the way. From there it was pretty much forward progress all afternoon, the only significant retrograde step coming on lap 46 when his final pit stop for soft tyres briefly dropped him back to 13th. But others still had to make the same call and so Albon was soon back up to sixth, and he survived a clumsy late challenge from Pierre Gasly to secure his best finish in Formula 1 so far. It's just a shame that he was rather comprehensively outshone by Kvyat on the day...

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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.