Feature

F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Belgian GP

40

Max Verstappen (Retired, Lap 1): 8/10
It's the first time this season that Max Verstappen has failed to finish a race, and it would be tempting to say that it was a return to the 'old' Max - the one who is too impatient to make things happen and gets himself into trouble as a result. But actually that lunge down the inside of Kimi Raikkonen into La Source on the opening lap looked wide enough to be a perfectly reasonable proposition. Alas, the damage to the Red Bull's suspension ended up snapping him into the tyre wall moments later. Before that, Verstappen had enjoyed a reasonable time in practice on his way to securing a routine fifth place on the grid despite an engine glitch in the first round of qualifying. Throughout the weekend he seemed not only unworried but distinctly disinterested in the arrival of a new team mate.

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.