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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Italian GP

Alexander Albon (P6, 8 pts): 7.5/10
Red Bull opted to bring in Alexander Albon over Pierre Gasly because they figured the Thai driver would be a bit more feisty in races - and so far, Helmut Marko's judgement has proved spot on. It was a another scrapping performance from the youngster, although it also got him into trouble at times: he pulled off a neat pass on Carlos Sainz into the second chicane only to then run wide and find himself edging into the gravel at Lesmos which cost him three positions. He then engaged in a fight with Kevin Magnussen that earned him a penalty from the stewards for gaining an advantage by exceeding track limits. But far from deflated, Albon kept working away and gradually started to move forward: having dropped to 12th place after his pit stop and penalty, he made rapid progress back into the top ten and finished two steps higher than his grid position - and moreover, ahead of his team mate Max Verstappen. All in all, another decent display from Albon in only his second outing for Red Bull.

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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.