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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen (P4, 12 pts): 8.5/10
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc had their own private back-and-forth during practice with F1's biggest next generation stars hogging the top two sports throughout Friday and Saturday. However when it came to qualifying, Leclerc was once again in a league of his own and Verstappen dropped to the more subdued spot, which became ninth place on the grid once his Honda engine grid penalties kicked in. Setting a modest target of finishing in the top five, he achieved his objective with a position to spare thanks to Sebastian Vettel's retirement. His progress rather stalled when he changed to medium tyres, so it was otherwise very much business as expected for the Dutch driver, and if it felt like a low-energy sort of outing for him this weekend then it's hard to find anything of substance to complain about in his solid, up-to-scratch performance in Sochi. Even so, one suspects that Verstappen will barely remember this one in a few weeks time.

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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.