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Australian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

(L to R): Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W07 Hybrid, Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF16-H, and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W07 Hybrid at the start of the race. 20.03.2016. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Race Day. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com - copy of publication required for printed pictures. Every used picture is fee-liable. © Copyright: Photo4 / XPB Images

F1i looks back at how each driver's Australian Grand Prix panned out and gives them a mark out of ten

Nico Rosberg - 1st place, 25 points - 7.5/10

It's fair to say Rosberg lucked in to this victory somewhat, with Ferrari’s strategy certainly leaving the door open. Rosberg’s victory is his fourth in a row in F1 but his previous three all came from pole position, something he failed to do this weekend. A better start than Lewis Hamilton made him the lead Mercedes - albeit third behind the Ferraris - and then the red flag allowed him to switch from the softs he took on at the first stop to mediums which he could run to the end on. Rosberg was good, certainly, but with Vettel having to pit again after a bad strategy call he just had to bring the car home.

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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.