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F1i's Driver Ratings for the 2023 Sao Paulo GP

Charles Leclerc (Sprint P5, GP DNS, 4 pts): 7.5/10
Having survived the terrible conditions at the end of Friday's qualifying to secure himself a front row starting spot for the Grand Prix, Leclerc then put in a measured performance on Saturday to maximise the Ferrari package by managing the engine and keeping car temperatures under control. Nothing too eye catching, and the team really seemed more focused on the main race. Unfortunately Leclerc didn't make it to the start line on Sunday after a power steering and engine issue spun him off on the formation lap, so we'll never know what he could have done given the chance.

Alexander Albon (Sprint P15, GP DNF, 0 pts): 6/10
One of the weakest weekends of the season for Alex Albon and for Williams as a whole. Failing to get the right set-up for the car in the only free practice session pretty much irretrievably compromised Albon's qualifying and Sprint outings: Albon explained that the tyres were overheating because cars were running so close together. On Sunday he hit an altogether different and more brutal problem when an unexpectedly good start saw him get caught up between two Haas cars into the first corner, triggering a multi-car incident. Albon came out of it the worse with a hard hit into the barriers at turn 1.

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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.