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2016 Monaco Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Following a thrilling Monaco Grand Prix which saw Lewis Hamilton take his first win of the season, F1i looks at how the race unfolded and gives each driver a rating out of ten

Lewis Hamilton - 1st place, 25 points - 9/10

One of his best wins and only his second around the streets of Monaco, Hamilton was imperious during the race. A poor qualifying - not helped by a fuel pressure issue - saw him start from third but a dejected Hamilton on Saturday night evolved into a determined one on Sunday. His pace advantage over Nico Rosberg was incredible, gapping his team-mate by four seconds in less than a lap after being allowed through, and withstood heavy pressure from Daniel Ricciardo to nurse a set of ultrasofts to the end of the race, even if Red Bull had opened the door with a slow pit stop. Gave his title hopes a major boost just when he needed it.

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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.

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