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2016 Austrian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

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Following Lewis Hamilton’s dramatic victory, F1i looks back at how the Austrian Grand Prix unfolded and gives each driver a rating out of ten

Lewis Hamilton - 1st place, 25 points - 8/10

Not Hamilton’s finest race weekend but definitely one of his most dramatic victories. Looked out of sorts on Friday and admitted he just wasn’t quick enough on the Red Bull Ring. Qualifying came towards him and excelled in difficult conditions but then strategy and pace saw him behind team-mate Nico Rosberg for the second half of the race. Rosberg’s slight error at the start of the final lap offered a chance and Hamilton pounced, attacking round the outside of Turn 2 and escaping the worst of the damage as the pair collided. A potentially vital win.

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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.