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2016 Belgian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

F1i looks back at how the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Franchorchamps unfolded and gives each driver a mark out of ten

Nico Rosberg - 1st place, 25 points - 8/10

A slightly strange weekend for Rosberg, who entered it knowing he was unlikely to be challenged but then had a real fight on his hands for pole position. Did the job he had to in qualifying as Mercedes turned around its FP3 struggles, and was never threatened once he got off the line cleanly. In a chaotic race, Rosberg led every lap and probably had time to watch the rest of the action on the screens around the circuit. Didn’t make a mistake at any stage, which is a good confidence boost after his poor race at Hockenheim before the break.

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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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