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2016 Malaysian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

F1i looks back at how the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit unfolded and gives each driver a mark out of ten

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Malaysian Grand Prix - Race Day - Sepang, Malaysia

Daniel Ricciardo - 1st place, 25 points - 8.5/10

A long overdue win for Ricciardo, owing much to Hamilton’s misfortune but also a lot to some excellent racing. Kept Hamilton honest in the opening stint but didn’t appear to have the pace to challenge when team-mate Verstappen caught him following his second stop. Defended excellently in a high-class battle but it did look like only a matter of time before Verstappen’s fresher tyres told until Hamilton retired. On equal tyres after a late stop, Ricciardo comfortably kept his team-mate at bay.

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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.