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2016 driver ratings: 24-13

13. Jenson Button - 6.85

As has so often been the case in Button’s career, 2016 was a very consistent year. There was still the odd disappointing race - such as Singapore or Brazil - where Button was off the pace when not happy with his car, but more often than not he delivered close to the maximum of what the McLaren was capable of. Even exceeded it every now and then, with his skill in the wet prominent in Austria where he qualified on the second row and came home sixth. Outperformed by Alonso over the year, but still a good season in what was again a poor car.

Rankings from 12-1 will be published on Friday 23 December

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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.