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A decade of driver ratings - What we've learned

Autosport has now completed a decade of rating Formula 1 drivers after every grand prix. Who comes out best from our verdicts, and how are those rankings likely to change over the coming seasons as new stars rise?

Rating the performances of Formula 1 drivers is one of the most entertaining - and controversial - topics for fans and journalists.

Weighing up how well a driver has done given their circumstances, machinery and experience is a complicated task and there's always scope for disagreement. The readers' ratings last year agreed with Autosport's driver rater Edd Straw that Lewis Hamilton was the top performer of the season, but after that there were some key discrepancies.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.