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Max Verstappen | Netherlands | He’s Max by name, and max by nature.
Arriving as Formula 1’s youngest ever competitor at just 17 years old, Verstappen pushed his car, his rivals and the sport’s record books to the limit. The baby-faced Dutchman with the heart of a lion took the Toro Rosso – and then the Red Bull – by the horns with his instinctive ra... |
Lando Norris | United Kingdom | Lando Norris may not be named after Star Wars rebel Lando Calrissian - his Mum just liked the moniker - but he has flair and fighting spirit in bountiful supply.
McLaren had the British teenager on their books for two years before fast-tracking him into F1’s galaxy of stars in 2019. A firecracker in his junior career, ... |
Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Born in the Mediterranean idyll of Monaco, Leclerc arrived in F1 on a tidal wave of expectation.
Practically peerless on his way to the GP3 and Formula 2 crowns, he showcased a dazzling array of skills from scorching pole positions, commanding victories – even when his car caught fire twice at Silverstone – to an abili... |
Oscar Piastri | Australia | Born in Melbourne, just a stone’s throw away from the Australian Grand Prix venue, a young Oscar Piastri’s dreams of one day racing in Formula 1 were ignited by the sport’s star drivers roaring around his local streets, otherwise known as Albert Park.
But it would take huge commitment and sacrifice to turn that dream i... |
Carlos Sainz | Spain | He’s the matador from Madrid racing royalty.
After entering F1’s Bull Ring paired alongside Max Verstappen at Toro Rosso in 2015, Sainz quickly showed his fighting spirit. A tenacious racer, he puts the car on the edge as he hustles his way through the pack. No wonder Sainz has earned the nickname Chilli.
But the Spani... |
George Russell | United Kingdom | He’s the driver with the motto: “If in doubt, go flat out”.
George Russell has lived by it throughout his F1 career to date, out-qualifying seasoned team mate Robert Kubica at all 21 Grands Prix in his rookie season, putting Williams back on the podium in 2021, and landing his first race win with Mercedes in 2022.
That... |
Lewis Hamilton | United Kingdom | Still I Rise’ – these are the words emblazoned across the back of Lewis Hamilton’s helmet and tattooed across his shoulders, and ever since annihilating expectations with one of the greatest rookie performances in F1 history in 2007, that’s literally all he’s done: risen to the top of the all-time pole positions list a... |
Sergio Perez | Mexico | Born and raised in Guadalajara, Pérez began competitive kart racing aged six. Graduating to junior formulae in 2004, Pérez won his first championship in the national class of the 2007 British Formula 3 International Series. He progressed to the GP2 Series in 2009, finishing runner-up to Pastor Maldonado the following s... |
Fernando Alonso | Spain | Michael Schumacher was the undisputed king of Formula 1 in the early 2000s, picking up wins and championships at a rate that was simply unheard of at the time. It was going to take someone very special to topple the Ferrari legend from his throne – and that it was Fernando Alonso who did it, tells you all you need to k... |
Pierre Gasly | France | If there’s one man who knows how big a rollercoaster ride an F1 driver’s career can be, it’s Pierre Gasly!
The flying Frenchman was called up to make his 2017 debut in Malaysia in place of Daniil Kvyat and, after proving his mettle, he was named a Toro Rosso driver the following year. A further 21 races into his fledgl... |
Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | He’s the Superhero with the talent to become a racing superstar – if only he could get to flex his muscles with a top team. F1’s 'Hulk' has shown incredible strength and stamina as a midfield marauder for Williams, Force India, Sauber, Renault, Racing Point, Aston Martin, Haas and Kick Sauber during a career spanning b... |
Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | In the entire history of Formula 1, no Japanese driver has ever won a World Championship Grand Prix. Could Yuki Tsunoda be the first? Red Bull certainly think so, with the youngster resolutely following the path to their senior team over the past few years.
Tsunoda's ascent to the top tier of motorsport was astonishing... |
Lance Stroll | Canada | There is no such thing as too much too soon for Stroll, a teenage sensation with a wet weather predilection. One of the cool kids on the grid, Stroll was unveiled shortly after his 18th birthday by Williams – before he finished high school and got his road licence.
Stroll meant business in his debut 2017 season, settin... |
Esteban Ocon | France | If there’s one word that dominates Esteban Ocon’s career, it’s ‘sacrifice’.
Back when he was just a promising karter, Ocon’s parents sold their house, put their jobs on hold, and began a life on the road, living in a caravan and travelling from circuit to circuit to support their son’s burgeoning career.
Sacrifice, see... |
Kimi Antonelli | Italy | Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s rise to the F1 grid has been nothing short of meteoric.
Son of sportscar racer Marco, the Bologna native was scouted by Mercedes during a karting career that saw him collect a scarcely believable number of winner's trophies.
He went on to make his car racing debut aged just 15, with more titles ... |
Alexander Albon | Thailand | Born in London but racing under the flag of Thailand, Alexander Albon’s first word was in fact Italian. That word was Ferrari – though it was with another Italian team that he got his big F1 break.
Idolising Michael Schumacher and dreaming of one day racing in Formula 1, the junior Albon was pipped to the 2016 GP3 titl... |
Oliver Bearman | United Kingdom | As an official Ferrari reserve he made his F1 race debut in Saudi Arabia 2024 in place of the ill Carlos Sainz.
That was after the young Bearman had got his first taste of F1 machinery with the Scuderia towards the end of 2023, in preparation for a pair of FP1 outings for Haas at the Mexican and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.
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Franco Colapinto | Argentina | He may have only contested a handful of Grands Prix, but Alpine racer Franco Colapinto has already made quite a name for himself in Formula 1, having not once but twice been drafted in mid-season to replace a struggling team mate.
At the end of August 2024, Williams announced that their academy driver and then F2 racer... |
Gabriel Bortoleto | Brazil | Gabriel Bortoleto will carry the hopes of a nation during his debut F1 season, with the reigning F2 champion becoming the first Brazilian to compete in the sport full-time since Felipe Massa in 2017.
Born in Sao Paulo, Bortoleto started karting aged seven and was soon winning local championships – his businessman fathe... |
Liam Lawson | New Zealand | Liam Lawson knows a thing or two about jumping in at the deep end.
A race winner at pretty much every level of junior motorsport, and a front-runner in the highly competitive F3 and F2 championships, the New Zealander was keenly awaiting his F1 chance as Red Bull’s reserve driver when a twist of fate presented it.
With... |
Isack Hadjar | France | Isack Hadjar was the final driver to be announced for the 2025 season after Red Bull’s dramatic winter reshuffle, which involved Liam Lawson replacing Sergio Perez and the French-Algerian picking up the vacant seat at Racing Bulls.
It has been quite a journey for the Paris-born racer, who built on early promise in kart... |
Jack Doohan | Australia | Alpine’s F1 reserve since 2023, Jack Doohan stepped up to full-time racer for the start of 2025, having been handed an early Grand Prix debut for the team at 2024’s season finale.
Doohan became the latest Aussie to join the F1 grid, and the young Queenslander is not short of racing pedigree – he already has plenty of F... |
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