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Formula 1: what it takes to be a driver

Elite-level racing is not just a question of driving around a track, and Formula 1 drivers need a variety of skills to succeed. Controlling a vehicle that is travelling at more than two hundred miles per hour is difficult, dangerous,…

83. Lando Norris

Age 23 Occupation Driver, McLaren Racing Nationality British Position Last Year 100 It says a lot about Lando Norris that at only 23, he became McLaren’s senior driver. It is the only time in his racing career that he’s been…

88. Valtteri Bottas

Age 33 Occupation Driver, Alfa Romeo F1 Team Nationality Finnish Position Last Year 45 Valtteri Viktor Bottas (born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alfa Romeo, having previously driven for Mercedes from…

Aston Martin scraps top driver status for 2023 season

Aston Martin has vowed that they no longer need a no.1 driver. This follows the well-publicised altercations between Lance Stroll and veteran team-mate Sebastian Vettel this year. Team principal Mike Krack is prepared to manage the working relationship between Stroll…

12. Lewis Hamilton

Age 36 Occupation Driver, Mercedes AMG Petronas Nationality British Position Last Year 21 Lewis Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, England. At the tender age of eight, Lewis sat in a kart for the first time and…

History Column: The Brabham fan car

The Brabham BT46B made its debut at the Swedish Grand Prix in Anderstorp in 1978. It won, but the supercar was withdrawn almost immediately. This is its unique one-race story. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! The 1978 season…

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