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26. Lewis Hamilton
Age 30 Occupation Driver, Mercedes F1 Team Nationality British Position last year 53 Lewis Hamilton triumphed to snatch 2nd place in the 2007 Driver’s Championship from Fernando Alonso and finished just 1 point behind Kimi Raikkonen and then went on to…
45. Sir Jackie Stewart
Age 74 Occupation Former Driver, Ambassador Of ROLEX Nationality Scottish Position Last Year 49 Jackie Stewart is the winner of three Formula 1 World Driver’s Championships between 1965 and 1973. Famous for addressing the dangers of motor racing, Stewart has…
51. Jenson Button MBE
Age 35 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality English Position Last Year 59 In 2009 Jenson Button became the most talked-about sports personality in the world when he won the F1 World Championship with Brawn GP, having taken a 50% pay…
48. Fernando Alonso
Age 33 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality Spanish Position Last Year 55 Fernando Alonso is best known as the man who brought Formula 1 to Spain. Alonso held the record for the youngest driver to win the Formula 1 World…
47. Sebastian Vettel
Age 27 Occupation Driver, Ferrari F1 Team Nationality German Position Last Year 52 A charismatic and humorous young German, Vettel is a prodigy of Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing’s talent scout. He has been with the energy drink company…
50. Nico Rosberg
Age 30 Occupation Driver, Mercedes AMG Petronas Nationality German Position Last Year 54 Son of 1982 World Champion Keke, Nico started in karting at 11 and in 2002 won the German Formula BMW. At 17, he became the youngest person…
59. Kimi Raikonnen
Age 35 Occupation Driver, Scuderia Ferrari Nationality Finnish Position Last Year 64 Kimi joined McLaren Mercedes in 2002, and switched to Ferrari in 2007, becoming the highest paid driver in motorsport and rewarding that salary by securing the Drivers’ Championship.…
Moving On Up: Tania Mann
Paddock magazine catches up with Tania Mann, a very promising driver from Australia now based in the UK! Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Place of birth: Anglesea, Victoria, Australia Team: Varies depending on the series and car I’m…
Five Ways To… drive like James Bond
Better known as The Stig, Ben Collins coached hundreds of celebrities around the racetrack, organised high voltage car chases and tested hundreds of priceless cars to the brink. He holds many credits: Championship-winning Le Mans Racecar Driver, bestselling author, TV…
My Fantasy F1 Team: Paul Hembery
Pirelli’s main Formula 1 man, mister Paul Hembery, gives the Paddock magazine his fantasy set. The drivers: James Hunt and Ken Block Does this pairing even need an introduction? James Hunt represented everything that was cool about the 1970s, probably…
Moving On Up: Jono Lester
Paddock magazine catches up with Jono Lester, a very promising driver from New Zealand! Click here to subscribe to our print edition! What was your very first experience of motor racing? I attended my first race just three weeks after I…
Moving On Up: Alex Yoong
Paddock magazine catches up with Alex Yoong, a very promising and solid racer. Date and place of birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. July 20th, 1976. Team: Absolute Racing, Audi R8 LMS Cup Highlights: 2001, 2002 Formula 1 with Minardi 2005-2008 A1…
