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Alex Albon

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  Alex Albon Alexander Albon Ansusinha  ( Thai :  อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์ ;  RTGS :  Aleksandoe Anbon Angsusing ,  pronounced   [ʔà   lék   saːn   dɤː   ʔan   bɔːn   ʔaŋ   sùʔ   sǐŋ] , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai and British racing driver currently competing in  Formula One  for  Williams Racing ,  under the Thai flag . Albon previously raced in Formula One for  Scuderia Toro Rosso  and  Red Bull Racing  and in  DTM  for  AF Corse . After becoming part of the  Red Bull Junior Team  in 2012, he was promoted to  open-wheel cars  for the  2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0  season. [2]  He spent three years in the series and finished third in the  2014 championship . He moved to the  FIA Formula 3 European Championship  in  2015 , where he finished seventh. He signed with  ART Grand Prix  t...

Yuki Tsunoda

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  Yuki Tsunoda   Yuki Tsunoda ( Japanese : 角田 裕毅, Tsunoda Yūki , pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi] ; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Formula One for the RB Formula One Team . Supported by Honda since 2016 through the Honda Formula Dream Project  [ ja ] , he was the 2018 Japanese F4 champion and in 2019 also received backing from Red Bull . [2] He finished third in the 2020 Formula 2 Championship and made his Formula One debut in 2021 for AlphaTauri. Early life and education Tsunoda was born on May 11, 2000, in Sagamihara , Kanagawa . He attended LCA International Elementary School and Nihon University Third High School before transferring to Wako High School in April 2017. Tsunoda started his studies at the Faculty of Sport Management of Nippon Sport Science University in April 2019 but later took a leave of absence and eventually withdrew to concentrate on his racing career. πηγή: Wikipedia

Daniel Ricciardo

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  Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Joseph Ricciardo AM ( / r ɪ ˈ k ɑːr d oʊ / ⓘ "Ricardo", Italian: [ritˈtʃardo] ; born 1 July 1989) is an Australian and Italian racing driver currently competing in Formula One for RB Formula One Team under the Australian flag. He has achieved eight Grand Prix victories and 32 podiums in Formula One . Ricciardo made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull Racing , for whom he was test driving under its sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso . He joined Toro Rosso in 2012 full-time after the team changed its driver lineup and drove a Ferrari -powered car for them in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, Ricciardo was promoted to Red Bull as a replacement for the retiring Mark Webber alongside Sebastian Vettel . In his first season with Red Bull under Renault power, Ricciardo finished third in the championship with his first three Formula One wins, in Canada , Hungary , and Belgium . After two years without a...

Nico Hülkenberg

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  Nico Hülkenberg Nicolas Hülkenberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈniːko ˈhʏlkənbɛɐ̯k] , born 19 August 1987) is a German racing driver who drives for the Haas F1 Team in Formula One . He was the 2009 GP2 Series champion, and is a previous champion of both the Formula 3 Euro Series and A1 Grand Prix , as part of A1 Team Germany . He is one of six drivers since 2005 to win the GP2 Series/Formula 2 championship in his debut season. Outside of Formula One, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015 on his first attempt and also contested two rounds of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season for Porsche . Hülkenberg graduated to Formula One in 2010 with the Williams team. Despite claiming the first pole position for Williams in more than five years, he was not retained for 2011 and joined Force India as a test and reserve driver, being promoted to a race seat with the team for the 2012 season. [2] [3] In 2013 he drove for the Sauber team, [4] but return...

Kevin Magnussen

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  Kevin Magnussen Kevin Jan Magnussen ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰɛ.ven ˈjan ˈmaw.nus.n] ; born 5 October 1992) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Haas F1 Team . He is the son of four-time Le Mans winner and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen . Magnussen came up through McLaren Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the 2014 Formula One World Championship , before a stint with Renault in 2016 . Magnussen drove for Haas from 2017 until the end of the 2020 season. [2] [3] [4] In 2022, Magnussen rejoined Haas on a multi-year deal. [5] Early career Born in Roskilde , Denmark, Magnussen began his career in karting . In 2008 he made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, taking 11 victories from 15 races and winning the championship. [6] He also took part in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series. [6] In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault 2.0 with Motopark Academy . He finished runner-up to...

Zhou Guanyu

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  Zhou Guanyu   Zhou Guanyu ( Chinese : 周冠宇 ; pinyin : Zhōu Guànyǔ , pronounced [ʈʂóʊ kwân.ỳ] ; born 30 May 1999) is a Chinese racing driver who currently competes in Formula One for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber . He is the first, and so far the only, Chinese driver to start a World Championship Formula One race. He competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for UNI-Virtuosi Racing from 2019 to 2021, having finished 3rd in the 2021 campaign . A former member of the Alpine Academy , he served as the test driver for the Renault F1 Team and the Alpine F1 Team in 2020 and 2021 respectively. [2] [3] [4] [5] Prior to that, he was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2014 to 2018, and served as the development driver for Formula E team DS Techeetah in 2018. [6] [7] Πηγή: Wikipedia

Valtteri Bottas

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  Valtteri Bottas   Valtteri Viktor Bottas [3] ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs] ; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber , having previously driven for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021 and Williams from 2013 to 2016 . Bottas has scored 10 race wins and 67 podiums. He contributed to five Constructors' Championship wins for Mercedes, and has been Drivers' Championship runner-up twice, in 2019 and 2020 . Bottas started his racing career in karting , later advancing to single-seater championships such as the Formula Renault UK Winter Series , Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Renault Northern European Cup , winning the latter two in 2008. In 2009, he moved up to the Formula 3 Euroseries , finishing third in the championship and also winning the Masters of Formula 3 event. In 2010, he was hired as a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, a position he would retain through...

Esteban Ocon

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  Esteban Ocon   Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane [1] ( French: [ɛs.te.ban ɔ.kɔ̃] ; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alpine . Ocon experienced a successful junior career as he won the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the 2015 GP3 Series despite only winning one race in the latter campaign, which earned him a place at the Mercedes driver development programme , for whom he worked as a reserve driver. After winning the GP3 title, Ocon made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix , replacing Rio Haryanto . He moved to Force India / Racing Point in 2017, partnering Mexican driver Sergio Pérez for the 2017 and 2018 Formula 1 seasons. Ocon left Racing Point at the end of 2018, and became a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2019 until his move to Renault for 2020. He took his maiden Formula One podium at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix and maiden victory at the 2021 Hungaria...

Pierre Gasly

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  Pierre Gasly   Pierre Jean-Jacques Gasly ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡasli] ; born 7 February 1996) [2] is a French racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alpine . He won the 2016 GP2 Series championship, and finished as runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series and the 2017 Super Formula Championship . Gasly made his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix . [3] He moved to Red Bull Racing in 2019, before being demoted and replaced with Alexander Albon from Toro Rosso between the Hungarian and Belgian rounds. [4] Regardless, Gasly achieved his first podium at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix , finishing second. He won at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix while driving for AlphaTauri , securing his maiden victory in Formula One. He would achieve another podium by finishing third at the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix . Gasly moved to Alpine for the 2023 season, scoring his fourth career podium by finishing third at the 20...

Lewis Hamilton

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  Lewis Hamilton   Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver competing in Formula One , driving for Mercedes . Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher ), and holds the records for most number of wins (103), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (197), among other records . Born and raised in Stevenage , Hertfordshire , he began karting in 1993 at the age of eight and achieved success in local, national and international championships. Hamilton joined the inaugural McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme in 1998, and progressed to win the 2003 British Formula Renault Championship , 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series and the 2006 GP2 Series . This led to a Formula One drive with McLaren- Mercedes from 2007 to 2012 , making him the first black driver to race in the series. In his debut season, Hamilton set numerous records as he finished run...

George Russell

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  George Russell   George William Russell ( / r ʌ s əl / ; born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes . He previously raced for Williams from 2019 to 2021. After winning several karting championships including the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship in 2012, he repeated his success by becoming the 2018 Formula 2 champion and the 2017 GP3 Series champion, driving for ART in both campaigns to become one of only three drivers to win both championships in his respective rookie seasons. Following his Formula 2 championship win, Russell signed for Williams in 2019 , making his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix . He stood in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix , but was denied a Grand Prix victory due to strategic errors. In 2022, Russell departed Williams to race for the Mercedes team, having been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Programme since 2017. Russell achieved hi...

Lance Stroll

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  Lance Stroll   Lance Strulovitch [2] (born 29 October 1998), better known as Lance Stroll , is a Canadian and Belgian [3] [4] [5] [6] racing driver competing under the Canadian flag in Formula One . He has driven for Aston Martin since 2021 , having previously driven for Williams and Racing Point . He was Italian F4 champion in 2014, Toyota Racing Series champion in 2015, and 2016 FIA European Formula 3 champion. He was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2010 to 2015. He achieved his first podium finish, a 3rd place, at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix , becoming the second-youngest driver to finish an F1 race on the podium and the youngest to do so during his rookie season. [7] At the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix , Stroll took his first pole position in Formula One . Stroll also competed in endurance racing, taking part in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2016 and 2018 . Personal life Stroll is the son of Canadian billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll (part-owner...

Fernando Alonso

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  Fernando Alonso   Fernando Alonso Díaz ( Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando aˈlonso ˈði.aθ] ⓘ ; born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver currently competing for Aston Martin in Formula One . He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in 2005 and 2006 with Renault , and has also driven for McLaren , Ferrari , and Minardi . With Toyota , Alonso won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 2018 and 2019 , and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018–19 . He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2019 . As of 2024, Alonso is the only driver to win both the F1 World Drivers' Championship and the World Endurance Championship , even if the World Sportscar Championship is included in WEC. [2] [3] Born in Oviedo , Asturias to a working-class family, Alonso began kart racing at the age of three and achieved success in local, national, and world championships. He progressed to car racing at the age of 17, winning the Euro Open by Niss...