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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   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   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   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   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   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...

  Oscar Piastri   Oscar Jack Piastri (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in Formula One for McLaren . Piastri won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, and won the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship and 2021 Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing . He is only the sixth driver to win the GP2 / Formula 2 Championship in their rookie season, and the fifth driver to win the GP3 / Formula 3 Championship and the GP2/Formula 2 Championship in consecutive seasons. He is the first driver in history to win the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3, and Formula 2 championships (or equivalent) in successive rookie years. [2] Personal life Oscar Piastri was born to Chris and Nicole ( née MacFadyen) Piastri in Melbourne , Australia . He grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton . He was privately educated at Haileybury College Melbourne and then Haileybury and Imperial Service College in England as a boarding pupil on a sports s...