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In 1998, McLaren became the first Formula One team to establish a driver development program, founding the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme; [1] its initial cohort famously included 13-year-old kart racer Lewis Hamilton, [2] who became the first driver development program alumnus in Formula One to win the World Drivers' Championship in 2008. [3]
This is to avoid a repeat of driver overheating witnessed at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. [75] When the FIA predicts a temperature over 30.5 °C, a "heat hazard" will be declared. This will require teams to equip the drivers with their cooling systems, and the minimum weight will be raised by 5 kilograms (11 lb) to compensate for the equipment. [76]
Driver name Nationality Seasons competed Drivers' Championships Race entries Race starts Pole positions Race wins Podiums Fastest laps Points [a] Carlo Abate Italy 1962–1963: 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Abecassis United Kingdom 1951–1952: 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Acheson United Kingdom 1983, 1985: 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 Andrea de Adamich Italy 1968, 1970 ...
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The best and brightest of Formula 1 always know who finishes in first place off the racetrack. With the growing popularity of F1, thanks in large part to Netflix's Drive to Survive, there has been ...
Max Verstappen is one of the biggest Formula 1 stars in the world, but off the track, his heart belongs to Kelly Piquet. The duo started dating in 2020 after meeting for the first time four years ...
As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season.
The F1 driver, meanwhile, was his cool self in a caramel-brown flannel layered under a boxy chocolate-brown workwear-inspired jacket. He went construction-core with his bottoms too: baggy, paint ...