Marcus Ericsson is a Swedish racing driver, born in September 1990, who has competed in various series through his career. After the traditional start in karting, he made his was to Formula BMW in 2007, which saw a win at Brands Hatch early in his career, and following it up with six more wins to…
I have posted various photos from the 2013 British Grand Prix in various galleries based on the events, and thought that an index of them might help with finding particular photos. There is also an index of galleries of each of the current drivers, and some previous Formula One drivers, which will be updated with…
German racing driver Timo Glock made his way through the motor sport ranks, starting with the ADAC Formula Junior Cup which he won in 2000, before winning German Formula BMW in 2001, and then a third place in German Formula 3 in 2002, and a fifth place in the Formula Three Euroseries in 2003. This…
Narain Karthikeyan was born into a motor sport family, with his father being a former rally driver and winner of the South India Rally. Narain raced in various series in Europe and Asia, including winning the 1994 British Formula Ford Winter Series, before progressing to the British Formula Three Championship in 1998 racing for the…
Vitaly Petrov, from Vyborg in North West Russia, did not follow the normal path to Formula One by starting in karting, which was not a common sport where he grew up. He took part in ice races and rally sprints as a teenager, and moved to the Lada Cup in 2001, and in 2002 managed…
Heikki Kovalainen made his way through karting in his native Finland before moving to the British Formula Renualt Championship in 2001, which had been won the previous year by compatriot Kimi Raikkonen. Heikki managed two wins and an overall fourth place in the championship, and in 2002 progressed to British Formula Three, driving for Fortec,…
Bruno Senna has one of the most famous surnames in the world of Formula One, and started his racing career by racing go karts on the family farm against his uncle, Ayrton Senna. In 1993, Ayrton said “If you think I’m fast, just wait until you see my nephew Bruno”. Bruno raced in some…
Kamui Kobayashi made his way through various versions of Formula Renault, including winning the 2005 Formula Renault 2.,0 Eurocup and the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, before moving to the Formula Three Euroseries in 2006, alongside team mates Sebastian Vettel, Paul Di Resta and Giedo van der Garde at the ASM team. Kamui finished…
Michael Schumacher moved into Formula One through one of the usual routes as a Formula Three driver, before arriving in the Jordan team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Bertrand Gachot, who had been arrested. He familiarised himself with the track by cycling around on a fold up bike, and went on to out-qualify…
Max Chilton is the younger brother of British Touring Car driver Tom Chilton. Max started his career in karting, before moving to British Formula Three in the 2007 series, where he required special dispensation to take part in his first race, as he was a day short of his sixteenth birthday, the normal minimum age…
Jules Bianchi came from a motor racing family, with his grandfather Mauro Bianchi winning the GT World Championship three times, and his great uncle Lucien Bianchi racing for various Formula One teams between 1959 and 1968, with a third place in Monaco in his last season. He also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans…
Giedo van der Garde is a racing driver from Rhenen in the Netherlands, who is spending the 2013 season racing for the Caterham Formula One team. Giedo made his way through karting, winning the Dutch championship at the age of thirteen, and the Super A series world championship in 2002, at the age of…