2018 Formula One Teams and Drivers

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2017 Constructors’ Championship: 1st Engine: Mercedes Team Principal: Toto Wolff

Lewis Hamilton

From: Britain Age: 33 Debut: 2007 Australian Grand Prix 208 62 1st

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 1st (2008 with McLaren, 2014, 2015, 2017 with Mercedes) From: Age: Debut: 98 3 Age: 20 Debut: 2015 Australian Grand Prix Races: 60 Wins: 3 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 6th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 5th (2016)

Daniel Ricciardo

From: Australia Age: 28 Debut: 2011 British Grand Prix Races: 129 Wins: 5 Pole Positions: 1 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 5th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 3rd (2014, 2016).

FORCE INDIA

Base: Silverstone, England Constructors’ Championships: 0

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 4th Engine: Mercedes Team Principal: Vijay Mallya

Sergio Perez

From: Mexico Age: 28 Debut: 2011 Australian Grand Prix Races: 136 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 7th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 7th (2016, 2017)

Esteban Ocon

From: France Age: 21 Debut: Prix Races: 29 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 8th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 8th 2016 Belgian Grand

WILLIAMS

Base: Grove, England Constructors’ Championships: 9

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 5th Engine: Mercedes Team Principal: Williams

Lance Stroll

Frank From: Canada Age: 19 Debut: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Races: 20 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 12th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 12th

Sergey Sirotkin

From: Russia Age: 22 No races

RENAULT

Base: Enstone, England Constructors’ Championships: 2

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 6th Engine: Renault Team Principal: boul

Carlos Sainz Jr.

Cyril Abite- From: Spain Age: 23 Debut: 2015 Australian Grand Prix Races: 60 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 9th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 9th

Nico Hulkenberg

From: Germany Age: 30 Debut: Prix

Races: 137 2010 Bahrain Grand Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 1 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 10th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 9th (2014 with Sauber, 2016 with Force India)

TORO ROSSO

Base: Faenza, Italy Constructors’ Championships: 0

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 7th Engine: Honda Team Principal:

Pierre Gasly

Franz Tost From: France Age: 22 Debut: 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix Races: 5 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 21st

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 21st

Brendon Hartley

From: New Zealand Age: 28 Debut: 2017 Grand Prix Races: 4 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 23rd

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 23rd

HAAS

United

Base: States

Constructors’ Championships: 0

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 8th Engine: Ferrari Team Principal: Gene Haas Kannapolis,

Romain Grosjean

States United From: France Age: 31 Debut: 2009 European Grand Prix Races: 124 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 13th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 7th (2013 with Lotus)

Kevin Magnussen

From: Denmark Age: 25 Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Prix Races: 61 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers Championship: 14th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 11th (2014 with McLaren)

MCLAREN

Base: Woking, England Constructors’ Championships: 8 2017 Constructors’ Championship: 9th Engine: Renault Team Principal: Eric Boullier

Fernando Alonso

From: Spain Age: 36 Debut: 2001 Australian Grand Prix Races: 293 Wins: 32 Pole Positions: 22 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 15th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 1st (2005, 2006 with Renault)

Stoffel Vandoorne

From: Belgium Age: 25 Debut: Prix Races: 21 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 16th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 16th 2016 Bahrain Grand

SAUBER

Base: Hinwil, Switzerland Constructors’ Championships: 0

2017 Constructors’ Championship: 10th Engine: Ferrari Team Principal: Vasseur

Marcus Ericsson

Frederic From: Sweden Age: 27 Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Prix Races: 76 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 2017 Drivers’ Championship: 20th

Best performance in Drivers’ Championship: 18th (2015 with Sauber)

Charles Leclerc

From: France Age: 20 No races Keep updated with all that is happening before the start of the F1 season with more articles in The Malta Independent

Base: Brackley, England Constructors’ Championships: Races: Wins: Pole Positions: 72 (F1 record) 2017 Drivers’ Championship: In this Saturday, July 15, 2017 file photo, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, right, looks at Mercedes driver Lewis...