The Veterans
Lewis Hamilton enters his 8th season with Mercedes looking to add on a 4th consecutive world championship title for the German giants. Sebastian Vettel is the only other active driver who has spent more time on one team entering his 9th season with Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen, who made his name with Ferrari, enters his 2nd season with Alfa Romeo Racing as the oldest active driver at 40 years of age.
The Rising Stars
Both Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are expected to beat their previous finishes of the season and push both Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Botas for the world championship title this season. If either are successful in doing so they will become the youngest driver to ever win a Formula 1 world championship, which Sebastian Vettel currently holds the record for achieving such an astounding accomplishment during his time with Red Bullat the age of only 23 in 2010! Lando Norris is the youngest active driver this season at 19 years old and rookie Esteban Ocon makes his return to Formula 1 with Renault having missed out on a seat in the 2019 season after his departure from Racing Point, previously known as Racing India.