A vintage year for rookies?
The 2001 Formula 1 season saw the debuts of three drivers who would go on to play a key role in shaping grand prix racing over the following seasons. Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Juan Pablo Montoya went on to win 60 grands prix and three world championships between them – numbers that could have been far bigger given the talent of the trio. The 2019 season may look a little like 2001 when you glance back at the history books in a decade or so.
In March’s Australian Grand Prix, Lando Norris, George Russell and Alex Albon all made their F1 debuts and went on to make a big impact with their performances. But the most remarkable story was that of Albon, who in July 2018 was coming to terms with the fact that his F1 dream was probably over having signed a
