THE F1 ANALYST

HERE’S AN F1 DRIVER WE MADE EARLIER…

Formula 1 teams have always coveted the next big thing; the new Senna, Schumacher or Hamilton who will lead them to the promised land of domination. But the strike rate for those who have attempted what often seems akin to alchemy by ‘growing their own’ has been patchy to the point where successes are few and far between. So how do you bake the perfect Formula 1 driver?

It’s important to recognise how high the bar is. Top teams don’t want to produce a mere ‘good’ grand prix driver – there are plenty of those and, in a buyer’s market, they are readily available. This is about finding