sebbbl wrote: ↑6 months ago
sebbbl wrote: ↑5 years ago
So when will we see an F1 driver born in new millenium? Next year? Who will it be?
Indycar already have a race-winner born in 2000.
Now we have four drivers from the 2000s. Yuki Tsunoda, Logan Sargeant, Oscar Piastri and Liam Lawson.
All of them have scored points. Piastri has been on the podium a few times and has already won an F1 race.
Who will be the 1st Grand Prix winner?!
@sebbbl this may be relevant info to add here re the Millennials.
I know these following names have not started a GP, but they have at least officially become part of a GP weekend by nature of their FP1 running (which drivers that have only tested an F1 car cannot claim). An official GP participation means these drivers following are now officially listed as F1 drivers:
Driver Team Event/year. (All only involvd in FP1 only)
Frederik Vesti Mercedes, Mexico. 2023 .....born 2002
Felipe Drugovich Aston Martin Italy 2023... born 2000 (also did FP1 for AM Abu Dahabi 2022
Jack Doohan Alpine Mexico 2023.... born 2003 (also did Mexico and Abu Dhabi 2022)
Theo Pourchaire Alfa-Romeo Mexico 2023.... born 2003
Isak Hadjar Alpha Tauri. Mexico 2023 .... born 2004
Ollie Bearman Haas. Mexico (also scheduled for Abu Dhabi) 2023....
Born 2005!
Those FP1 appearances may yet have additional names added to the above as teams have to run a rookie in at least 2 FP1 sessions.
Two confirmed names that will join the list are:
Zak O' Sullivan Williams at Abu Dhabi 2023. He was born Feb 2005.
Franco Colapinto will also appear at Abu Dhabi in the other Williams. He was born 2003.
EDIT: I have just read Colapinto MIGHT NOT be doing FP1 at Abu Dhabi but just the post race rookie F1 test.
There may be others yet to be confirmed for FP1 sessions this year that will qualify to join the "Millennium F1 Drivers. Club".
PS I am not getting involved in or taking sides in when the decade started. To me this Millennium starts with a '2', anything from the last one starts with a '1'.
All these drivers whose names I have added were born in years starting with a 2