Felipe Massa: Felipe Massa from Brazil finished second in the 2008 World Championship in a thrilling finish where his rival Lewis Hamilton managed to pass Timo Glock in the final corner of the decisive race of the season in Brazil. What he drives off-track: Massa drives an Alfa Romeo 159 and Fiat Linea. Toyota F1 Team Timo Glock: German driver Timo Glock captured the title in the GP2 development series in 2007, and was hired by the Toyota F1 team. Glock drives a Lexus IS F.
Jarno Trulli: Jarno Trulli, a former world karting champion, is a veteran in F1. The Italian has contested 199 Grand Prix's during his 12-year career in F1. He has clinched just one victory, in 2004 in the streets of Monaco. What he drives off-track: Trulli has 2 Lexus LS460, one RX350, and one Toyota Landcruiser 200. Team McLaren-Mercedes Lewis Hamilton: Briton Lewis Hamilton last year became the first black driver in F1. And he became World Champion in only his second season in F1. The boss of the McLaren-Mercedes team, Ron Dennis has promised him a fantastic gift the day he will capture his 3rd world title: a stunning $8m McLaren F1 car! What he drives off-track: Lewis drives a Mercedes-Benz GL 320 CDI and a Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series.
Heikki Kovalainen: Heikki Kovalainen comes from Finland like his countryman Kimi Raikkonen. Kovalainen arrived in F1 with Renault in 2007 and switched to McLaren a year later. What he drives off-track: Hekki has a Mercedes-Benz CLS 320 CDI and a Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 CDI.
Nelson Piquet: Nelsonho Piquet is the son of three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet from Brazil. Nelsonho began in F1 in 2008 with Renault. His best result is a second-place finish at the German Grand Prix. What he drives off-track: Piquet also drives a Renault Mégane Renault Sport. BMW Sauber Nick Heidfeld : Nick Heidfeld, 31, from Germany has driven for the Prost, Sauber. Jordan, Williams and BMW teams during his F1 career. He has yet to win a race. What he drives off-track: Nick has a BMW M3 Coupé and a BMW X5 4.8i.
Robert Kubica : In 2006, Robert Kubica became the first F1 driver from Poland when he started driving for BMW. Kubica became known around the world for his spectacular crash during the 2007 Canadian GP. He was very fortunate not to be injured. A year later on the same track, he captured his maiden win. What he drives off-track: Kubica drives a BMW 330xi. Team Williams Nico Rosberg : Nico is the son of Keke Rosberg who clinched the World Championship in 1982, the year of Gilles Villeneuve's fatal crash. Rosberg Junior has contested 3 seasons in F1 with team Willams. What he drives off-track: Robserg drives an Audi RS 4.
Kazuki Nakajima: Toyota Avensis Estate Honda F1 Team Jenson Button: British driver Jenson Button, is only 28 but he has already spent 8 years in F1 and took part in 153 Grand Prix's. He scored only one victory, in Hungary in 2006 on a drying track. What he drives off-track: Jenson has a Honda S2000 and a Honda Civic Hybrid.
Rubens Barrichello: Veteran Rubens Barrichello of Brazil currently holds the record for the most GP starts with 268. The winner of 9 races with the Scuderia Ferrari, Barichello raced for Honda from 2006 until 2008. What he drives off-track: Barrichello drives a Honda CR-V and a Honda Civic Hybrid. Photos: Honda, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, Renault, BMW, Audi
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