British Formula One Drivers - Current Drivers

Current Drivers

Jenson Button made his Formula One debut in 2000 at the age of 20, making him the youngest British driver to compete in the sport. He started his career with Williams, scoring a point in his second race. He would later race for British American Racing, a team that would then be purchased by Honda with whom he would win his first race, the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. Honda decided to withdraw from F1 and the team was saved by a management buyout in 2009. The team come back as Brawn GP and saw immediate success. Button went on to achieve his most significant F1 successes, winning six of the first seven races on the way to the 2009 championship title. He now races for McLaren alongside a fellow English driver.

Lewis Hamilton has been with McLaren since his debut in 2007. He had an impressive rookie year, and Hamilton managed to finish on the podium in each of his first nine races. He achieved his first win at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix and could have won the title had it not been for, as his official Formula One profile says, "a mixture of bad luck and inexperience". He made up for the loss in his second year, winning the 2008 title by a single point.

Scottish driver Paul di Resta, the cousin of four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, has been driving for Force India since his debut in 2011. He scored points in his first two races and finished 13th in the championship that year.