F1: The 10 Year Challenge for current drivers on the grid

Modified Jan 18, 2019 02:32 GMT

The current drivers have had a drastic change over the years

Daniel Ricciardo

That smile hasn't changed. Daniel Ricciardo has moved away from the Red Bull driver programme after over a decade with the company, as he has gone to pastures new at Renault.

At 19 years old in 2009, the Aussie was competing in British Formula 3, a championship that he'd win at the first attempt. Ricciardo's been in Formula 1 since 2011, the Honey Badger has been on our screens for a long time.

Nico Hulkenberg

2009 was a very big year for 21-year-old Nico Hulkenberg, the German was competing in GP2 (now Formula 2) and would win the championship at the first attempt.

Hulk would sign for Williams in 2010, but wouldn't get a chance again until Force India picked him up for 2012.

He now races at Renault and will be looking to break his podium duck in 2019 as Nico is currently holding the record for the most race starts without a top 3 finish.

Edited by Alan John