Formula 1's new and returning drivers for 2019

Alexander Albon

Alexander Albon will make his F1 debut for Toro Rosso in March

Team: Toro Rosso

Age: 22

Experience: Rookie

Race Number: #23

Another driver to graduate from Formula 2 is Alexander Albon, who will become the first Thai Formula 1 driver since Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (actual royalty, not his first name) competed in the 1950s.

Albon finished third in last year's feeder series - and like someone else on this list - has had a very arduous path to the top. In 2012, at just 16-years-old, he became part of the Red Bull Junior Team, the same driver academy that Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen all came through.

However, he was axed later the same year and considered quitting racing. However, the London-born driver stuck with motorsport and quickly ascended through the lower formulas. Last year, Albon finished third in F2 and did enough to impress Toro Rosso (Red Bull's second team) into re-hiring him and partnering him with the next man on this list...