Upon entering the sport in 2002, Mark Webber became the 16th Formula 1 driver from Australia, before becoming a nine-time race winner and a championship contender during his years with Red Bull.
When Pierre Gasly entered his first Formula 1 race at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix, he was already one of the most exciting prospects in junior single-seater racing – and being touted by many as an F1 world champion of the future.
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Jenson Button’s Formula 1 career with Williams didn’t get off to the most auspicious start. He was in a pub (already a bad start) when he received a call from someone claiming to be Sir Frank Williams and offering him a test drive – with Button believing that one of his friends was having a joke at his expense.