Williams

Starring his career in karts and dominating the German Formula BMW series in his teens, Rosberg then spent two seasons in the Formula 3 Euroseries, moving up to the new GP2 series in 2005. By mid-season, the hard-charging German and his ART team were the class of the field. Winning the title at the final meeting, and was confirmed as a 2006 Williams driver soon afterwards.Rosberg’s relationship began with a test in December 2002, when he was only 17 years old. It is interesting to note that all new Williams drivers have to sit a written exam to assess their technical understanding – and Rosberg scored better on the paper than anyone before or since. In 2006 he was promoted to the race team.

2006 was a difficult year for Rosberg, although he made a spectacular start to his F1 career by setting fastest lap as he charged from last to seventh following a first corner tangle in Bahrain. In-between the disappointments and reliability problems, Rosberg continued to impress.

2007 saw Nico finish 9th in the drivers championship, He may not have managed a podium finish in his first two seasons of Formula 1, but his point haul helped to the Williams team to finish a creditable 4th in the constructors championship.

With Williams on an upward trajectory, Rosberg is determined to maintain his momentum through 2008.

After winning the domestic Formula Toyota series, Nakajima progressed through Formula 3 in 2004 and 2005, moving to the Euro Series in 2006.

in 2007 he moved to GP2at the same time time he was completing extensive F1 testing for Williams.

He established himself as GP2’s top rookie, taking a string of mid-season podiums and claiming fifth in the championship.Although Nakajima would have been a title favourite for 2008 had he stayed in GP2, Williams and Toyota decided he was ready to step straight into F1.

His debut in Formula 1came at last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix after Williams’ retiring race driver Alex Wurz decided to step down early.

Japan has been crying out for a consistently successful F1 driver for many years, and Nakajima is in a better position to succeed than most of his forerunners.

Having arrived in F1 earlier than even he expected, though, he has to regard 2008 as a learning season.