Who is driving for who in 2018? Take a look at this season's team line-ups.
Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) - Ferrari
Raikkonen is famed for coming across as indifferent about his performances, but he must be doing something well, as this is his 18th season at motorsport's top table
Date of birth: 17/10/79
Races started: 271
Pole positions: 17
Wins: 20
Podium places: 93
World titles: 1
2017 position: 4th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/5
2017 best: 2nd - Hungary
Sebastian Vettel (Germany) - Ferrari
Vettel is looking for his fifth drivers' title - and to not drive into Lewis Hamilton on purpose
Date of birth: 3/7/87
Races started: 199
Pole positions: 54
Wins: 50
Podium places: 102
World titles: 4
2017 position: 2nd
2017 wins / podiums: 5/13
2016 best: 1st - five times
Esteban Ocon (France) - Force India
French, fast and nobody's fool - just ask his team-mate Sergio Perez
Date of birth: 17/9/96
Races started: 30
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 8th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 5th - Spain, Mexico
Sergio Perez (Mexico) - Force India
Perez - shouted at by Ocon last season. A lot
Date of birth: 26/1/90
Races started: 135
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 8
World titles: 0
2017 position: 7th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 4th - Spain
Romain Grosjean (France) - Haas
Grosjean: shouted at his car last season. A lot
Date of birth: 17/4/86
Races started: 121
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 10
World titles: 0
2017 position: 13th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 6th - Austria
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) - Haas
Magnussen's father, Jan, drove in F1 during the mid-'90s - Kevin already has bragging rights, though, with a 2nd place in 2014. His old man's highest was 6th
Date of birth: 5/10/92
Races started: 61
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 1
World titles: 0
2017 position: 14th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 7th - Azerbaijan
Fernando Alonso (Spain) - McLaren
Alonso won the title in 2005 and 2006 - 12 years is quite some barren spell
Date of birth: 29/7/81
Races started: 291
Pole positions: 22
Wins: 32
Podium places: 97
World titles: 2
2017 position: 15th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 6th - Hungary
Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium) - McLaren
Belgian, fast and very unlikely to shout at Fernando Alonso
Date of birth: 26/3/92
Races started: 23
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 16th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 7th Malaysia, Singapore
Valtteri Bottas (Finland) - Mercedes
Finnish, fast and even less likely to shout at Lewis Hamilton
Date of birth: 28/8/89
Races started: 103
Pole positions: 4
Wins: 3
Podium places: 26
World titles: 0
2017 position: 3rd
2017 wins / podiums: 3/13
2017 best: 1st - Russia, Austria, Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) - Mercedes
Like Vettel, Hamilton is also aiming to win his fifth world title
Date of birth: 7/1/85
Races started: 212
Pole positions: 74
Wins: 64
Podium places: 122
World titles: 4
2017 position: 1st
2017 wins / podiums: 9/13
2017 best: 1st -nine times
Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) - Red Bull
Ricciardo is always smiling, unless being run out of road by his aggressive team-mate
Date of birth: 1/7/89
Races started: 130
Pole positions: 2
Wins: 7
Podium places: 29
World titles: 0
2017 position: 5th
2016 wins / podiums: 1/8
2016 best: 1st - Malaysia
Max Verstappen (Netherlands) - Red Bull
The son of former F1 driver Jos, Max Verstappen became a star in his own right in his debut season
Date of birth: 30/9/97
Races started: 61
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 3
Podium places: 13
World titles: 0
2017 position: 6th
2017 wins / podiums: 2/4
2017 best: 1st - Malaysia, Mexico
Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) - Renault
Hulkenberg is one of F1's biggest talents - but still hasn't finished on the podium
Date of birth: 19/8/87
Races started: 136
Pole positions: 1
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 10th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 6th - four times
Carlos Sainz (Spain) - Renault
Sainz - with far less experience - could beat Hulkenberg to it this season
Date of birth: 1/9/94
Races started: 61
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 9th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 4th - Singapore
Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) - Sauber
Ericsson will hope for better result this season...
Date of birth: 2/9/90
Races started: 77
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 20th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 11th - Azerbaijan, Spain
Charles Leclerc (Monaco) - Sauber
...Chiefly because he has Ferrari protege Leclerc in his mirrors
Date of birth: 16/10/97
Races started: 6
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: N/A
2017 wins / podiums: N/A
2017 best: N/A
Brendon Hartley (New Zealand) - Toro Rosso
Hartley is the ninth New Zealander to compete in F1
Date of birth: 10/11/1989
Races started: 9
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 23rd
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 13th - United States
Pierre Gasly (France) - Toro Rosso
Gasly is the 75th Frenchman - so he wins that battle
Date of birth: 07/02/1996
Races started: 10
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: 21st
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 12th - Brazil
Sergey Sirotkin (Russia) - Williams
Sirotkin is this season's only rookie - but last season his then-rookie team-mate Lance Stroll finished 3rd in Azerbaijan
Date of birth: 25/08/1995
Races started: 5
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
World titles: 0
2017 position: N/A
2017 wins / podiums: N/A
2017 best: N/A
Lance Stroll (Canada) - Williams
Can Stroll improve on his podium finish and win in 2018? Stranger things have happened...
