First you fight your way up the ranks, using any means necessary to make it into Formula One racing and then you have to start all over again and prove your worth against the best drivers in the world. Life’s far from easy for F1 rookies.
We assess how 2010′s crop have performed over the opening six races, as Petrov, Hulkenberg, Chandhok, Di Grassi and Senna all vie to become the next big thing
