Albon finished seventh in the Formula 1 Drivers' Standings in 2020. The more frequent age of an active Formula 1 driver in 2015 is 25. However not all F1 drivers have been so lucky, as I shall now point out with my “Top Ten Worst Jobs For a Retired Formula One Driver”… Jaime Alguersuari – Make some hideous music…and help Pirelli ruin F1. Coulthard took part in 247 races, won 13 of them and walked up to the podium 62 times. Albon, who lost his Formula 1 ride with Red Bull, will remain with the Red Bull team as a reserve driver in 2021. Some nice jobs there, if a little unconventional. The former Formula 1 driver, who participated in the championships from 1994 to 2008, is a resident of Monaco. Allan McNish – Be the weak link Audi’s #2 crew. For comparison, Damon Hill started in F1 at age 32 (in 1992 at Brabham), became world champion in 1996 at age 36, he gave his first victory to the Jordan team at 38 and ended his career at age 39. The median is now 27. Spanish motor racing team boss and former Minardi Formula One driver Adrian Campos, who helped compatriot and double world champion Fernando Alonso reach the top, has died aged 60. Mar 22, 2021, 4:43 PM. Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held. From a spanner under the brake pedal, to crashing deliberately... these are some of the craziest stories when it comes to F1 retirements. Former F1 driver Johnny Dumfries passes away at 62. The Scottish racer has lived for some time in Monaco and even owned the Columbus hotel in Fontvieille. Check out this season's official F1 line-up. He is the son of former Grand Prix driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi, and the nephew of two-time Formula One Champion and Indianapolis 500 … Officially named John Crichton-Stuart, but known to friends as Johnny Bute, he took on the surname he became known by to race fans worldwide in order to keep his background as low profile as possible. Former grand prix driver and 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Johnny Dumfries has died at the age of 62 after a short illness. By: Adam Cooper. Although he retired in 1972, he continues to be a well-known figure in F1, having been a leading campaigner for safety improvements in racing, and started his own team – Stewart – in 1997. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. Follow your favourite F1 drivers on and off the track. Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. Full breakdown of drivers, points and current positions. Here are the stories of four former drivers who fell from grace after or while driving in the FIA Formula One series.