Nico Rosberg

In his father's footsteps

Born: 27/6/85 Nationality: German Team: Williams First GP: Bahrain 2006 Best result: 4th 2007 position: 9th Previous teams: N/A

Nico Rosberg had a lot to live up to when he started in Formula One - and so far he seems to be up to the task.

Rosberg's father, Keke, one of F1's most exciting talents, won the world title with Williams in 1982.

His son made significant progress in 2007 after a solid debut season which had strongly hinted at a decent future.

But although he is undoubtedly talented, some believe he was flattered by a good car and team-mate Alexander Wurz being on the verge of retirement.