This guy, who is the first German to win the Formula One World championship, was born on February 3, in 1969. Hürth Hermülheim, Germany is the place where it happened. Seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen" (according to the official Formula One website). In a 2006 FIA survey, Schumacher was voted as the most popular driver among Formula One fans.

After winning two championships with Benetton, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and won five consecutive drivers' titles with them from 2000-2004. Schumacher is the first and only Formula One driver to have an entire season of podium finishes (2002).

But this racing star has also black sides. Michael was twice involved in scandals that determined the outcome of the world championship. His collision with Jacques Villeneuve was the reason of his disqualification from the 1997 championship. After the 2006 Formula One season Schumacher retired from race driving. He was an assistant to Scuderia Ferrari CEO Jean Todt for the 2007 Formula One season.

Off the track, Schumacher is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety. He has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts throughout his life. He is the elder brother of former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher.

What if we take last year's super car, the Renault R27, and transform it’s sidepods? Imagine, the vertical fins no longer support the rear-view mirrors (like it was on the picture, large red arrow), making for a cleaner design and better airflow management towards the rear of the car. In addition the bottom edge of the sidepod's air inlets are much higher than before (smaller red arrow) to provide the radiators with cleaner airflow and reduce the effect of turbulence generated by the front axle and suspension.

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is the full name of this new stars of Formula One. He was born on January 7, in 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. British Formula One racing driver from England is currently racing for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.

Lewis would be the first, if there weren’t Kimi Räikkönen at Formula One Championship in 2007. This first black mixed race driver, to compete in Formula One, has already won the British Formula Renault, European Formula Three and GP2 championship. This boys prediction has come true. Lewis was only ten when he approached McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony and told him he would drive for McLaren one day. So, he is. Three years later, Hamilton was signed by McLaren and Mercedes-Benz to their Young Driver Support Programme. Even more, as we see 12 years after Hamilton made his Formula One debut with the McLaren team. He wants to stay in the McLaren team for the rest of his F1 career.

Let us watch. I think this young man has a chance to be a real star.