Formula One Features — July 2002

There was once a time when Britannia ruled the waves. Her Empire covered every continent and every language. Her industry was groundbreaking, her expansion unhindered, her power unquestioned. Britons made the rules and the rest of the world just sort of went along with them. Just over a century ago however, it all started to crumble somewhat. Today there is no great Empire, just a Commonwealth to behold. Her industry ruined, her expansion turned inwards, her power unnoticeable. Britannia has no more waves to rule.

Guessing who will be the stars of the future in Formula 1 is not an easy business, particularly in an age when Formula Renault drivers can leap straight in the top echelon. However there are a number of drivers who are making a good impression in the junior formulae and could become big names in the sport in the years ahead.

Plenty of young rising stars have been tipped for formula one stardom in the past but all too frequently their careers have foundered after they lost their foothold on the ladder leading to the sport's upper reaches.