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Photos show what F1's biggest stars looked like when their careers started

Cork Gaines   

Photos show what F1's biggest stars looked like when their careers started
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  • Many of the world's greatest race car drivers started racing as kids and grew up right before our eyes.
  • Some of the stars from F1 and the Netflix series, "Drive to Survive" look entirely different now than they did when their careers began.

Carlos Sainz today

Carlos Sainz today
Carlos Sainz      Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Carlos Sainz Jr in 2009, age 15

Carlos Sainz Jr in 2009, age 15
Carlos Sainz Jr      Europa Press/Getty Images

Daniel Ricciardo today

Daniel Ricciardo today
Daniel Ricciardo      Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Daniel Ricciardo in 2009, age 20

Daniel Ricciardo in 2009, age 20
Daniel Ricciardo      Getty Images

Fernando Alonso today

Fernando Alonso today
Fernando Alonso      Clive Rose/Getty Images

Fernando Alonso in 2001, age 20

Fernando Alonso in 2001, age 20
Fernando Alonso      John Marsh/Reuters

Valtteri Bottas today

Valtteri Bottas today
Valtteri Bottas      Getty Images

Valtteri Bottas in 2011, age 21

Valtteri Bottas in 2011, age 21
Valtteri Bottas      Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton today

Lewis Hamilton today
Lewis Hamilton      Peter J Fox/Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton in 2006, age 21

Lewis Hamilton in 2006, age 21
Lewis Hamilton      Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Sebastian Vettel today

Sebastian Vettel today
Sebastian Vettel      Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Sebastian Vettel in 2005, age 18

Sebastian Vettel in 2005, age 18
Sebastian Vettel      JOSE LUIS ROCA/AFP via Getty Images

Sergio Perez today

Sergio Perez today
Sergio Perez      Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Sergio Perez in 2010, age 20

Sergio Perez in 2010, age 20
Sergio Perez      Andrew Hone/Getty Images

Kevin Magnussen today

Kevin Magnussen today
Kevin Magnussen      Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Kevin Magnussen in 2011, age 19

Kevin Magnussen in 2011, age 19
Kevin Magnussen      Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images

Toto Wolff today

Toto Wolff today
Toto Wolff      CHRISTIAN BRUNA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Toto Wolff in 1994, age 22

Toto Wolff in 1994, age 22
Toto Wolff      F1

Christian Horner today

Christian Horner today
Monaco Grand Prix      Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Christian Horner in 2005, age 31

Christian Horner in 2005, age 31
Christian Horner      Crispin Thruston/Reuters

Mattia Binotto today

Mattia Binotto today
Mattia Binotto      Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images

Mattia Binotto in 2011, age 41

Mattia Binotto in 2011, age 41
Mattia Binotto      Getty Images

Guenther Steiner today

Guenther Steiner today
Guenther Steiner      Mark PETERSON/ ATP images

Guenther Steiner in 2001, age 36

Guenther Steiner in 2001, age 36
Guenther Steiner      Mark Thompson /Allsport

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