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- Many of the world's greatest race car drivers grew up right before our eyes.
- Some stars from F1 and "Drive to Survive" look entirely different now from when their careers began.
- Below we take a look at what the stars looked like when their careers began.
Some of the stars from Formula One and the Netflix series "Drive to Survive" look entirely different now than they did when their careers began.
Most of the world's greatest race car drivers started racing as kids and grew up right before our eyes.
Below we take a look at what the stars looked like when their careers began, excluding anybody now under the age of 27.
Carlos Sainz today
Carlos Sainz
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Carlos Sainz Jr in 2009, age 15
Carlos Sainz Jr
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Daniel Ricciardo today
Daniel Ricciardo
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Daniel Ricciardo in 2009, age 20
Daniel Ricciardo
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Fernando Alonso today
Fernando Alonso
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Fernando Alonso in 2001, age 20
Fernando Alonso
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Valtteri Bottas today
Valtteri Bottas
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Valtteri Bottas in 2011, age 21
Valtteri Bottas
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Lewis Hamilton today
Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton in 2006, age 21
Lewis Hamilton
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Sebastian Vettel today
Sebastian Vettel
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Sebastian Vettel in 2005, age 18
Sebastian Vettel
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Sergio Perez today
Sergio Perez
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Sergio Perez in 2010, age 20
Sergio Perez
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Kevin Magnussen today
Kevin Magnussen
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Kevin Magnussen in 2011, age 19
Kevin Magnussen
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Toto Wolff today
Toto Wolff
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Toto Wolff in 1994, age 22
Toto Wolff
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Christian Horner today
Monaco Grand Prix
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Christian Horner in 2005, age 31
Christian Horner
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Mattia Binotto today
Mattia Binotto
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Mattia Binotto in 2011, age 41
Mattia Binotto
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Guenther Steiner today
Guenther Steiner
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Guenther Steiner in 2001, age 36
Guenther Steiner
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