Taken from Motor Sport online, April 2020

Rookie drivers have always been one of the most intriguing parts of the start of a new Formula 1 campaign. As the increasingly bland, and increasingly carbon-fibre bare car reveals proliferate, the speculation surrounding how the new blood will bed into the grid is guaranteed to intrigue.

Seeing how the rookies adapt and what level of promise they show is always one of the most fascinating elements of a new season. Last year’s crop of Alex Albon, Lando Norris and George Russell was a particularly good one. While we wait for racing to get underway, we are going to take a look at some of the notable grand prix debuts in F1 history. Beginning with that of Stirling Moss.