First wins, historic moments and a giant squid – What was happening in the world when the 2025 rookies were born?

The 2025 season will see a host of new names join the grid, with six rookies set to make their full-time debuts in the sport. Ranging in age from 22 to just 18, many of these drivers were still babies when some of their new competitors – namely Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton – were making a name for themselves in Formula 1. As such, we’ve taken a trip down memory lane to look back at what was happening in the world when Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, new Red Bull arrival Liam Lawson, Alpine’s Jack Doohan, Haas driver Ollie Bearman, Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar and Kick Sauber’s debutant Gabriel Bortoleto were each born…