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Atlas F1   Telling Teammates Apart

  by David Wright, Australia

For some reason, Formula One teams spend millions of dollars on designing and building their cars, but fail on one aspect of their design - being able to tell their two drivers apart! Poorly placed car numbers on high noses, coupled with the required helmet-obscuring cockpit padding makes the job of determining who is who very difficult.

The following is a guide to help you distinguish who is who in Formula One.

Ferrari  |   McLaren  |   Williams  |   Benetton  |   BAR  |   Jordan
Arrows  |   Sauber  |   Jaguar  |   Minardi  |   Prost

  Ferrari
  1. Michael Schumacher 2. Rubens Barrichello
Car: *Black rollbar camera *Black rollbar camera with yellow marking
Helmet: *Red helmet with yellow back; red top with multiple stars *White helmet with orange oval front and rear; dark blue top with single star
Helmet, Michael Schumacher Helmet, Rubens Barrichello
Number, front: *Black number two-fifths up nose
Number, side: *Black number in middle of rear wing endplate


  McLaren
  3. Mika Hakkinen 4. David Coulthard
Car: *Black "man" on top front wing element *Red "man" on top front wing element
McLaren front wing, black man McLaren front wing, red man
Helmet: *White helmet with dark blue top and light, medium and dark blue horizontal stripes *Blue helmet with St Andrew's Cross
Helmet, Mika Hakkinen Helmet, David Coulthard
Number, front: *Red number halfway up nose
Number, side: *White number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Williams
  5. Ralf Schumacher 6. Juan Pablo Montoya
Car: *No discernable differences
Helmet: *Fluorescent yellow helmet with red sides; yellow top with multiple stars *White (or chrome) helmet with red, blue and yellow stripes
Helmet, Ralf Schumacher Helmet, Juan Pablo Montoya
Number, front: *Dark blue number two-fifths up nose
Number, side: *Dark blue number under rear of sidepod


  Benetton
  7. Giancarlo Fisichella 8. Jenson Button
Car: *Red-orange nose tip *Light blue nose tip
Benetton front wing, red-orange nose tip Benetton front wing
Helmet: *White helmet with green and yellow curved stripes; blue top *White helmet with Union Jack as stylised 'JB' on side; dark blue top
Helmet, Giancarlo Fisichella Helmet, Jenson Button
Number, front: *White number two-thirds up nose
Number, side: *Dark blue number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  BAR
  9. Olivier Panis 10. Jacques Villeneuve
Car: *No discernable differences
Helmet: *White helmet with red and dark blue stripes; dark blue top *Blue helmet with pink, yellow and green stripes
Helmet, Olivier Panis Helmet, Jacques Villeneuve
Number, front: *White number one-third up nose
Number, side: *Black number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Jordan
  11. Jarno Trulli 12. Jean Alesi
Car: *No discernable differences
Helmet: *White helmet with red and green markings, yellow stripe and dark blue top *White (or chrome) helmet with red and dark blue stripe; dark blue top
Helmet, Jarno Trulli Helmet, Jean Alesi
Number, front: *Yellow number under tip of nose on 'scalloped' front wing section
Number, side: *Yellow number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Arrows
  14. Jos Verstappen 15. Enrique Bernoldi
Car: *No discernable differences
Helmet: *White helmet with maroon and dark blue stripes; maroon top *Dark blue helmet with yellow, green and pink markings
Helmet, Jos Verstappen Helmet, Enrique Bernoldi
Number, front: *Black number one-quarter up nose
Number, side: *White number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Sauber
  16. Nick Heidfeld 17. Kimi Raikkonen
Car: *Red mirrors *Yellow mirrors
Sauber cockpit, red mirrors Sauber cockpit, yellow mirrors
Helmet: *Dark blue helmet with wide yellow diagonal stripe; dark blue top *White helmet with silver and blue sections
Helmet, Nick Heidfeld Helmet, Kimi Raikkonen
Number, front: *Red number on left hand side of front wing
Number, side: *Red number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Jaguar
  18. Eddie Irvine 19. Pedro de la Rosa
Car: *Yellow nose tip *Dark green nose tip
Jaguar front wing, yellow nose tip Jaguar front wing, yellow nose tip
Helmet: *Black helmet with jaguar head on side and jaguar 'skin' on top *Black helmet with red, yellow and silver stripes; black top
Helmet, Eddie Irvine Helmet, Pedro de la Rosa
Number, front: *White number two-fifths up nose
Number, side: *White number on bottom of rear wing endplate


  Minardi
  20. Alex Yoong 21. Fernando Alonso
Car: *Red markings on front wing endplate flip-ups *Black front wing endplate flip-ups
Minardi front wing, red flip-ups Minardi front wing
Helmet: *Yellow helmet with red and white stripes and blue markings *Dark blue helmet with red and yellow stripes
Helmet, Alex Yoong Helmet, Fernando Alonso
Number, front: *Blue number on nose tip
Number, side: *Blue number on rear of sidepod


  Prost
  22. Heinz-Harald Frentzen 23. Tomas Enge
Car: *Red nose tip *Yellow nose tip
Prost front wing, red strip Prost front wing, yellow strip
Helmet: *Dark blue helmet with red and yellow arrow sweeping from back to top of helmet *Dark blue helmet with red and white stripes
Helmet, Heinz-Harald Frentzen Helmet, Tomas Enge
Number, front: *Black number halfway up nose
Number, side: *Black number under rear of sidepod


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