Born: 18/4/79 Nationality: English Team: Super Aguri First GP: Hungary 2002 Best result: 11th 2007 position: 22nd Previous teams: Minardi, BAR-Honda/Honda

Anthony Davidson lost his place in Formula One after his Super Aguri team collapsed with financial problems.

Davidson became widely respected as a consistent and reliable contender for his performances in the struggling team throughout 2006 and 2007.

has a quick, if erratic, yardstick in team-mate Takuma Sato, and in 2007 was generally the impressive performer.

He won his drive in the Honda-backed team after six years of hard work as test driver for BAR and Honda.