Driver

Charles Pic is hoping a change of teams can improve his fortunes in 2013. His rookie season was forgettable, as the soft-spoken Frenchman finished 23rd in the drivers' standings with the Russian-owned Marussia team. It's unlikely he will do dramatically better this season, since the Tony Fernandes-founded team has struggled to prove it can challenge the mid-level teams and decided not to introduce a newly-designed car. Pic comes from a family with a rich racing history, including ex-Formula 1 driver Eric Bernard who is his godfather and gave Pic his first kart as a birthday gift.