Founded in 1996, Carlin Motorsport has won countless team and drivers' titles in various disciplines with the likes of Lando Norris, Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo, while its roster of rising stars over the years has included Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Takuma Sato and Kevin Magnussen. Though Carlin has never entered F1 it has come close on two occasions, most recently in 2011 when the FIA was seeking to lure teams with the prospect of cheaper engines and a level playing field. Then again, it is no doubt his failure to follow fellow team owners into F1 - and ultimately financial failure - that has allowed him to continue his winning ways. Currently contesting a...
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