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About Anthony Davidson

Anthony Davidson is considered one of the finest technical racers in motor sport.

Anthony's driving career began with kart racing at the age of eight. He went on to win two British MSA Championship and in 1999 made the move to single seater car racing, winning his first six races and becoming Winter Series Champion. The following year, Anthony won the Formula Ford Festival World Cup and the McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award.

In 2001, he finished second in the British Formula 3 Championship and won the F3 Euro Cup Series before making his F1 debut as test driver for B.A.R Honda. In 2002 he completed in two Grand Prix's for the Minardi F1 Team, and in 2003 competed in the 12 hours of Sebring, Le Mans with the Veloqx Prodrive Ferrari GT. Anthony drove at the Malaysian Grand Prix for the B.A.R Honda F1 Team in 2005 and continued driving for Honda Racing F1 in 2006. In November 2006, Anthony signed with the Super Aguri F1 Team and became race driver for the 2007 and 2008 F1 Championships, impressing the world of Formula 1 with his ability to take the Super Aguri car to challenge some of the bigger teams on the grid with his pure racing ability. Former team owner Eddie Jordan commented that "Put Anthony in a McLaren and he'd be pushing for the championship instead of Lewis Hamilton."

Due to financial issues, the Super Aguri F1 Team was forced to withdraw from the 2008 F1 Championship. Anthony returned to action testing for the Honda F1 Racing Team, and has since continued to work on various testing and development projects in F1 and take on more broadcasting commitments, acting as expert summarizer/colour commentator with the BBC.

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