Matracien at Alpiniste's THIRD set of 26 questions

[Matra et Alpine]

As was expected the car names was an easy 26.

OK, THIS one is going to be tough and I'll be impressed if you get all

Formula One racing drivers next. Starting with A. ( Surnames only )

Again, not allowed to move on till you get the letter.
Or in this case, I'll call a letter null-and-void if no-one gets an answer within a day of it first being available for guessing.

I'm thinking of adding a second rule which requires submitters to make answers they got by web/book searchign rather than knowledge. ( I'm still amazed that there are two Chinese manufacturesr starting with an X )