After the usual post-season debriefs and sponsorship commitments which took place in the final weeks of December, Formula 1's drivers settled down for a well-deserved winter break.
Christmas was a time for family gatherings, but thereafter drivers and their better half scattered around the globe to ring in the New Year, escaping to beautiful beaches or zooming down the slopes, with some - like Lewis Hamilton - indulging in both options!
Enjoy our gallery of postcards uploaded by the drivers to their social media account.
Lewis Hamilton: Australian GP – Albert Park Lewis Hamilton’s very first Grand Prix weekend…
One driver has a hugely famous name, the other is a special Grand Prix winner,…
As the Ferrari factory in Maranello glows in festive crimson, a sense of anticipation hums…
Lando Norris had just done the hardest thing in motorsport – winning the Formula 1…
A veteran of 41 Grands Prix starts, Howden Ganley - seen here above hitting a…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc may not have ended the season with a silver trophy in hand,…