How the 2019 grid is shaping up
- Published on 17 Aug 2018 09:36
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- By: Fergal Walsh
The pieces are starting to fall into place in terms of settling the line-ups for the 2019 season, as this week we have had two big announcements. Fernando Alonso first revealed that he would be leaving F1 after the current season, and on Thursday, McLaren confirmed that Carlos Sainz would be his replacement.
But there are still plenty of seats left to fill for the 2019 grid. Ferrari is yet to confirm its line-up for next year, with rumours swirling that Kimi Raikkonen is poised to sign a new two-year deal. Below, you can see a table of all the confirmed seats so far for the 2019 season.
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel | TBC |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen | TBC |
| Force India | TBC | TBC |
| Williams | TBC | TBC |
| Renault | Nico Hulkenberg | Daniel Ricciardo |
| Toro Rosso | TBC | TBC |
| Haas | TBC | TBC |
| McLaren | Carlos Sainz | TBC |
| Sauber | TBC | TBC |
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Login to replyDanimal5981
Posts: 574
In general three questions left:
1. Given this points-license system, who is getting the STR seats?
2. Williams needs an experienced driver for development or a driver who's commercially attractive; e.g. tied to money, or undiscovered market/region: who?
3. Is Leclerc moving up, or staying put?
The answer to those three questions decide the 2019 field.
Mercedes: Hamilton & Bottas
Ferrari: Vettel & Raikkonen
Red Bull: Verstappen & Gasly
Renault: Ricciardo & Hulkenberg
Haas: Magnussen & Grosjean/Leclerc/Perez?
Stroll Racing (Force India) - Stroll & Perez/Ocon?
McLaren: Sainz & Ocon/Vandoorne/Norris?
Toro Rosso: Ticktum & Hartley/Cassidy/Vandoorne?
Sauber: Giovinazzi & Kubica/Ericsson/Perez?
Williams: Sirotkin & Kubica/Grosjean/Ocon/Russell/Albon?
mcbhargav
Posts: 1,332
Formula1: The Order of Wishful thinking
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Force India: Stroll & Perez
McLaren: Sainz & Ocon
Sauber: Leclerc & Giovinazzi
Haas: Romain & Magnussen
Williams: Sirotkin & Russell
Kean
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Ferrari: Vettel / Räikkönen
Mercedes: Hamilton / Bottas
Red Bull: Verstappen / Gasly
Renault: Hülkenberg / Ricciardo
Haas: Magnussen / Leclerc
McLaren: Sainz Jr. / Ocon
Alfa Romeo Sauber: Vandoorne / Giovinazzi
Williams: Sirotkin / Pay driver like Latifi, Mazepin or Gelael. Perhaps Kubica.
Toro Rosso: Norris / Wehrlein (or Russell, Ticktum & Matsushita needs to win their respective series in order to get a super license.)
Kean
Posts: 692
..... Force India: Perez / Stroll
boudy
Posts: 1,168
Hope for felix rosenqvist in STR