Only one seat is formally vacant for the 2024 Method 1 season, with many groups opting to maintain their driver line-up for subsequent yr.
Williams are but to substantiate the re-signing of rookie Logan Sargeant, who in 2023 has scored only one level in comparison with the 27 of team-mate Alex Albon, however appears the favorite to be retained.
It has been a a lot quieter driver market than 12 months in the past, the place six of the ten groups switched their line-up for 2023.
Nevertheless, there could also be a late twist at world champions Pink Bull regardless of drivers being below contract for subsequent season. So here’s what’s recognized for the 2024 F1 grid:
Alfa Romeo 2024 F1 Drivers
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Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C43, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43
– Valtteri Bottas – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
– Zhou Guanyu – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
It has been a disappointing season for Alfa Romeo, which has at present scored lower than a 3rd of its factors tally from 2022. Regardless of that, the group will proceed with its driver pairing for a 3rd consecutive yr.
There may be the expertise of Valtteri Bottas, with the 34-year-old having received 10 grands prix. He joined on a multi-year deal firstly of 2022 from Mercedes, and has acquired loads of reward from team-mate Zhou Guanyu. Zhou will enter his third yr within the collection subsequent yr, after crediting Bottas for serving to him stand up to hurry with F1.
Nevertheless, their futures past 2024 are up within the air. The group are making ready for radical modifications in 2026 with the entry of Audi, and the German producer could wish to go in a distinct route.
Earlier than then, the group will revert again to Sauber for 2024, which was its group title earlier than the Alfa Romeo sponsorship rebrand in 2019.
AlphaTauri 2024 F1 Drivers
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Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT04
– Daniel Ricciardo – contracted till the top of 2024
– Yuki Tsunoda – contracted till the top of 2024
It has been a combined yr for AlphaTauri’s driver line-up. The group from Faenza began 2023 with Yuki Tsunoda and 2021 Method E world champion however F1 rookie Nyck de Vries as its pairing.
Nevertheless, De Vries was dropped after 10 grands prix as a consequence of poor performances. Daniel Ricciardo changed him, however his F1 return solely lasted two races after a crash broke his hand in second apply on the Dutch GP.
He was quickly changed by Pink Bull junior Liam Lawson, who carried out valiantly on his F1 debut. The 21-year-old scored two factors over 5 races and was touted for a full-time race seat in 2024. That has not come, nevertheless, and he’ll stay because the reserve driver for subsequent season.
As a substitute, AlphaTauri opted to stay with the expertise of Ricciardo, 34, who completed seventh in simply his second grand prix again from harm. Ricciardo will accomplice Tsunoda subsequent season with AlphaTauri rumoured to have an incoming title change.
Alpine 2024 F1 Drivers
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Esteban Ocon, Alpine A523
– Pierre Gasly – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
– Esteban Ocon – contracted till the top of 2024
Alpine was the focus of a dramatic driver market in 2022. Fernando Alonso made a shock departure from the group, earlier than Alpine introduced reserve driver Oscar Piastri as his alternative. Piastri contested this having signed a take care of McLaren and, after Alpine took it to courtroom, his transfer to the British outfit was quickly confirmed.
The group as an alternative signed Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri to accomplice Esteban Ocon in 2023, however the season has not gone as hoped. The group appears nailed on to complete sixth within the championship after coming fourth in 2022, with each McLaren and Aston Martin overtaking it.
It noticed large modifications in its administration construction in 2023, with CEO Laurent Rossi, group principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane all departing.
Whereas Gasly is on a long-term deal, Ocon’s contract expires on the finish of 2024. If Alpine doesn’t enhance subsequent season, then the grand prix winner could must assess his future choices.
Aston Martin 2024 F1 Drivers
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR23
– Fernando Alonso – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
– Lance Stroll – rolling contract
The 2023 season began higher than Aston Martin might ever have imagined, having surpassed its 2022 tally of 55 factors after three races. Fernando Alonso scored six podiums within the opening eight grands prix, and Aston Martin was arguably one of the best group in F1 behind Pink Bull.
Nevertheless, different groups shortly caught up. Aston Martin has since scored two podiums within the final 12 grands prix and dropped to fifth within the championship behind Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren. All of Aston Martin’s podiums have been scored by Alonso, with the double world champion returning for a second yr on the group in 2024. Given his age – 42 – there are query marks over his long-term future, however the world champion is exhibiting no indicators of slowing down.
In the meantime, it has been a disappointing season for team-mate Lance Stroll. He’s six locations and 135 factors behind Alonso within the championship. Nevertheless, so long as the 25-year-old stays dedicated to F1, together with his father proudly owning the group, Stroll’s future at Aston Martin must be safe for the long-term.
Ferrari 2024 F1 Drivers
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23
– Charles Leclerc – contracted till the top of 2024
– Carlos Sainz – contracted till the top of 2024
Ferrari’s title combat towards Pink Bull ended disappointingly early in 2023, with the factors hole between the 2 groups having doubled this season in comparison with final yr. However the drivers stay certainly one of Ferrari’s largest belongings.
Each Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have proven they’re able to profitable races if given the instruments, with Sainz having taken victory on the 2023 Singapore GP. Each are below contract till the top of 2024 and seem eager to increase their stick with the group.
Haas 2024 F1 Drivers
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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23
– Nico Hulkenberg – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
– Kevin Magnussen – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
Haas changed Mick Schumacher with Nico Hulkenberg for 2023, choosing expertise over youth in its line-up. Hulkenberg got here in to accomplice fellow F1 veteran Kevin Magnussen, the place a mixed age of 65 leaves it as one of many oldest pairings on the grid.
Hulkenberg completed a strong P7 in Australia, whereas Magnussen has scored factors on a couple of events however the automotive has largely underperformed.
Haas has struggled for race tempo, with the automotive utilizing its tyres too aggressively. It leaves the group final within the constructors’ championship with two races left, however Haas noticed no motive to vary its line-up for 2024.
McLaren 2024 F1 Drivers
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Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60
– Lando Norris – contracted till the top of 2025
– Oscar Piastri – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2026
McLaren now has a steady driver line-up after a turbulent few years. The British outfit signed Ricciardo for 2021 with excessive hopes for the race winner, however the transfer didn’t go as deliberate and the group reduce his three-year contract brief a season early.
It signed rookie Oscar Piastri as his alternative, and the 22-year-old has proven he belongs in F1. The McLaren driver scored his maiden factors within the season’s third spherical, earlier than securing consecutive podiums in Japan and Qatar. On the latter, he additionally received the dash race.
Piastri has been rewarded with a brand new, long-term deal that runs till a minimum of the top of 2026. He may have a second season as Lando Norris’ team-mate, who will enter his sixth marketing campaign on the group.
The 23-year-old has been a pacesetter at McLaren and, after a disappointing begin scoring zero factors within the opening two grands prix, he has stood on the rostrum seven occasions up to now in 2023.
That first win nonetheless eludes him, nevertheless, and McLaren may have to indicate championship profitable capabilities over the approaching seasons to carry on to Norris for the long-term together with his contract expiring on the finish of 2025.
Mercedes 2024 F1 Drivers
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14
– Lewis Hamilton – contracted till the top of 2025
– George Russell – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2025
It has been an underwhelming two seasons for Mercedes, after Pink Bull ended its run of eight consecutive world championships. In 2024, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell may have their third season collectively as team-mates after the latter changed Bottas for 2022.
Hamilton is exhibiting few indicators of retirement, as he’s set on profitable a record-breaking eighth F1 drivers’ world championship. However it stays to be seen if Mercedes can lastly shut the hole on dominant Pink Bull, with Hamilton not having received a grand prix for the reason that 2021 Saudi Arabian GP.
Over the previous two seasons, he has been considerably of a mentor to Russell, with the 25-year-old profitable his maiden grand prix on the 2022 Brazilian GP. However this yr has been somewhat disappointing for Russell, who’s at present eighth within the championship with no race wins. Each drivers are clearly completely happy on the group, although, evident within the contracts they signed this yr.
Pink Bull 2024 F1 Drivers
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Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing RB19
– Sergio Perez – contracted till the top of 2024
– Max Verstappen – contracted till the top of 2028
Max Verstappen is arguably essentially the most safe driver on the F1 grid. The reigning triple world champion has damaged a number of information in 2023, and has a mega contract that runs till the top of 2028. His future past then has been an enormous speaking level, as Verstappen beforehand stated he may resolve to stroll away from F1 when his deal expires.
Though Sergio Perez is contracted for subsequent yr, his performances in 2023 have left him behind his team-mate, and his hole to Verstappen within the standings is greater than whole variety of factors Perez has amassed in 2023. Nevertheless, he ought to nearly maintain on to second within the championship.
There have been rumours of Ricciardo becoming a member of Pink Bull for subsequent yr, however the extra seemingly state of affairs is that Perez stays for the ultimate yr of his contract, earlier than the line-up modifications in 2025.
Williams 2024 F1 Drivers
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Logan Sargeant, Williams FW45
– Alex Albon – contracted till a minimum of the top of 2024
– Logan Sargeant – contracted till the top of 2023
Albon has rejuvenated his F1 profession at Williams. He was dropped by Pink Bull on the finish of 2020 following poor outcomes, which compelled him to overlook the 2021 season. He joined Williams for 2022, and has since grown into the group chief.
He has impressed on many events, together with ending seventh on the Italian GP after qualifying sixth, and has outqualified rookie team-mate Sargeant at each race this season.
That led to doubts lingering over Sargeant’s future. He has solely scored one level this season, which got here at the US GP as a result of Hamilton and Leclerc have been each disqualified after the race, and isn’t but confirmed for 2024.
Though he’s favorite to remain on for subsequent yr with group boss James Vowles typically stating his assist, his future is not going to be confirmed till the top of this season. Ought to he depart, then there are a number of drivers that Williams might signal.
One is perhaps Schumacher, Mercedes reserve driver, however he appears sure for a World Endurance Championship drive with Alpine. Lawson additionally seems unlikely given his Pink Bull hyperlinks, whereas a shock transfer could possibly be made for Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti, who’s at present second within the Method 2 championship. Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou may additionally be in with an outdoor shot of the seat, however all indicators up to now level in direction of Sargeant staying on.