How the grid is shaping up for 2019

Published on 29 Sep 2018 13:23

By: Fergal Walsh

Following Toro Rosso's announcement that Daniil Kvyat would be returning to the team next season, there are just five seats left to fill out for the 2019 grid. Toro Rosso is yet to identify who will partner Kvyat, with plenty of potential suitors ready to fill the seat.

It is believed that the favourite to get the seat is former Mercedes junior driver Pascal Wehrlein, who raced in the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Manor and Sauber respectively. Former Red Bull junior and Formula 2 racer Alex Albon is also in contention.

Williams is also yet to announce its line-up for next year, but it is expected that Sergey Sirtotkin will stay for a second season. Mercedes is believed to be in negotiations with the Grove squad over a deal for one of its junior drivers, Esteban Ocon and George Russell.

Force India has not yet confirmed its line-up for next year, however no shocks will be delivered when it announces that it will retain Sergio Perez once again to partner Lance Stroll, whose father now controls the team.

Here's how the 2019 grid is currently looking;

*Team*	*Driver*	*Driver*
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel	Charles Leclerc
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen	Pierre Gasly
Force India	TBC	TBC
Williams	TBC	TBC
Renault	Nico Hulkenberg	Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso	Daniil Kvyat	TBC
Haas	Romain Grosjean	Kevin Magnussen
McLaren	Carlos Sainz	Lando Norris
Sauber	Kimi Raikkonen	Antonio Giovinazzi

F1 News Max Verstappen Valtteri Bottas Romain Grosjean Daniel Ricciardo Daniil Kvyat Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel Kimi Räikkönen Sergio Perez Kevin Magnussen Pascal Wehrlein Pierre Gasly Esteban Ocon Antonio Giovinazzi Charles Leclerc Alexander Albon Lance Stroll George Russell Lando Norris Mercedes Red Bull Racing Williams McLaren Force India Ferrari Renault Sauber Manor Motorsport

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