While the 2023 silly season was something of a damp
squib, 2024 really was the season of change as teams made their driver plans
for F1 2025.
Only seven drivers had contracts until the 2025 campaign
going into the 2024 season, which left 13 seats available for what would almost
certainly leave room open for several bold team moves and reshuffles on the F1
grid. Places are starting to fill up, though there is still plenty to be
decided. Here is a breakdown of every team on the grid and the current state of
play over their seats for the F1 2025 season:
Red Bull
Max Verstappen (Contract until end of 2028 season)
Sergio Perez (Contract until end of 2026 season)
Verstappen signed a mega six-year contract extension
after his first title-winning season with Red Bull in 2021 and he will barely
be halfway through it by the time he reaches 2025.
Sergio Perez will be joining him on the grid at Red Bull,
having signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2026 partway
through the 2024 season.
Mercedes
George Russell (Contract until end of 2025 season)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Contract covering at least 2025
season)
Mercedes confirmed George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
would remain as team-mates until the end of 2025, until Hamilton made his
switch to Ferrari for 2025 – a move few had seen coming.
The team waited until the Italian Grand Prix to confirm
the identity of Hamilton’s replacement, with teenage sensation Andrea Kimi
Antonelli promoted from F2.
Ferrari
Charles Leclerc (Contract for ‘several more seasons’
beyond 2025)
Lewis Hamilton (Contract is “multi-year”)
Leclerc is confirmed on a new contract with Ferrari that
will take him into F1 2025, but the Scuderia haven’t confirmed just how long
his new deal is for.
On the other side of the garage, Lewis Hamilton will make
a sensational switch from Mercedes to join Ferrari on a “multi-year” deal that
begins in 2025.
Aston Martin
Lance Stroll (Contract for ‘2025 and beyond’)
Fernando Alonso (“Multi-year contract” until at least end of 2026)
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