Thursday, 20 November 2014

Who goes where in 2015? The F1 driver market taking shape

(Florent Gooden DPPI for Renault Sport F1)

Following yesterday's announcement from the Lotus F1 Team that Romain Grojean could remain with the Enstone outfit for a fourth consecutive season on Thursday it was Ferrari's turn to announce that Fernando Alonso will be leaving the team. Shortly after making that announcement Ferrari confirmed what everyone expected and that was that Sebastian Vettel will be joining Kimi Raikkonen at the team in 2015 after signing  three year contract.

So what does those announcements mean for the 2015 Formula One grid?

Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team- Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg CONFIRMED

Infiniti Red Bull Racing Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat CONFIRMED 

Williams Martini Racing Team Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas CONFIRMED 

Scuderia Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel CONFIRMED 

McLaren Honda TBC  (Possible drivers Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso or Kevin Magnussen) no later then December 1

Sahara Force India Formula One Team Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez CONFIRMED

Toro Rosso Max Verstappen CONFIRMED second driver TBC

Lotus F1 Team Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado CONFIRMED 

Sauber F1 Team Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr CONFIRMED 

**The Marussia F1 Team ceased trading on Friday 7th November and will not complete the 2014 Formula One season**

The Caterham F1 Team missed both the United States and Brazilian Grand Prix after entering administration however Smith and Williamson the Administrators appointed to run the team have got the team out to Abu Dhabi and they will race in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

© Ben Johnston 2014


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