The driver market kicked in early this year, all thanks to Lewis Hamilton making his way to Ferrari which was a shock no-one really saw coming, and it has shaken the drivers market up quite a bit.
Summer break is normally where everything seems quiet, but rumours are flying everywhere, however it was quite a quiet one this year. But now we’re back racing for the second half of the season this seats will soon be announced!
So let’s see what drivers are confirmed for 2025!
Red Bull-
Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Red Bull is sticking with the same driver line-up for a fifth-successive season for 2025, having announced Sergio Perez will continue to partner three-time champion Max Verstappen, whose contract runs until 2028.
Ferrari-
Charles Leclerc
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari’s audacious and successful move to lure Hamilton away from Mercedes kicked the 2025 F1 driver market into gear before the 2024 campaign had even begun.
Seven time world champion, Hamilton joins Charles Leclerc at the team, with Leclerc having been announced on a deal covering “several more seasons” in January.
Mercedes-
George Russell
With Hamilton’s departure means George Russell is at present the only confirmed Mercedes drivers for 2025, after which his contract expires.
The team is keen to promote Kimi Antonelli – who is currently competing for Prema in Formula 2.
McLaren-
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
McLaren was the first team to have its 2025 line-up locked in.
Lando Norris is contracted at the team he’s spent his entire top-level career with until at least the end of 2026.
As is his team-mate Oscar Piastri who will be part of an unchanged line-up for a third year in a row in 2025.
Aston Martin-
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin is one of three teams that will boast an F1 champion in its 2025 line-up, as 42 year old Fernando Alonso ruled himself out of the silly season early by committing his future to the team with which he scored eight podiums last season.
At the end of June, the team confirmed a new deal for Lance Stroll that will keep him at the team through the first year of F1’s next rules in 2026.
Alpine-
Pierre Gasly
Alpine confirmed a “new multi-year” deal for Gasly that should extend beyond the end of 2025 just before the Austrian Grand Prix.
Esteban Ocon is obviously leaving the team, that means there is one seat remaining at Alpine, which is yet to be confirmed.
Williams-
Alex Albon
Carlos Sainz
Williams has tied down Alex Albon – who’s scored all but five of the teams 38 points in the ground effect era.
That vision has clearly impressed Carlos Sainz, who eventually picked Williams as his post-Ferrari destination.
RB-
Yuki Tsunoda
Red Bull officially exercised its option to keep Yuki Tsunoda at RB for 2025 ahead of the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, but there is still a question mark over his team-mate.
Perez’s new deal marked the official end of Daniel Ricciardo’s chance of returning to the main team, though his hopes have gradually faded during what has been a flat start to 2024.
Red Bull also has to find Liam Lawson a driver otherwise he is contractually free to race for another team if he doesn’t get a seat with them in 2025.
Sauber-
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg’s career revival at Haas has been impressive enough to catch the eye of Sauber for the 2025 season ahead of the team’s rebirth as the factory Audi team for 2026.
The identity of his team-mate isn’t yet known, but it seems all but certain it won’t be either of Sauber’s current driver, Valtteri Bottas or Zhou Guanyu.
Haas-
Ollie Bearman
Esteban Ocon
Hulkenberg’s exit left Haas with two vacancies for 2025 as his team-mate Kevin Magnussen is also out of contract at the end of the year.
But it was announced on the eve of the British GP weekend that Ferrari protege Ollie Bearman will make his F1 graduation in 2025.
Hass then confirmed prior to the Hungarian GP that Magnussen would not be retained, with one week later it confirmed Ocon will replace him on a multi-year deal with the team.
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