Now that
Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have been signed by Haas for 2021, there are only three spots left on the
Formula 1 grid for 2021. Who will take the last seats in the king's class of motor racing next season?
Crazy Silly Season
This season's Silly Season started strikingly and that was only a sign of what was to come for the rest of the year. Indeed, even before the
Formula 1 season of 2020 had started, it became clear that
Sebastian Vettel would have to leave
Ferrari,
Carlos Sainz would succeed him and
Daniel Ricciardo would go to
McLaren. However, things only got crazier.
In the rest of the season, Fernando Alonso's return would be announced,
Sergio Perez's contract was torn up to get Vettel to Aston Martin and Red Bull still has not decided who should drive for the two teams.
Red Bull and Mercedes remain
At Red Bull there are still two free spots. Besides
Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez,
Nico Hulkenberg and
Alexander Albon have a chance to win at
Red Bull Racing and at AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda, Danill Kvyat and perhaps even Alexander Albon have a chance to win Red Bull's last seat.
The last remaining seat is that of
Lewis Hamilton. The Brit is being replaced in Bahrain by
George Russell because of his coronavirus infection, but it is expected that in 2021 Lewis will simply return to the grid in front of Mercedes, where he will hunt for his eighth world title, really breaking
Michael Schumacher's record.
The Formula 1 grid for 2021:
Mercedes
- TBA
Ferrari
- Carlos Sainz
- TBA
McLaren
- Daniel Ricciardo
Renault
- Fernando Alonso
AlphaTauri
- TBA
Racing Point -> Aston Martin
- Sebastian Vettel
Alfa Romeo
Haas
- Nikita Mazepin
- George Russell