This is the F1 market after Alonso’s renewal: Drivers and free spots

With the renewal of Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin After reaching an agreement for a multi-year contract, most of the gaps in Formula 1 are closed by 2025. At the moment, in the top teams there are only two positions left to define: which will be with Russell in Mercedes and Verstappen will be in the box with Red Bull if the Dutchman finally fulfills his contract.

After announcing the bombing at Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari closed its lineup at first and shook the market, leaving Sainz freeand. The Spaniard, who is in exceptional condition, is one of the big draws and from Italy they have pointed out that in the next few hours he will sign for Mercedes. However, nothing is official yet.

The other two teams with their lineup closed are McLaren and Aston Martin. The people of Woking have been tied for a long time Norris as Piastri until 2026 at least while the one at Silverstone Alonso was confirmed on Thursday and Stroll has an indefinite contract.

The big gap that remains to be confirmed apart from Mercedes is Red Bull, by far the best team on the grid since the 2022 regulation change. Checo Pérez ends his contract in 2024 and from Milton Keynes they have warned that they need to take a step forward to stay and if not they will look for options. Helmut Marko He already said that they won’t make a decision until the summer.

Then there is the rest of the grid with no confirmed drivers because they are all out of contract. Haas, Alpine, Sauber, Williams and RB They have to decide in a moment what the names are for their future. One of the things that doesn’t seem to continue, even now in 2024, is about Daniel Ricciardo suffering a lot on Visa Cash App RB and it is not ruled out that the Red Bull offices will give him the boot.

From the middle zone, finishing in the Sauber could also be an interesting option considering that In 2026 the structure will be Audi with a completely new project that will start with major changes in regulations.