This season’s ‘Silly Season’ Formula 1 It was hectic. With the signing bomb of Hamilton for Ferrari everything exploded and a large part of the grill fought to get the service of Carlos Sainzone of the most stable and reliable pilots of the ‘Great Circus’. Finally, Williams He took the lead and was able to convince the Madrid man.
Other equipment such as Alpine or Audi They tried to sign the Spaniard and the option to enter mercedes. With the decision to sign for Williams, there are now four slots to fill for the 2025 grid, the last before the regulation change. We examine them.
1
mercedes
Antonelli just needs to sign
Toto Wolff is clear that the Italian will be in charge of replacing Lewis Hamilton. Despite being a 17-year-old rookie in F2, Mercedes wants to develop him now to give him the necessary run before the regulation change comes. They don’t want to lose the new gem like they did with Max Verstappen. It’s not official yet, but it will be a few days before it can be confirmed barring a last minute mishap.
2
Audi
Project to be released
The new project will arrive in 2026 and therefore in 2025 the gap will be in the current Sauber team, which is certainly not going through its best moment. The German structure has confirmed the arrival of Nico Hülkneberg with a multi-year contract and its first idea is to sign Carlos Sainz. The man from Madrid chose a different path and now they have to find an alternative. Valtteri Bottas or Guanyu Zhou, current drivers in the Hinwill team, are the ones fighting to get a renewal.
3
Alpine
Ocon’s replacement is missing after the breakup
Esteban Ocon is the leader of the French structure but his action against his teammate Pierre Gasly in Monaco ended the patience of the French and they chose not to renew his contract after five seasons together. With the arrival of Flavio Briatore, the choice of Carlos Sainz also sounds strong. However, the most likely to take the Frenchman’s seat was the reserve driver: Australian Jack Doohan.
4
RB
Will Ricciardo continue in F1?
Waiting to see what will happen to Checo Pérez at Red Bull if his performance does not improve, another driver whose continuity is not guaranteed is Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian from RB has not put in good performances since his return to F1 in mid-2023 and Helmut Marko has already commented that they will decide the future of Liam Lawson, reserve driver of the energy drink structure, in September. Another name that should also be considered should they decide not to renew Ricciardo is Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman is the current leader of Formula 2 and also considers the future of Red Bull and the Visa Cash App RB.
Source: La Verdad
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