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Who will drive where in 2021? The preliminary F1 grid of next season
- GPblog.com
With the announcement that Pierre Gasly has extended his contract with AlphaTauri, there is again one seat less available for the 2021 season. But which drivers already have a contract, and who hasn't been confirmed yet?
Pierre Gasly stays at AlphaTauri
Today, the AlphaTauri team announced that Pierre Gasly has extended his contract. It was already likely that he would stay with the Red Bull family, but there were still speculations about a return to the factory team. Now the question is who will get the second seat, both at AlphaTauri and Red Bull.
In addition, the question is what Alfa Romeo and Haas are going to do. It is not yet clear if Kimi Raikkonen will stay with Alfa Romeo, but he has indicated that he wants to stay in F1. For Antonio Giovinazzi next year is also a big uncertainty. Haas now knows that neither Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen will be returning to the team in 2021.
This is the provisional F1 grid of 2021:
Mercedes: <?> | Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen | <?>
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz
McLaren: Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris
Alpine (Renault): Esteban Ocon | Fernando Alonso
AlphaTauri: <?> | Pierre Gasly
Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel | Lance Stroll
Alfa Romeo: <?> | <?>
Haas: <?> | <?>