While there was zero driver movement between the last race of F1 2023 and the first of F1 2024, expect the coming months to be carnage on the driver market...
Astonishingly, not a single driver left their seat after the final race of 2023, with every team remaining faithful to the driver line-ups that took part in the final Grand Prix of 2023. It’s the first time it’s ever happened in Formula 1 but, with plenty of contracts up for negotiation going into 2024, here are the drivers who will all be eager to get their contracts renewed to stay on the grid for F1 in 2025..
. The Spaniard is in his last year as a Ferrari driver after it was confirmed ahead of the 2024 season that Lewis Hamilton will be joining the team in 2025. He is not short of suitors for a seat, though, having firmly established himself as a hot property on the grid.
But with seats filling up already, he will have to make a decision on where to go sooner or later...
Ocon signed a new three-year deal with Alpine in the middle of 2021, with the Enstone squad showing their faith in his abilities. However that partnership will be coming to an end following the conclusion of the F1 2024 season. On Monday June 3, it was announced that the driver and team would be parting ways.
Esteban Ocon teased he will have news “very soon” on his future, so he may well have already secured himself a seat elsewhere. Watch this space. 📝 F1 2025 driver line-up: Who is already confirmed for the 2025 grid? 📅 F1 schedule: W.