Angel of Death Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2024 driver line-up is identical to last year: for the first time in the history of the world championship, every team and driver is set to remain unchanged from one season to the next. We already know that won’t be the case in 2025, with news of Lewis Hamilton’s impending deal with Ferrari and more than half of seats currently available. Although several contracts did expire at the end of 2023, all of those have been extended by at least a year. Drivers at risk of being dropped managed a late surge in form, including Williams‘ Logan Sargeant who was out-qualified and out-scored by Alex Albon at every round, but picked himself up from a series of errors to finish tenth in Austin and pick up his first point. Back in America for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, he qualified seventh. Another driver who dipped in form was Sergio Perez who won two of the first four races, then lost an alarming amount of ground to team-mate Max Verstappen, who was often leading comfortably while Perez scrapped in the midfield. But he too, recovered towards the end of the year and secured his seat. Elsewhere, AlphaTauri renamed itself Visa Cash App RB but retained Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo, with Liam Lawson left on the sidelines despite impressing as a stand-in for the injured Ricciardo. Similarly, Mercedes, Haas and Alfa Romeo — now known as Stake F1 confirmed that their line-ups would remain unchanged. Ahead of the start of the season, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have signed contract extensions. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2023-f1-driver-line-ups-latest-news-and-rumours-for-next-season-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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