Who doesn’t have a seat in F1 2025?
Now its long-term driver line-up has emerged with Formula 2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto signing a multi-year contract alongside Nico Hülkenberg. It leaves Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas without an F1 seat for 2025, although both have secured reserve roles, with Ferrari and Mercedes respectively. Formula One driver Carlos Sainz has signed with Williams Racing for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The Spaniard is in his final season at Ferrari and currently ranks fifth in the Formula One (F1) driver standings.Williams wouldn’t hand over their promising young driver (who they might need in 2-3 years) to a team they’re potentially competing with in the WCC unless a big pile of money was on the table. Alpine almost definitely paid 10+ million for Colapinto.In January 2025, Colapinto left Williams to join Alpine as a reserve driver. Haas is fielding an all new line-up in 2025; Nico Hülkenberg departed the team after two seasons to drive for Sauber, with whom he last competed in 2013.
Is Bottas leaving F1?
While Bottas leaves his full-time role, he is not entirely stepping away from F1. He will join Mercedes as a reserve driver for 2025 as George Russell continues his time at the team alongside rookie Kimi Antonelli. Now its long-term driver line-up has emerged with Formula 2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto signing a multi-year contract alongside Nico Hülkenberg. It leaves Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas without an F1 seat for 2025, although both have secured reserve roles, with Ferrari and Mercedes respectively.
Who is replacing Bottas?
Bottas has raced for the Sauber-operated team – previously known as Alfa Romeo – since 2022 but will lose his spot over the winter after they decided to pair the previously signed Nico Hulkenberg with F2 front-runner Gabriel Bortoleto. Bottas went on to return to Mercedes as a reserve driver for 2025, but the 35-year-old has made no secret of the fact that he is keen to get back to racing – and one team that could potentially have a vacancy in 2026 is Red Bull, the squad having yet to decide on Yuki Tsunoda’s future.
Where is Hamilton going in 2025 F1?
After a long and successful partnership with Mercedes – which yielded numerous championships – Hamilton switched to Ferrari for 2025 and, at the halfway point of the season, sits in sixth place of the Drivers’ Standings, his best result so far being a P4. As of 2025, George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli are the only drivers to have driven for Mercedes, with the former having done so since 2022 and the latter starting in 2025. Esteban Ocon is the only other former driver to be participating in the 2025 season.Antonelli to replace Hamilton at Mercedes Andrea Kimi Antonelli will partner George Russell at Mercedes for the 2025 season, replacing Lewis Hamilton as the seven-time world champion departs for Ferrari.
Is Audi joining F1?
Audi made the announcement of its Formula 1 entry in 2026 at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix. Video published on August 26, 2022. Audi made the announcement of its Formula 1 entry in 2026 at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix. Background. Whilst the modern Audi company has never entered Grand Prix racing, its predecessor company Auto Union had competed in Grand Prix racing from 1935 to 1939, prior to the inception of the World Championship in 1950. Audi announced in 2022 that it would enter the championship as an engine manufacturer in 2026.