How the grid is shaping up for the 2022 Formula One season
Alex Albon’s move to Williams leaves just Alfa Romeo, Haas and Aston Martin to confirm their 2022 driver line-ups.
Here, the PA news agency looks at how the grid is shaping up for next season.
MERCEDES
Sir Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)
Car: 44
Age: 36
Starts: 279
Wins: 99
Championships: 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
George Russell (Gbr)
It’s official. Next year, I’ll be a Mercedes F1 driver. This is a special day for me and I want to say a huge thank you to @WilliamsRacing, @MercedesAMGF1 and everyone who has supported me in getting to where I am today. I couldn’t have done it without every single one of you. 💙 pic.twitter.com/MmGA1vr9mR
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) September 7, 2021
Car: 63
Age: 23
Starts: 51
Wins: 0
RED BULL
Max Verstappen (Ned)
Car: 33
Age: 23
Starts: 132
Wins: 17
Sergio Perez (Mex)
Car: 11
Age: 31
Starts: 204
Wins: 2
McLAREN
Lando Norris (Gbr)
Car: 4
Age: 21
Starts: 51
Wins: 0
Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)
Car: 3
Age: 32
Starts: 201
Wins: 7
ASTON MARTIN
Sebastian Vettel (Ger)
Car: 5
Age: 34
Starts: 270
Wins: 53
Championships: 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
TBC
ALPINE
Fernando Alonso (Spa)
Car: 14
Age: 40
Starts: 324
Wins: 32
Championships: 2 (2005, 2006)
Esteban Ocon (Fra)
Car: 31
Age: 24
Starts: 80
Wins: 1
FERRARI
Charles Leclerc (Mon)
Car: 16
Age: 23
Starts: 72
Wins: 2
Carlos Sainz (Spa)
Back to business. #essereFerrari 🔴 @MissionWinnow pic.twitter.com/cqEnHH9pXq
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 6, 2021
Car: 55
Age: 27
Starts: 131
Wins: 0
ALPHATAURI
Pierre Gasly (Fra)
Car: 10
Age: 25
Starts: 77
Wins: 1
Yuki Tsunoda (Jap)
Car: 22
Age: 21
Starts: 13
Wins: 0
ALFA ROMEO
Valtteri Bottas (Fin)
I’m very happy and excited to let you know that I’ll be joining @alfaromeoracing @F1 team from 2022 with a multi year contract!
Press release: https://t.co/LL75ZWoHfA#VB77 #F1 @alfa_romeo #NewChapter #NeverGiveUp pic.twitter.com/1T3mdd80LI
— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) September 6, 2021
Car: 77
Age: 32
Starts: 169
Wins: 9
TBC
HAAS
Nikita Mazepin (Rus)
Car: 9
Age: 22
Starts: 13
Wins: 0
TBC
WILLIAMS
Nicholas Latifi (Can)
Car: 6
Age: 25
Starts: 30
Wins: 0
Alex Albon (Thai)
I can’t tell you how good it feels to say.. I’m joining @WilliamsRacing for 2022!! The most sincere thank you to Jost and everyone at Williams for trusting me with this opportunity and of course @redbullracing especially Christian and Dr. Marko for making this possible. pic.twitter.com/c0NhSQLd0L
— Alex Albon (@alex_albon) September 8, 2021
Car: 23
Age: 25
Starts: 38
Wins: 0