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2025: a year of turmoil?

The 2025 season will be destined for a possible revolution on the starting grid, at least considering the current situation that sees more than half of the drivers. the contract expires at the end of 2024. At the moment, the only certainty comes from the move of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari, as well as from the more recent signing of Fernando Alonso, at the beginning of the transfer rumors that were dismissed with the re-signing of Aston Martin until 2026. so what remains to be understood will be the future of eleven drivers in the Circus.

I top team

We start with the top-level teams: Ferrari and Red Bull. In the first case, it is not yet clear what the destination will be Carlos Sainzwhich will give way to the aforementioned Hamilton in 2025. The name of the Spaniard has been linked to teams such as Mercedes and Red Bull, as well as Sauber, which will be under the control of Audi in 2026. Everything to understand also Sergio Perezwhile the main goal of Mexico remains that of re-signing with Red Bull, which is not fully guaranteed especially by Helmut Marko.

His colleagues

Then there are four teams that have yet to extend the contracts of both their drivers. One of these is Bull Racingcone Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo. Although the Japanese have also been linked with Red Bull, the situation is more difficult for the Australian, still without points after the first race of the season and the growing ‘threat’ of Liam Lawson. Everything to understand even at home Alpinethis time and Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, in the clear difficulty and competitive crisis of the transalpine company. There is still no press release from either Clean Kickin its last year before being passed under the control of Audi from 2026. Decisions and agreements with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyusame as Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenbergin this case Haas. Separate discussion for Williamswhich after Albon’s update has not yet been evaluated Logan Sargeant, whose future in F1 appears to be more in jeopardy. Finally, Lance Stroll, whose contract with Aston Martin is not known, is not officially among the eleven expiring drivers, but the Canadian driver seems to be interested in continuing at least until 2026 to assess whether the Honda-powered Aston Martin will be a title winner and the arrival of new rules.

Drivers whose contracts expire at the end of 2024