Changes since the end of the 2018 season:
- Sauber is now Alfa Romeo, back for the first time since 1985
- Force India became Force India Racing Point during last season, but now they’re just Racing Point
- Fernando Alonso left F1 for Indy, and recently won the Daytona 24-hour race, although Zak Brown has said he “might be regarded as a de-facto reserve driver at McLaren this year”
- Rob Smedley, who was Head of Performance Engineering at Williams, has joined Ross Brawn’s technical team
- Newbies this season are: Alexander Albon, George Russell, and Lando Norris
Team | Drivers (number) | |
---|---|---|
Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton (44*) | Valtteri Bottas (77) |
Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel (5) | Charles Leclerc (16) |
Red Bull | Max Verstappen (33) | |
Renault | Daniel Ricciardo (3) | Nico Hulkenberg (27) |
Haas | Romain Grosjean (8) | Kevin Magnussen (20) |
McLaren | Carlos Sainz (55) | Lando Norris (4) |
Racing Point | Sergio Perez (11) | Lance Stroll (18) |
Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen (7) | Antonio Giovinazzi (99) |
Toro Rosso | Daniil Kvyat (26) | |
Williams | George Russell (63) | Robert Kubica (88) |
*World champion Hamilton will continue to use #44.
**Red Bull switched GAS and ALB mid-season; see comments below.
Not a good start for Williams!
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47281392
Alfa Romeo’s paintwork looks nice!

Ricciardo lost his rear wing
https://twitter.com/autosport/status/1097841103766802433
Pirelli explain the new tyre compound names/colours
https://twitter.com/pirellisport/status/1092770062908321793
“Albon to replace Gasly at Red Bull from Belgium”
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.albon-to-replace-gasly-at-red-bull-from-belgium.5f9BkwxuJ5TF86EPKqqwJa.html
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/49317809
https://redbullracing.redbull.com/article/alex-joins-team