Just one seat is officially vacant for the 2024 Formula 1 season, with many teams opting to keep their driver line-up for next year.
Williams is yet to confirm the re-signing of rookie Logan Sargeant, who in 2023 has scored just one point compared to the 27 of team-mate Alex Albon, but looks the favourite to be retained.
It has been a much quieter driver market than 12 months ago, where six of the 10 teams switched their lineup for 2023. So here is what’s known for the 2024 F1 grid:
Alfa Romeo 2024 F1 Drivers
Photo by: Alfa Romeo
Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C43, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43
– Valtteri Bottas – contracted until at least the end of 2024
– Zhou Guanyu – contracted until at least the end of 2024
It was a disappointing season for Alfa Romeo, who in 2023 scored less than a third of its points tally from 2022. Despite that, the team will continue with its driver pairing for a third consecutive year.
There is the experience of Valtteri Bottas, with the 34-year-old having won 10 grands prix. He joined on a multi-year deal at the start of 2022 from Mercedes, and has received a lot of praise from team-mate Zhou Guanyu. Zhou will enter his third year in the series next year, after crediting Bottas for helping him get up to speed with F1.
However, their futures beyond 2024 are up in the air. The team are preparing for radical changes in 2026 with the entry of Audi, and the German manufacturer may want to go in a different direction.
Before then, the team will revert back to Sauber for 2024, which was its team name before the Alfa Romeo sponsorship rebrand in 2019.
AlphaTauri 2024 F1 Drivers
Photo by: Erik Junius
Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT04
– Daniel Ricciardo – contracted until the end of 2024
– Yuki Tsunoda – contracted until the end of 2024
It has been a mixed year for AlphaTauri’s driver line-up. The team from Faenza started 2023 with Yuki Tsunoda and 2020-21 Formula E world champion but F1 rookie Nyck de Vries as its pairing.
However, De Vries was dropped after 10 grands prix due to poor performances. Daniel Ricciardo replaced him, but his F1 return only lasted two races after a crash broke his hand in second practice at the Dutch GP.
He was temporarily replaced by Red Bull junior Liam Lawson, who performed valiantly on his F1 debut. The 21-year-old scored two points over five races and was touted for a full-time race seat in 2024. That has not come, however, and he will remain as the reserve driver…
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