With all this new blood suddenly exploding on scene, it is quite difficult to see through the winter fog and make out who is going where. A few drivers are still pending for the moment, but the below list should be what is confirmed until today.
McLaren (formerly known as McLaren Mercedes)
1. Jenson Button (moved from Brawn GP)
2. Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes GP (formerly known as Brawn GP)
3. Nico Rosberg (moved from Williams F1).
4. Unknown (rumored to be Michael Schumacher)
Red Bull Racing
5. Sebastien Vettel
6. Mark Webber
Ferrari
7. Felipe Massa
8. Fernando Alonso (moved from Renault)
Williams
9. Rubens Barrichello (moved from Brawn GP)
10. Nico Hulkenburg (promoted to F1 from GP2)
Renault
11. Robert Kubica (moved from BMW Sauber)
12. Romain Grojean
Force India
13. Adrian Sutil
14. Vitantonio Liuzzi
Scuderia Toro Rosso
15. Sebastien Buemi
16. Unknown
Lotus
17. Jarno Trulli (moved from Toyota)
18. Heikki Kovalainen (moved from McLaren Mercedes)
Campos Meta 1
19. Unknown
20. Bruno Senna (promoted from GP2)
USF1
21. Unknown
22. Unknown
Virgin Racing (formerly known as Manor F1)
23. Timo Glock (moved from Toyota)
24. Lucas di Grassi (promoted to F1 after four seasons at GP2)
Sauber (formerly known as BMW Sauber)
Team Numbers and Drivers Unknown at this point.
2009 Drivers:
- Nelson Piquet Jnr. (ex-Renault)
- Sebastien Bourdais (ex-Toro Rosso)
- Kazuki Nakajima (ex-Williams)
- Nick Heidfeld (ex-BMW)
- Christian Klien (ex-BMW test driver)
- Kamui Kobayashi (ex-Toyota)
- Romain Grosjean (ex-Renault, mid season)
- Jaime Alguersuari (ex-Toro Rosso, mid season)
Kimi Raikkonen (ex-Ferrari, on one-year sabbatical)
The British pairing at the top of the grid makes for an exciting one. One cannot help put think back to the Hamilton-Alonso pairing (two hot heads) and the problems they encountered. Norbert Haug silenced doubts that history would repeat itself here. Hamilton can be a little cocky at times. I beg to differ with Haug. If not in 2010, then 2011.
Team McLaren
It was about time Nico Rosberg found a comfortable and worthy home for himself. He’s always been fast and consistent but never convincing enough for my liking. Is Michael Schumacher preparing to take the second seat? Is the world about to witness Schumi in overalls other than Red ones? That hasn’t happened since his various motor sport ventures in the Race of Champions and his motorcycle venture. Mercedes is German after all but because Schumi and Ferrari have been ubiquitous together, rest assured, fans of zee Ge’man are also die hard Red fans. Silver or Grey or whatever Mercedes come up with will not cut it.
Rosberg moves along to Team Mercedes
Fernando Alonso is a wild Spaniard. Does anyone else feel like F1 is slowly becoming A1GP’s big brother? British, German, and Latin…what’s next? Fernando is a wild Spaniard and it all spills out vigorously on track. He is perfect for Ferrari and everybody at the Scuderia could not agree more. I can’t wait for him to show us his Champion colors. I feel if I were to cut into his skin, he would leak blue and yellow. It will take some time for his immune system to get used to something else. Ferrari will inevitably do the job.
Alonso becomes part of the Scuderia
Lotus, Campos, USF1, and Virgin Racing are all suspended in midair for the moment. I am eager to see which falls where..first.
The Formula 1 Condition 