F1 2022: How the grid is shaping up for the next season
Alex Albon, Valtteri Bottas and George Russell have made moves this week
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Your support makes all the difference.Alex Albon’s move to Williams leaves just Alfa Romeo Haas and Aston Martin to confirm their 2022 driver line-ups.
Here, we look at how the grid is shaping up for next season.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)
Car: 44
Age: 36
Starts: 279
Wins: 99
Championships: 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
George Russell (Gbr)
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)
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)
Car: 77
Age: 32
Starts: 169
Wins: 9
TBC
Haas
Nikita Mazepin (Rus)
Car: 9
Age: 22
Starts: 13Wins: 0
TBC
Williams
Nicholas Latifi (Can)
Car: 6
Age: 25
Starts: 30
Wins: 0
Alex Albon (Thai)
Car: 23
Age: 25
Starts: 38
Wins: 0