Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso. (Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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The F1 driver lineup for 2023 is slowly but surely coming together but not without the usual drama and uncertainty of silly season.
Formula 1 silly season never fails to deliver some sort of craziness as teams and drivers play their own version of musical chairs.
This year, Sebastian Vettel has opened one seat with his retirement while Fernando Alonso caused a stir by swapping Alpine for Aston Martin.
Alpine leaned into the embarrassment by releasing a statement claiming they signed Oscar Piastri only for the driver to tweet that he would not be driving for Alpine.
There are still plenty of seats to sort out for 2023, so strap in and enjoy the ride.
F1 driver lineup for 2023: Who will lineup on the Formula 1 grid next year?
(Confirmed drivers for 2023 in bold)
Alfa RomeoValtteri BottasBottas has a contract in place through 2023Zhou GuanyuZhou is on a one-year deal and does not have a guarantee to return but it’s looking good for himAlphaTauriPierre GaslyAlphaTauri confirmed Gasly will race for the team for 2023 ahead of the Canadian Grand PrixYuki TsunodaTsunoda doesn’t have an official deal for 2023 and there are mixed reports about his chances of getting oneAlpineEsteban OconOcon signed a three-year contract extension in 2021, keeping him with Alpine through 2024Aston MartinLance StrollStroll is not confirmed to retain his seat but as the son of the team owner it’s hard to imagine he loses itFernando AlonsoAlonso’s deal with Alpine was for just one year and he took the chance to leave the team to join Aston Martin for his next season in F1FerrariCharles LeclercWhen Leclerc joined Ferrari in 2019 he signed a long-term deal and then an extension to keep him in place until at least 2024Carlos SainzSainz picked up a two-year contract extension earlier this year so he will drive for Ferrari until 2024HaasKevin MagnussenMagnussen’s deal to replace Nikita Mazepin was a multi-year contract so he’ll be back in 2023Mick SchumacherSchumacher is racing for his seat next season without a guarantee to returnMcLarenLando NorrisNorris is locked in with McLaren until 2025 thanks to the five-year deal he signed in 2021Daniel RicciardoThere are murmurings that the disappointing Australian could have his contract terminated ahead of schedule but that would mean bearing a financial burden, so Ricciardo and McLaren are at an impasse for the momentMercedesLewis HamiltonThere was speculation that Hamilton could retire before the 2022 season or after it but he signed a two-year deal to drive for Mercedes through 2023George RussellWhen Russell got the bump from Williams to Mercedes he signed a multi-year deal and will remain with the team in 2023Red BullSergio PerezPerez got an extension from Red Bull keeping him in place until 2024Max VerstappenVerstappen will be with Red Bull for the long haul with a mega-contract through 2028WilliamsAlexander AlbonAlbon signed a new deal after the Hungarian Grand Prix to keep his seat with Williams in 2023Nicholas LatifiLatifi is in danger of losing his seat unless he produces resultsDrivers who could enter F1Felipe DrugovichDrugovich leads the F2 standings and could parlay a championship into an F1 seat but his path is more complex than othersLiam LawsonLawson is already tapped to be Red Bull’s reserve driver for 2023 and will take practice in an AlphaTauri at the Belgian Grand Prix, making himself an option if AT decide to move on from TsunodaLogan SargeantThe American, who is third in the F2 standings, will take his first F1 practice ahead of the United State Grand Prix with the chance to prove to Williams he is ready to take Latifi’s seatOscar PiastriThe Australian driver denied a statement from Alpine that he’d be joining their team and is instead reportedly on track to replace Ricciardo at McLarenTheo PourchairePourchaire has a line to F1 through Alfa Romeo and is sitting second in the F2 standings if they want to call him up in place of ZhouDrivers leaving F1Sebastian VettelVettel announced his impending retirement ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix
