Formula 1 looks set for a major driver line-up shake-up in 2014, albeit with the introduction of just three new rookie drivers.
Daniil Kyvat will be joining Toro Rosso in place of the promoted Daniel Ricciardo whilst Sergey Sirotkin is in at Sauber. Meanwhile McLaren have all but confirmed the arrival of Kevin Magnussen as Sergio Perez’s replacement.
Most of the changes are current drivers switching teams. Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari, Daniel Ricciardo to Red Bull, Nico Hulkenberg to either Lotus or Force India and Felipe Massa to Williams.
Amongst those changes could see the return of Heikki Kovalainen and even Vitaly Petrov if his Russian backers are revealed to truly exist – although pretty unlikely.
The biggest shock is the potential for just one team, Mercedes, to have the same line-up next year as it does now. Could that be an advantage for the Anglo-German marque?
Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel (confirmed)
Daniel Ricciardo (confirmed)
Ferrari
Fernando Alonso (confirmed)
Kimi Raikkonen (confirmed)
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton (confirmed)
Nico Rosberg (confirmed)
Lotus
Romain Grosjean (confirmed)
Nico Hulkenberg (likely)
Pastor Maldonado (possible)
Paul di Resta (unlikely)
McLaren
Jenson Button (confirmed)
Kevin Magnussen (confirmed)
Force India
Adrian Sutil (very likely)
Paul di Resta (likely)
Pastor Maldonado (possible)
Nico Hulkenberg (unlikely)
Sergio Perez (unlikely)
Sauber
Sergey Sirotkin (confirmed*)
Esteban Gutierrez (possible)
Sergio Perez (possible)
Nico Hulkenberg (unlikely)
Pastor Maldonado (unlikely)
Vitaly Petrov (unlikely)
Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne (confirmed)
Daniil Kyvat (confirmed)
Williams
Valtteri Bottas (confirmed)
Felipe Massa (confirmed)
Marussia
Jules Bianchi (confirmed)
Max Chilton (very likely)
Caterham
Giedo van der Garde (very likely)
Heikki Kovalainen (likely)
Charles Pic (possible)
*Confirmed if he’s eligible for a Super License.
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