16/11/2021
NEWS STORY
And then there were none...
Today's confirmation that Guanyu Zhou will join Valtteri Bottas as Alfa Romeo, thus becoming the sport's first Chinese driver, the final piece of the 2022 F1 jigsaw falls into place.
Though it has yet to be officially confirmed, testing is set to get underway at Barcelona on February 21, at which time we will welcome in the sport's much anticipated new era.
In the meantime however, there's the little matter of the 2021 titles to be decided.
| Driver | Nat | Team | Comment |
| Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Russell | GBR | Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing | Confirmed |
| Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing | Confirmed |
| Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren-Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Norris | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Vettel | GER | Aston Martin-Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin-Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Alonso | ESP | Alpine-Renault | Confirmed |
| Ocon | FRA | Alpine-Renault | Confirmed |
| Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | Confirmed |
| Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | Confirmed |
| Gasly | FRA | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | Confirmed |
| Tsunoda | JAP | AlphaTauri-Bull | Confirmed |
| Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | Confirmed |
| Zhou | CHI | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | Likely |
| Mazepin | RUS | Haas-Ferrari | Confirmed |
| Schumacher | GER | Haas-Ferrari | Confirmed |
| Albon | GBR | Williams-Mercedes | Confirmed |
| Latifi | CAN | Williams-Mercedes | Confirmed |