Ten F1 race seats available for 2011 season
30 November, 2010
Class of 2010 pose in Abu Dhabi for the season end photo. How many will be around in 2011?
Nov.30 (GMM) Six teams are yet to confirm their full driver lineups for the 2011 season, according to the official entry list published on Tuesday by F1′s governing body. This means ten F1 seats are still available for 2011.
Sergio Perez is so far the only confirmed rookie
Only the top four teams as well as Sauber and Lotus have lodged FIA entries naming two race drivers.
One vacancy is at Renault alongside Robert Kubica, although Vitaly Petrov is expected to be retained for a second season.
Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado is yet to be announced at Williams, and Force India failed to nominate a single driver, with Adrian Sutil, Tonio Liuzzi, Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg all reportedly in the running.
Toro Rosso’s lineup is also officially unconfirmed, even though the Faenza based team have said Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari are staying, alongside Australian rookie Daniel Ricciardo in a Friday practice role.
Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi yet to be confirmed by Toro Rosso
Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli have been listed by Lotus, whose entry has been lodged as ‘Team Lotus’ amid speculation the Malaysian team might change its name before the start of next season.
Similarly, Renault is still officially ‘Renault F1 Team’, but Group Lotus could step in as a title and naming sponsor, even though that change could compromise its 2010 Concorde Agreement prize money.
Sauber have dropped BMW from the name and are now officially registered asSauber F1 Team.
Timo Glock is expected to stay at Virgin, but the British team – now renamed Marussia Virgin Racing in deference to its new Russian supercar co-owner – has not listed a single race driver.
FIA list of 2011 drivers amd teams:
| No. | Driver | Team | Constructor | Engine |
| 1 2 |
Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Renault |
| 3 4 |
Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 5 6 |
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 7 8 |
Michael Schumacher Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 9 10 |
Robert Kubica TBA |
Renault F1 Team | Renault | Renault |
| 11 12 |
Rubens Barrichello TBA |
AT&T Williams | Williams | Cosworth |
| 14 15 |
TBA TBA |
Force India F1 Team | Force India | Mercedes |
| 16 17 |
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Perez Mendoza |
Sauber F1 Team | Sauber | Ferrari |
| 18 19 |
TBA TBA |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Ferrari |
| 20 21 |
Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus | Lotus | Renault |
| 22 23 |
TBA TBA |
HRT F1 Team | HRT | Cosworth |
| 24 25 |
TBA TBA |
Marussia Virgin Racing | Virgin | Cosworth |
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Oh so now, Algersuari and Buimi will have a chance to drive for Sauber? hahaha…