Of course, contracts in Formula One are not always iron-clad, and that is particularly true for the slower teams. Sometimes, the press releases are pretty vague (e.g. mentioning a "multi-year deal"). While I'm sure things might change during the next 12 months, at this moment I consider the following drivers to be under contract:
- Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Kevin Magnussen at Haas (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Kimi Räikkönen at Alfa Romeo (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Daniel Ricciardo at Renault (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Carlos Sainz at McLaren (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Max Verstappen at Red Bull (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari (explicitly stated to be signed until the end of 2020)
- Charles Leclerc at Ferrari (implied to be signed until the end of 2022)
- Lando Norris at McLaren (stated to be a multi-year deal)
- George Russell at Williams (stated to be a multi-year deal)
Place Name Points Exact Subm 1 SpaceHorseParty 50.67 7 1 2 rodlamas 50.67 7 2 3 Marklar 50.67 7 3 4 KWSN - DSM 50.67 7 4 5 sladealonso 50.67 7 5 6 thequadge 50.67 7 6 7 thegforcemaybewithyou 50.67 7 8 8 noikeee 50.67 7 10 9 Makarias 50.67 7 11 10 DutchQuicksilver 50.67 7 12 11 scheivlak 50.67 7 13 12 M2000-5 50.67 7 15 13 Grayson 50.67 7 16 AVERAGE PICK 50.67 7 14 f1paul 45.40 6 9 15 TurnOffTheLights 42.40 5 7 16 Costaz 40.27 5 14Just like before, the players are first ordered by their number of points, then by their number of exact picks, and then by submission order. As more drivers get confirmed, the number of points should diverge. As we can see, some players think some of the confirmed contracts might get broken: f1paul predicts Magnussen will leave F1, TurnOffTheLights expects Ricciardo to take Vettel's seat at Ferrari, and Costaz thinks both Magnussen and Räikkönen will not feature in 2020.
We will also track the amount of potential points. This shows the maximum possible points haul for each of the players. It is listed below:
Place Name Points Exact Subm 1 Makarias 137.47 20 11 2 rodlamas 133.87 20 2 3 M2000-5 133.60 19 15 4 KWSN - DSM 132.93 20 4 5 thegforcemaybewithyou 132.80 20 8 6 sladealonso 132.67 20 5 7 scheivlak 128.47 20 13 8 noikeee 127.00 20 10 9 thequadge 125.53 20 6 10 SpaceHorseParty 124.73 20 1 11 Marklar 124.73 20 3 12 DutchQuicksilver 124.73 20 12 AVERAGE PICK 124.20 20 13 Grayson 123.53 20 16 14 f1paul 122.93 19 9 15 TurnOffTheLights 118.47 18 7 16 Costaz 110.47 18 14Remember, the most rewarded picks are unique. Rare picks also offer a lot of potential points. The average pick, being a combination of the most expected (and thus least rewarded) picks, is close to the bottom – but, just like in the years, that is almost certain to change as more teams confirm their lineups.
As soon as you hear any updates regarding the 2020 lineups, check out this thread!
Edited by SpaceHorseParty, 18 March 2019 - 23:19.