“If teams are going to choose somebody, they’re doing it based on the end of these current regulations going into the new ones in 2022,” says Di Resta. Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly are all but certain to fill three of those, but that still leaves six seats across four teams to be filled. At the time of writing, there are still nine vacant seats with only 11 confirmed for next year. Unlike most shopping streets this Christmas, the paddock is packed with eager buyers. “He’s put himself in the shop window,” Di Resta adds. He was a tad fortunate in Germany that thick fog prevented any running on Friday, so his late Saturday call-up was not as much of a disadvantage as it might have been, but he was still almost completely cold going into qualifying, making a points-finish on Sunday a genuine achievement. Williams: Nicholas Latifi, George Russell.AlphaTauri: vacant, vacant (Pierre Gasly expected to stay and Yuki Tsunoda to join if he can qualify for a superlicence).Renault (to be known as Alpine from 2021): Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon. McLaren: Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo.Racing Point (to be known as Aston Martin from 2021): Sebastian Vettel, vacant (Lance Stroll expected to stay).Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas, vacant (Lewis Hamilton expected to stay).“And Covid stopped the drivers for a long time so he was only a few races behind people, and at the Nurburgring it was probably like jumping back in the office and going again.” 2021 confirmed grid
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