Australian Daniel Ricciardo will drive for McLaren in the Formula One next season after signing a multi-year deal that will see him repla...
Australian Daniel Ricciardo will drive for McLaren in the Formula One next season after signing a multi-year deal that will see him replace Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz, the British team announced on Thursday.
Ricciardo, 30, will line up alongside Britain’s Lando Norris, 20, at McLaren in 2021 after he leaves Renault at the end of this season.
Ferrari also announced the arrival of Sainz, who will take the place of Sebastian Vettel at Maranello next year after the four-time world champion announced this week he was leaving the Italian team.
With Sainz moving to Ferrari and Ricciardo heading for McLaren, here’s a look at how the grid in the 2021 Formula One world championship is shaping up:
Mercedes
Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is under contract until the end of 2020 and has made no secret of his intention to stay with the sport’s top team as he targets Michael Schumacher’s record of seven titles. His teammate Valtteri Bottas is also signed up until the end of this year. However, the 30-year-old Finn is believed to be under pressure from highly-rated Williams driver George Russell, a product of the Mercedes young drivers scheme. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said he wants to keep Hamilton and Bottas together. But he also admitted that he cannot “ignore” the fact...
