Formula 1 News: Updated 2025 F1 Silly Season Predictions
With only two seats left to fill, we will inevitably lose a few familiar faces from Formula 1 in 2025. The following current F1 drivers are without a confirmed seat for 2025:
Daniel Ricciardo
Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
Kevin Magnussen
Logan Sargeant
Franco Colapinto
We have updated our 2025 F1 Silly Season Table below to predict who will fill the two remaining open seats.
Last Updated September 19, 2024
| 2025 AutoRacing1.com F1 Silly Season Table | ||||||
| Team | Engine | No. | Driver | Nat. | Rating | Comments |
| Audi Sauber | Ferrari | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Fact | Signed thru 2026 |
| 43 | Franco Colapinto | Argentina | Speculation | Could be loaned from Williams | ||
| TBD | Gabriel Bortoleto | Brazil | Speculation | McLaren F2 development driver | ||
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Speculation | Could be re-signed | ||
| Alpine F1 Team | Renault | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Fact | Signed thru 2026 |
| 61 | Jack Doohan | Australia | Fact | Signed thru 2025 | ||
| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team | Mercedes | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Fact | Signed thru 2026 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Fact | Daddy owns the team | ||
| Ferrari | Ferrari | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Fact | Signed thru 2028 |
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton | England | Fact | Signed thru 2026 | ||
| Moneygram Haas F1 Team | Ferrari | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Fact | Signed multi-Year |
| 87 | Oliver Bearman | England | Fact | Signed | ||
| McLaren F1 Team | Mercedes | 4 | Lando Norris | England | Fact | Signed thru 2027 |
| 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | Fact | Signed thru 2027 | ||
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Italy | Fact | Signed thru 2025 |
| 63 | George Russell | England | Fact | Signed thru 2025 | ||
| Red Bull Racing | Honda | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Fact | Signed thru 2028 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Fact | Signed thru 2025 | ||
| Visa Cash App RB | Honda | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Fact | Signed thru 2025 |
| 40 | Liam Lawson | Australia | Strong | Will replace Ricciardo from USGP | ||
| Williams Racing | Mercedes | 23 | Alex Albon | Thailand | Fact | Signed |
| 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Argentina | Fact | Signed | ||