Formula One: Which drivers will drive for Mercedes and Ferrari in 2019?

By Asher Fair | Oct 14, 2017

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MAY 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF70H on track during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya on May 14, 2017 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

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MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 03: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF70H leads Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF70H (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

What we know for 2018

Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel, 30, who is in his 10th full-time Formula One season, will return to Ferrari in the 2018 season after signing a three-year extension with the team. He has driven for the team in each of the past three seasons. He currently sits in 2nd place in the drivers standings and is still mathematically eligible to win this season’s championship with four victories through 16 races so far this season.

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen, 37, who is in his 15th full-time Formula One season, will return to Ferrari in 2018 on a one-year deal for his eighth season with the team and fifth in a row. He currently sits in 5th place in the drivers standings, which is the lowest position among all four Mercedes and Ferrari drivers. He has not won a race since he won at Australia in 2013, putting him on an 90-race win drought.

There was initially speculation that Raikkonen may call it quits after the 2017 season, but those rumors were seemingly put to bed when he signed that one-year deal to remain with the team in 2018 at the end of August past the halfway point of this season. At this point, it would take a miracle for him not to come back.

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