Formula 1: 2019 Silly Season driver lineup prediction

By Asher Fair | Jul 21, 2018

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JULY 01: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9, Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H and Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 07: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images) /

Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari. SEBASTIAN VETTEL. #5. . No. 5

Last summer, Sebastian Vettel became the first driver to sign a contract that extends beyond the conclusion of the 2018 Formula 1 season when he signed a three-year contract to remain with Scuderia Ferrari until at least the 2020 season.

The current driver championship leader has a chance to tie Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 championship record of seven by the 2020 season before his next contract expires, but having not won a title since the 2013 season, will he be able to pull it off? Regardless, will he still drive for Ferrari after the 2020 season ends?

CHARLES LECLERC. #16. . No. 16. Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari

Current Alfa Romeo Sauber rookie Charles Leclerc has long been rumored as the replacement driver for Kimi Raikkonen at Scuderia Ferrari, and that appears as though it will happen in the 2019 season.

It has already been revealed that Ferrari are ready to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc next year, and it was even revealed that Ferrari and Leclerc had agreed on a contact that the 20-year-old Monegasque driver had not yet signed. With how talented Leclerc is and what he has been able to do in his rookie season driving for Sauber, he could be a future Formula 1 champion.

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