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 08: Sergey Sirotkin of Russia driving the (35) Williams Martini Racing FW41 Mercedes (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images) /

Williams Racing, Mercedes

No. 35. Williams Racing, Mercedes. SERGEY SIROTKIN. #35.

Williams Racing are currently known as Williams Martini Racing, but they are losing Martini as a sponsor following the conclusion of the 2018 Formula 1 season. As a result, they will be looking for money from drivers even more so than they already are.

While Sergey Sirotkin’s career-high Formula 1 finish is only a 13th place result in this year’s Austrian Grand Prix, he is backed by SMP Racing and provides a nice chunk of cash to the Grove-based organization. While he is the only driver who has not yet scored a point this season, expect him back with the team next year.

#40. . No. 40. Williams Racing, Mercedes. ROBERT KUBICA

Robert Kubica was widely rumored as a possible driver for Williams Martini Racing this season before they hired Sergey Sirotkin to be a teammate to Lance Stroll. Kubica, who has not driven full-time in Formula 1 since the 2010 season, currently test drives for Williams.

The 33-year-old Pole has driven in a few practice sessions for Williams this season. With how badly the team have struggled this season, it may play to their benefit to hire a veteran such as Kubica to try to help them improve next year and beyond.

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