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Formula 1 2020 driver lineup: Who lands where? Making sense of the rumors

By Asher Fair

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 leads the field into turn two at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 04, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 leads the field into turn two at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 04, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) /
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SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA – JUNE 29: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 leads Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF90 (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA – JUNE 29: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 leads Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF90 (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) /

Mercedes

#44. . No. 44. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes. LEWIS HAMILTON

CONFIRMED: Lewis Hamilton signed a two-year contract extension with Mercedes back in July of 2018. The five-time champion and 81-time Grand Prix winner isn’t going anywhere.

#77. . No. 77. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes. VALTTERI BOTTAS

SPECULATION: Valtteri Bottas’ current contract with Mercedes, which he also signed in July of 2018, ends at the end of the 2019 season, and the team did not pick up the one-year option that it contained. However, they could still sign him to an altogether new contract, and they have been tipped to do so. Bottas is a proven winner and a team player, and fixing what isn’t broken should not be something that the five-time reigning champions attempt to do this offseason.

Ferrari

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

CONFIRMED: Despite retirement rumors and even rumors that he may trigger a clause in his contract to leave Ferrari and join another team, Sebastian Vettel is committed to driving for the Scuderia through at least the 2020 season, which is when his contract ends.

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

CONFIRMED: Charles Leclerc’s initial Ferrari deal, which began this season, was first reported as a four-year contract. There’s a reason he is dubbed the future face of the team — and perhaps even already the face of the team.

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