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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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LE CASTELLET, FRANCE – JUNE 23: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) McLaren F1 Team MCL34 Renault (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
LE CASTELLET, FRANCE – JUNE 23: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) McLaren F1 Team MCL34 Renault (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images) /

Red Bull Racing

#33. . No. 33. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda. MAX VERSTAPPEN

CONFIRMED: Ending months of speculation that he would sign with Mercedes, the performance exit clause in Max Verstappen’s contract with Red Bull Racing, which doesn’t end until the end of the 2020 season, expired without him being able to trigger it, team manager Helmut Marko confirmed. As a result, he is set for his fifth consecutive season with the Milton Keynes-based team next year.

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda. ALEXANDER ALBON. #23. . No. 23

SPECULATION: Alexander Albon has not yet driven in a race for Red Bull Racing following his mid-season promotion from Scuderia Toro Rosso. Him finding success over the course of the 2019 season’s final nine races would make Red Bull Racing’s decision for who to pair with Max Verstappen next year easy, and perhaps most importantly, low-risk. After Pierre Gasly struggled mightily through the season’s first 12 races, it’s safe to say that if Albon can provide the team with some sense of consistency when it comes to securing solid results, he will be back with them next year.

McLaren

CARLOS SAINZ JR.. #55. . No. 55. McLaren, Renault

CONFIRMED: McLaren recently confirmed that Carlos Sainz Jr.’s contract with the team runs through at least the 2020 season.

McLaren, Renault. LANDO NORRIS. #4. . No. 4

CONFIRMED: McLaren also recently confirmed that Lando Norris’s contract with the team runs through at least the 2020 season. In fact, they confirmed that it runs through at least the 2022 season.

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