Formula 1 2024: Teams & drivers
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All you need to know about the teams and drivers in 2024.
Alpine - Esteban Ocon (car number 31), Pierre Gasly (10)
Both Pierre Gasly (left) and Esteban Ocon are out of contract at the end of the season
The all-French pairing of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are in their second season together at Alpine.
Aston Martin - Lance Stroll (18), Fernando Alonso (14)
Fernando Alonso (right) won the majority of Aston Martin's points last season, with Lance Stroll contributing just over a quarter of them
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, now 43, is partnered by Lance Stroll at Aston Martin. Stroll is the son of team owner Lawrence.
Ferrari - Charles Leclerc (16), Carlos Sainz (55)
Charles Leclerc (left) finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz in the driver standings last year
This is the final season that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both line up at Ferrari, after the shock announcement Lewis Hamilton will join the Italian team in 2025.
Haas - Kevin Magnussen (20), Nico Hulkenberg (27)
Haas concluded the 2023 season bottom of the constructors' championship
Haas, like every other team on the grid for 2024, originally stuck with an unchanged line-up, following a difficult 2023 campaign where the US-based team finished bottom of the constructors' championship. German Nico Hulkenberg and Dane Kevin Magnussen are their drivers.
McLaren - Lando Norris (4), Oscar Piastri (81)
Both Lando Norris (left) and Oscar Piastri shared the podium at the Qatar Grand Prix in 2023
McLaren made a sluggish start to the 2023 season but strong results from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri allowed them to bounce back and beat Aston Martin to fourth place in the constructors' title race.
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton (44), George Russell (63)
Lewis Hamilton (left) finished third in the driver standings last year while George Russell was eighth
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is waving goodbye to Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season after 11 years with the Silver Arrows, while team-mate George Russell is now in his third season with Mercedes.
Red Bull - Max Verstappen (1), Sergio Perez (11)
Red Bull drivers won all but one race in the 2023 season
Red Bull celebrated their sixth constructors' crown, and second in a row, in 2023 thanks to Max Verstappen's continued domination over the rest of the field.
Red Bull won 22 of the 23 races in the dominant season in F1 history, with Verstappen taking the chequered flag first 19 times and team-mate Sergio Perez doing so twice.
RB - Liam Lawson (30), Yuki Tsunoda (22)
Liam Lawson (left) will partner Yuki Tsunoda at RB from the United States Grand Prix until the end of the season
Red Bull's sister team were given a makeover for the new season - with Alpha Tauri morphing into RB.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo was replaced by Liam Lawson after the Singapore Grand Prix, the New Zealander joining up with Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda.
Sauber - Zhou Guanyu (24), Valtteri Bottas (77)
Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas became team-mates at the start of the 2022 season
Alfa Romeo became Sauber for the 2024 season and the team decided to stick with the same driver pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.
Williams - Alex Albon (23), Franco Colapinto (43)
Franco Colapinto (right) replaced Logan Sargeant following the Dutch Grand Prix in August
Alex Albon scored 27 of Williams' 28 points in the 2023 season. For 2024, he has been partnered with Franco Colapinto since the Italian Grand Prix after Logan Sargeant was dropped.