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Paul Weaver in Abu Dhabi

Formula One 2015: How the grid could line up next season

Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel's switch to Ferrari is the headline move of those announced for the 2015 season so far. Photograph: Tom Gandolfini/AFP/Getty Images

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg

Mercedes will have the same driver lineup for next season after their double championship winning year of 2014. Fernando Alonso was linked with them before signing for McLaren.

Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat

Rookie Kvyat will make the in-house switch from Torro Rosso to partner Ricciardo, who has had a sensational first season with the senior team.

McLaren

Fernando Alonso, to be decided

A new Honda engine will be the challenge here next year and Alonso is the man who just might make the most of it. But McLaren still cannot decide whether Jenson Button or Kevin Magnussen will ride shotgun.

Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen

Vettel, after a disappointing final year at Red Bull, will replace Alonso and join up with Raikkonen. Alonso is still the best all-round driver out there, but Ferrari needed a change.

Williams

Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa

The team of the year, after Mercedes. So it is hardly surprising that Williams renewed the contracts back in September for Massa and Bottas, who looks a future world champion.

Force India

Nico Hülkenberg, Sergio Pérez

They have re-signed Hülkenberg, who will actually stay at the same team for two years running for a change. More recently they have also confirmed that his 2014 team-mate Pérez will be back.

Lotus

Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado

Grosjean recently announced that he would race for the team again next year. He has been there since early 2012. The new Mercedes engine will encourage him. Maldonado will also be back.

Sauber

Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr

Another all-new team. Ericsson has signed from Caterham and will be joined by rookie Nasr, who has impressed as Williams test driver this year.

Toro Rosso

Max Verstappen, to be decided

The exciting Verstappen will make his debut next year. The team has not decided who will run with him, but it is likely to be either Alex Lynn or Carlos Sainz Jr.

The Caterham team went into administration in October, along with Marussia, and no one knows whether there will be a new buyer. Haas F1 is on the way – but not until 2016.

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