There are five seats left in F1

Twenty-six places were to be distributed for this 2010 season. Twenty-one found takers. There are therefore five seats left for many contenders. Overview of the drivers in the running to join the Renault, Toro Rosso, Campos and US F1 teams…

Published on 20/01/2010 à 09:45

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Renault F1 Team
The list may seem very long but is getting shorter day by day. There would only be three names left on Eric Boullier's tablets: Vitaly Petrov (25 years old, GP2 vice-champion), Takuma Sato (32 years old, 91 GP), Nick Heidfeld (32 years old, 169 GP).

Team Toro Rosso
There is no longer any doubt that Jaime Alguesuari (19 years old, 8 GP) will keep his seat.

Campos Meta 1
Many uncertainties still hang over the new Spanish team. As long as a new round of discussion is not completed, it is a safe bet that the name of Bruno Senna?s teammate will not be confirmed. Kazuki Nakajima (25 years old, 36 GP), Pastor Maldonado (24 years old, 6th GP2), Alvaro Parente (25 years old, 8th GP2), Vitaly Petrov (25 years old, vice champion GP2) and Andy Soucek (24 years old, Champion F2) are often cited.

US F1 Team
The American team remains the one that is most often questioned regarding its presence in Bahrain. And the absence of a contract with pilots only reinforces this feeling. Is the list of contenders as long as a directory? Jose Maria Lopez (26 years old, TC2000 Champion) would be well placed like James Rossiter (26 years old), Christian Klien (26 years old, 48 GP) even Jonathan Summerton (21 years old, 17th Indy Lights) or Jacques Villeneuve (38 years old, 165 GP, 1 world title, 11 victories).