The chair game has already begun in Formula 1: who is next, who wants to enter and the possible arrival of Mick Schumacher

10/22/2020 6:45 PM

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Updated 10/22/2020 6:45 PM

The weekend will not only mark the return of Formula 1 to Portugal after 24 years.

There could also be news in the

.

This Thursday,

and Kevin Magnussen confirmed that they will leave Haas at the end of the season, so the American team will have two free seats.

He began

in the

.

A little over a month ago, in the preview of the Tuscan Grand Prix,

left Racing Point, which from 2021 will be called Aston Martin, and a day later the

announced the arrival of Sebastian Vettel, who in May he had been left without a place at Ferrari before the hiring of Spaniard Carlos Sainz, in what was

on the F1

.

So far,

, although one of them could change and another could join.

In the

are Sainz and Charles Leclerc;

Fernando Alonso will return to Renault and will be

partner

, since Daniel Ricciardo will go to McLaren to accompany

;

and

will now have a four-time champion at his side.

While

renewed at Williams, the purchase of the team by Dorilton Capital could alter those plans, primarily since Checo Pérez was left without a team for 2021.

George Russell is a promising young Mercedes, who does not want to lose him.

Can he be a reserve driver if he runs out of place at Williams?

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Those confirmed pairs would be joined by Mercedes when Lewis Hamilton, whose contract ends in December, signs a new bond.

In Great Britain, the

reported a few weeks ago that Mercedes had already put him on the table with a contract of

per year until 2023. Thus, he would join Valtteri Bottas, who has already been confirmed, like Max Verstappen, Red Bull's flagship.

As promising youngsters, it is also expected that

(Red Bull)

Y

Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) continue, although it is not known if in his teams or in others, while we will have to wait to see what Kimi Raikkonen decides about his future at 41 years old.

While for

(Alpha Tauri) and

(Alfa Romeo), with poor results, it will be key to meet the budget.

In the midst of this dance of names, the Formula 2 drivers appear, including Mick Schumacher.

Given the relationship that Haas has with Ferrari, it would not be strange if they chose a young driver from the Italian team's academy for their new duo.

And from there those who sting in tip are the son of Michael Schumacher and

, also claimed by Alfa Romeo, the subsidiary team of Ferrari.

The decision, however, would be communicated during the double final date of the F2, in Bahrain, between November 26 and December 5.

Leader in F2, Mick Schumacher pops up for an F1 seat.

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Other names of the F2 are not ruled out, such as that of the Russian

, 21, who would arrive with the financial backing of

, Dmitry Mazepin, main shareholder and president of Uralchem ​​Integrated Chemicals Company and interested in buying Haas .

Or the possibility that

, a substitute at Racing Point this season, will get a final seat next year.

"Next year we have nothing to lose. We only have something to gain, because we cannot lose much from where we are now," Italian

Haas team principal

analyzed

about a season in which the Formula One organizers 1 set a ceiling of

in the budget.

In addition, he indicated that "everything is possible", when asked if the team could have two rookies in 2021.

The chair game has already started at the

.

Only time will tell who finds a seat and who should look elsewhere.

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