The 24-year-old Briton George Russell, a Mercedes rookie, is the only change in the top teams in Formula 1 for the 2022 season, which begins on Sunday in Bahrain with a beginner and two returnees.
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Formula 1: the calendar for the 2022 season
Formula 1: manufacturers' classification
Formula 1: drivers classification
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Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) will become at 22 the very first Chinese in the premier category of motorsport.
The 25-year-old Thai Alexander Albon, former Toro Rosso driver (now AlphaTauri) then Red Bull in 2019 and 2020, returns to F1 after a year of absence.
He will now drive for Williams.
Similar journey for Kevin Magnussen: after a year out of F1, the 29-year-old Dane returns to his former Haas team.
He replaces at short notice the Russian Nikita Mazepin, dismissed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The starting grid for the 2022 Formula 1 season:
mercedes
Briton Lewis Hamilton (37) has extended his contract until the end of 2023. His compatriot George Russell (24) has signed a "long-term contract" from 2022.
Red Bull (Red Bull-Honda engine)
Dutchman Max Verstappen (24) is contracted until the end of 2028 and Mexican Sergio Perez (32) until the end of 2022.
Ferrari
Monegasque Charles Leclerc (24) has a contract until the end of 2024, Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr (27) until the end of 2022.
McLaren (Mercedes engine)
Australian Daniel Ricciardo (32) has signed until 2023. Briton Lando Norris (22) until 2025.
Alpine (Renault engine)
Frenchman Esteban Ocon (25) is under contract until 2024. Spaniard Fernando Alonso (40) is until 2022.
AlphaTauri (Red Bull-Honda engine)
Frenchman Pierre Gasly (26) and Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (21) have been extended in 2022. Gasly is under a Red Bull contract until 2023, allowing him to stay at AlphaTauri or be promoted in the parent structure. Red Bull.
Aston Martin (Mercedes engine)
German Sebastian Vettel (34) and Canadian Lance Stroll (23), son of owner Lawrence Stroll, are under contract until the end of 2022.
Williams (Mercedes engine)
Thai Alexander Albon (25) and Canadian Nicholas Latifi (26) are under contract until the end of 2022.
Alfa Romeo (Ferrari engine)
Finn Valtteri Bottas (32) joins the team with a multi-year contract.
Zhou Guanyu (22) becomes the first Chinese driver in F1, under contract until the end of 2022.
Haas (Ferrari engine)
German Mick Schumacher (22), son of Michael and Ferrari protege, is under contract until the end of 2022. Dane Kevin Magnussen (29) has signed for several years.
