F1 2019 - Teams and Drivers - Who goes where?!

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Ok, so it looks like time to work out what is going on next season. Lots of TBC's to be filled in and plenty of interesting things in the market to talk about!
Will fill this out and adjust the format as I get news and rumours over the rest of the season. Please feel free to add new rumours/news, but please try to link source where possible, so i can add the links to the text.

Team - Mercedes
Engine - Mercedes
Team news:

Driver 1 - Lewis Hamilton - Confirmed 2 year extension - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137515/hamilton-completes-new-mercedes-deal
Driver 2 - Valtteri Bottas - Confirmed for 2019 with option for 2020 - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137531/mercedes-keeps-bottas-for-2019

Reserve(s):
Pascal Wehrlein - Farmed out to DTM, not sure if he might get another seat? (Force India perhaps, to replace Ocon?)
Estenban Ocon
George Russell

Development:
None Listed

Rumoured:
Esteban Ocon (?) - Due to both drivers under doubt, he is on the radar as a Mercedes junior https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/esteban-ocon-on-standby-for-mercedes-future-20180621

Team - Red Bull
Engine - TAG-Heuer? (Honda) - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136852/red-bull-announces-2019-honda-engine-deal
Team news:
Driver 1 - Pierre Gasly - Confirmed - https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1031616493631488000
Driver 2 - Max Verstappen - Has Contract

Reserve(s):
Sebastien Buemi - Return to F1 unlikely unless called in as emergency replacement
Development:

Rumoured:
Carlos Sainz Jr - in the running one would guess... https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137570/sainz-wants-next-contract-to-be-for-two-years

Team - Ferrari
Engine - Ferrari
Team news:
Driver 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Has Contract
Driver 2 - Charles Leclerc - Confirmed - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/138634/leclerc-seals-ferrari-seat-in-place-of-raikkonen

Reserve(s):
Antonio Giovinazzi
Development:
None listed (Ferrari Driver Academy drivers?)

Rumoured: Charles Leclerc - Rumoured to be replacing Kimi- https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136898/ferrari-ready-to-replace-raikkonen-with-leclerc

Team - Force India (Stroll F1?)
Engine - Mercedes
Team news: Financial issues limiting development - https://www.planetf1.com/news/lawrence-stroll-set-to-buy-force-india-report - Stroll senior looking to buy FI - ttps://www.crash.net/f1/news/899157/1/perez-financial-issues-restricting-force-india-f1-development
Driver 1 - Sergio Perez - Confirmed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45905584
Driver 2 - Esteban Ocon - TBC

Reserve(s)
Development -

Rumoured: Lance Stroll - Could be a boon to FI ailing financial issues, and likely a better all round car for Stroll to get his teeth into - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137526/stroll-linked-with-force-india-switch

Team - Williams
Engine - Mercedes
Team news:
Driver 1 - George Russell - Confirmed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45831954
Driver 2 - Robert Kubica - Confirmed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/46300009

Reserve -
Development -

Rumoured: George Russell - being touted for 2019 drive

Team - Mclaren
Engine -Renault
Team news
Driver 1 - Carlos Sainz Jr - Confimred - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/138057/sainz-secures-alonso-mclaren-seat-for-2019
Driver 2 - Llando Norris - Confirmed - https://www.crash.net/f1/news/904736/1/norris-replaces-vandoorne-mclaren-2019future/

Reserve(s):
TBC
Development:
Oliver Turvey
Nyck De Vries
Rudy Van Buren

Rumoured:

Team - Torro Rosso
Engine - Honda
Team news - Said to be up to 10 drivers in shortlist! - http://f1i.com/news/316326-toro-rosso-marko-ten-drivers-2019.html
Driver 1 - Daniil Kvyat- Confirmed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45639663
Driver 2 - Brendon Hartley - Under pressure from Dan Ticktum - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/1...ail&utm_term=0_37b525b20e-03afedc46f-99685563

Reserve -
Development -

Rumoured:


Team - Haas
Engine - Ferrari
Team news: Keeping Both Drivers - https://www.haasf1team.com/news/news-haas-f1-team-retains-driver-lineup-2019
Driver 1 - Romain Grosjean - Retained for 2019
Driver 2 - Kevin Magnussen - Retained for 2019

Reserve -
Development -

Rumoured:

Team - Renault
Engine - Renault
Team news:
Driver 1 - Nico Hulkenberg - Has Contract - DR signing confirmed him as teammate.
Driver 2 - Daneil Ricciardo - Has Contract - Driver is technically "on loan" to Renault for Red Bull. How new Honda engine deal will affect this is unknown. - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/135129/sainz-feels-like-onloan-footballer-at-renault

Reserve:
Jack Aitken - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/134460/aitken-gets-renault-f1-reserve-driver-role
Development:
None Listed (Renault Sport Academy)

Rumoured:
Daniel Ricciardo - Rumoured to be taking main seat, after shock RB exit.

Team - Sauber
Engine - Alfa Romeo
Team news:
Driver 1 - Kimi Raikkonen - Confirmed - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/138632/raikkonen-to-return-to-sauber-for-2019
Driver 2 - Antonio Giovinazzi - Confirmed
Reserve -
Development -

Rumoured: Antonio Giovonazzi



Drivers in the running:

Carlos Sainz Jr - Dropped by Renault - Not confirmed anywhere yet - RB to replace DR? - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137570/sainz-wants-next-contract-to-be-for-two-years

Oliver Rowland - Driving for Williams - In season test in Hungary
Nicholas Latifi - http://www.f1i.com/news/306164-latifi-working-towards-securing-f1-seat-2019.html
Pascal Wehrlein - Maybe a seat at Force india as a Mercedes backed driver to replace Ocon if he gets a Mercedes seat. (all very speculative!)
Dan Ticktum - Talk of him replacing Hartley @ Torro Rosso - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/1...ail&utm_term=0_37b525b20e-03afedc46f-99685563
Robert Kubica - Claims to be hunting a 2019 race seat - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137363/kubica-my-mega-status-masked-rookie-reality

Seats likely to be open:

Sauber x1 - Leclerc's almost certain promotion leaves a seat to be filled
Mclaren x1 - Possibly two?? Although a total clear-out is unusual in F1.
Ferrari x1 - Kimi to leave - Looks like this is all but confirmed as filled by Leclerc promotion from Sauber
 
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I keep hearing rumours, but nothing I can get a proper link for, that Stroll is just not happy with Williams, and may well walk. Possibly from F1 totally with his cash.

I also have heard that Alonso is offski.

Kimi is being lined up to be replaced, i think, with Leclerc
 
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Seeing mixed messages now with Stroll, some claim there is a contract extension in the offing..

Added and corrected OP with info provided above.

RE Ferrari, really hope they will change and take a young driver. They will have a solid number 1 and a young un is a good gamble!
 
I guess they want to keep him to replace Alonso when he leaves shortly? His stock is clearly very high in F1 circles...

Sadly, I think he might do better elsewhere. Mclaren's current trajectory does not exactly look great!
 
Lets assume that Vettel stays for another 3-4 years, and gets himself one more championship.
Surely he will walk then? Leclerc will have a few years as tail-gunner before getting the number 1 seat surely.
If he continues to put in a good showing, the other teams will be looking into him around that time period anyway (if not before), so Ferrari will have to make a decision sooner rather than later.
 
I have made a few more updates, like the interesting situation with Sainz, and how the new engine deal with Honda might have some effect on his "loan" deal to Renault from the Red Bull stable.
If anyone can find any new information I have missed on other drives, please link in here so I can update :)
 
Don't see it myself. Kimi is done. Great guy, was a great driver, occasionally still shows he is capable, but I don't see him as highly desirable for any team bosses at the moment. He knows his place at Ferrari, and does not challenge the status quo. Neither does Bottas, but he is probably cheaper, got the potential to improve and be around for longer. He can act as a base-line for comparison when Hamilton leaves at the end of 2020, not to mention aid car development consistency when Hamilton leaves.
 
I don't think its much of a set back at the moment, they will move it to the end of the year, they were just keen to get him a kick start I think.
It does not say why it was blocked, that I can see, but I am sure it will come out soon.
 
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