F1 Driver Moves 2025. A first look at some of the many driver moves for the 2025 season as carlos sainz, nico hulkenberg, esteban ocon and new f2 champion gabriel bortoleto all make test debuts for their new teams. That leaves just a few additional open seats for 2025 — one at mercedes and one at vcarb, though the driver lineups for these teams was never thought to depend on carlos.

Only seven drivers had contracts until the 2025 campaign going into the 2024 season, which left 13 seats available for what would almost certainly leave room open for several bold team moves. That leaves just a few additional open seats for 2025 — one at mercedes and one at vcarb, though the driver lineups for these teams was never thought to depend on carlos.