2019 Formula One World Championship

2019 FIA Formula One
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The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars which would be the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is due to be contested over a number of Grands Prix held in different countries throughout the world. Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively. The 2019 championship is also scheduled to see the running of the one thousandth World Championship race, which would be hosted in China.[1][2]

Entries

The following teams and drivers are under contract to take part in the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Daniel Ricciardo (left) is set to leave Red Bull Racing for Renault, replacing Carlos Sainz Jr. (center) who will move to McLaren. Pierre Gasly will join Red Bull

Charles Leclerc (left) is set to be promoted from Sauber to Ferrari, displacing Kimi Raikkonen who will move to Sauber

Antonio Giovinazzi (left) has signed to Sauber. George Russell has signed to Williams
Constructor Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
Ferrari Ferrari 5
16		 Germany Sebastian Vettel[3]
Monaco Charles Leclerc[4]
Haas-Ferrari Ferrari[5] 8
20		 France Romain Grosjean[6]
Denmark Kevin Magnussen[6]
McLaren-Renault Renault[7] 55
TBA		 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.[8]
United Kingdom Lando Norris[9]
Mercedes Mercedes 44
77		 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[10]
Finland Valtteri Bottas[11]
Red Bull Racing-TBA TBA[12] 10
33		 France Pierre Gasly[13]
Netherlands Max Verstappen[13]
Renault Renault 3
27		 Australia Daniel Ricciardo[14]
Germany Nico Hülkenberg[14]
Sauber-Ferrari Ferrari[15] 7
TBA		 Finland Kimi Räikkönen[16]
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi[17]
Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda Honda[18] 26
TBA		 Russia Daniil Kvyat[19]
TBA
Williams-Mercedes Mercedes[20] TBA
TBA		 United Kingdom George Russell[21]
TBA

Team changes

Red Bull Racing signed a memorandum of understanding that would see the team end its twelve-year partnership with Renault and switch to Honda power units.[12] In doing so, Red Bull Racing would join sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso in using Honda power after Scuderia Toro Rosso joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2018. Neither team would be recognised as Honda's official factory team under the terms of the agreement.[22]

Driver changes

The lead up to the 2019 season has seen a high volume of driver changes. Only Mercedes and Haas will feature the same line-up as the previous season. Daniel Ricciardo is scheduled to leave Red Bull Racing after five years with the team, joining Renault.[14][23] Ricciardo's agreement with the team is that he is to replace Carlos Sainz Jr., who has been on loan to the French manufacturer from Red Bull's driver development programme. Sainz did not have his deal with Red Bull renewed and will to move to McLaren to replace two-time World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso,[8] who had earlier announced that he would not compete in Formula One in 2019.[24][25] Alonso's 2018 teammate Stoffel Vandoorne did not have his contract renewed.[26] McLaren's test driver and McLaren Young Driver Programme member Lando Norris was promoted to replace Vandoorne.[9] Ricciardo's drive at Red Bull Racing is scheduled to be taken by Pierre Gasly, who has been competing for Scuderia Toro Rosso since making his first Formula One start at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.[13] After much speculation, Ferrari announced the signing of current Sauber driver, Ferrari Driver Academy member and Ferrari test-driver Charles Leclerc in September.[4] Kimi Räikkönen, who has driven for Ferrari for 8 years over two stints, will return to Sauber, with whom he had started his career in the 2001 season.[16] Räikkönen will be joined at Sauber by Ferrari test-driverAntonio Giovinazzi, who is set to replace Marcus Ericsson.[17] Giovinazzi previously started two Grands Prix at the beginning of the 2017 season, when he replaced an injured Pascal Wehrlein at Sauber.[27] Daniil Kvyat will rejoin Toro Rosso, after last racing for the team in 2017. Current Formula Two championship leader and Mercedes Young Drivers Programme member George Russell will drive for Williams, with negotiations having begun as early as June.[28]

List of planned races

Nations that are scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2019 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with a black dot. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with a white dot.

The following twenty-one Grands Prix are scheduled to be held as part of the 2019 World Championship:

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Grand Prix Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 17 March
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 31 March
3 Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 14 April
4 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku 28 April
5 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 12 May
6 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 26 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 9 June
8 French Grand Prix France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 23 June
9 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 30 June
10 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 14 July
11 German Grand Prix Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 28 July
12 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 4 August
13 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 1 September
14 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 8 September
15 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 22 September
16 Russian Grand Prix Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 29 September
17 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 13 October
18 Mexican Grand Prix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 27 October
19 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 3 November
20 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 17 November
21 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 1 December
Sources: [29][30][31]

Calendar expansion

After purchasing the commercial rights to the sport from CVC Capital Partners, Liberty Media announced plans to expand the Formula One calendar using a concept they termed "destination races" and modelled on the Singapore Grand Prix.[32] Under the "destination races" model, Grands Prix would be established in or near key tourist destinations and integrate racing, entertainment and social functions with the aim of making the sport more accessible and appealing to a wider audience. Several countries and venues, including Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Argentina and the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands and street circuits in Vietnam, Copenhagen, and several cities in the United States announced plans to bid for a Grand Prix, with 2019 slated as the earliest date for expansion to begin.[33][34] On 31 August 2018, a provisional calendar was released with the opening round being brought forward by one week and the final round being pushed back a week later, compared to 2018.

Changes

Sporting regulations

Following widespread criticism of a qualifying format used in the opening rounds of the 2016 championship,[35][36][37] the FIA and commercial rights holder Liberty Media announced plans to trial regulation changes through the Formula One eSports Series,[38] which débuted in 2017 with the release of the F1 2017 video game.[39]

Technical regulations

In a bid to improve overtaking, teams agreed to a series of aerodynamic changes that affect the profile of the front and rear wings. The front wing endplates will be reshaped to alter the airflow across the car and reduce the effects of aerodynamic turbulence. The slot in the rear wing will be widened, making the Drag Reduction System more powerful.[40] The agreed-upon changes were drawn from the findings of a working group set up to investigate potential changes to the technical regulations in preparation for the 2021 championship.

Parts of the technical regulations governing bodywork are planned to be rewritten in a bid to promote sponsorship opportunities for teams.[41] The agreed changes are to mandate smaller bargeboards and limit aerodynamic development of the rear wing end planes to create more space for sponsor logos. The changes were introduced as a response to falling revenues amid teams and the struggles of smaller teams to secure new sponsors.

The mandated maximum fuel levels are due to be raised from 105 kg (231.5 lb) to 110 kg (242.5 lb) so as to minimise the need for drivers to conserve fuel during a race.[42][note 1] Driver weights are due to no longer be considered when measuring the minimum weight of the car. This change was agreed following concerns that drivers were being forced to lose dangerous amounts weight in order to offset the additional weight of the post-2014 generation of turbo-hybrid engines.[42] Drivers must weigh at least 80 kg (176.4 lb); any driver that does not make this minimum will be given ballast to make up the difference. This ballast will be located around the seat. The changes were introduced to prevent drivers with a naturally-smaller body shape from having an advantage over taller and heavier drivers.[43]

Pirelli will be simplifying their tyre naming model from seven compounds to three (soft, medium and hard) to aid fans understanding the tyre compounds used at each round.[44] Although the actual number of compounds will remain unchanged and the coloring of the sidewalls has yet to be decided.

Driver safety

The FIA introduced a new standard for driver helmets designed to improve safety. Under the new standard, helmets will be subjected to a more thorough range of crash tests aimed at improving energy absorption and deflection whilst reducing the likelihood of objects penetrating the helmet's structure. All certified helmet manufacturers must pass the tests in advance of the 2019 championship to have their certification renewed. Once introduced to Formula One, the new standard will gradually be applied to all helmets used by competitors in every FIA-sanctioned event.[45]

Notes

  1. ↑ Formula One measures fuel, oil and engine fluids in mass rather than volume as these fluids expand and contract when subject to heat and as a result the volume may change; however, the mass remains the same regardless of fluid temperature.

References

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  2. ↑ "China is set to be 1,000th GP". www.skysports.com.
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