The 2019 F1 season is upon us as launch dates are revealed by the teams and other details being confirmed one by one.
A host of changes are to be seen in the 2019 F1 season with as many as eight teams having at least one driver change from 2018. The change is not just restricted to drivers but even at the management level, there will be some new faces.
Only Mercedes and Haas have retained the same drivers while Williams, Toro Rosso, Sauber and McLaren have gone for a total revamp. In terms of management, Ferrari has the biggest change with McLaren, Racing Point and Williams all having key switches as well.
Here’s the list of the launch dates of the 2019 F1 cars along with other details:
| Team | Launch Date | Launch Place/Time | Chassis | Drivers/Car Numbers | Team Personnel |
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (Germany) | February 13 | Online with a shakedown (not for media & fans) | W10 | Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom, 44)
Valtteri Bottas (Finland, 77) |
Team Principal – Toto Wolff (CEO), Niki Lauda (Non-Executive), Andy Cowell (Powertrains)
Technical Director – James Allison |
| Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow (Italy) | February 15 | Online (likely) | Sebastian Vettel (Germany, 5)
Charles Leclerc (Monao, 16) |
Team Principal – Mattia Binotto
Sporting Director – Laurent Mekies |
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| Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (Austria) | February 13 | Online (likely) | RB15 | Max Verstappen (Netherlands, 33)
Pierre Gasly (France, 10) |
Team Principal – Christian Horner, Helmut Marko (Advisor)
Chief Technical Officer – Adrian Newey |
| Renault F1 Team (France) | February 12 | Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, 3)
Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, 27) |
Team Principal – Jerome Stoll (President), Cyril Abiteboul (Managing Director)
Technical Director – Nick Chester (Chassis), Remi Taffin (Engine), Marcin Budkowski (Aerodynamics) |
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| Rich Energy Haas F1 Team (America) | February 7 | Online (Likely) | VF-19 | Romain Grosjean (France, 8)
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, 20) |
Team Principal – Gene Haas (Owner), Guenther Steiner
Technical Director – Rob Taylor (Designer), Ben Agathangelou (Aerodynamics) |
| McLaren (United Kingdom) | February 14 | MCL34 | Carlos Sainz (Spain, 55)
Lando Norris (United Kingdom, 4) |
Team Principal – Zak Brown (CEO), Andreas Seidl (MD), Gil de Ferran (Sporting Director)
Technical Director – Pat Fry (Engineering), Andrea Stella (Performance) |
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| Racing Point F1 Team (United Kingdom) | February 13 (Only team launch) | Canadian International AutoShow, Toronto (10 AM local time) | Sergio Perez (Mexico, 11)
Lance Stroll (Canada, 18) |
Team Principal – Otmar Szafnauer, Lawrence Stroll (Co-Owner)
Technical Director – Andrew Green (Technical), Andy Stevenson (Sporting) |
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| Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda (Italy) | February 11 | Online | STR14 | Daniil Kvyat (Russia, 26)
Alexander Albon (Thailand, 23) |
Team Princiapl – Franz Tost
Team Manager – Graham Watson |
| Alfa Romeo Racing (Italy/Swizterland) | February 18 | Barcelona (Pitlane, pre-test start on Day 1) | C38 | Kimi Raikkonen (Finland, 7)
Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy, 99) |
Team Principal – Frederic Vassuer |
| Williams Racing (United Kingdom) | February 11 | Online (likely, only livery) | FW42 | Robert Kubica (Poland, 88)
George Russell (United Kingdom, 63) |
Team Principal – Claire Williams
Technical Director – Paddy Lowe |
The test action begins on February 18 at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona (Spain) and runs until February 21 with the second test at the same venue starting on February 26 until March 1, as the season starts during March 15-17 weekend in Australia.
For the first time, live action from the first test will be aired on F1’s official OTT platform ‘F1 TV Pro’ – for the countries where it is available – with the UK viewers able to watch four hours of action on Sky Sports.
[Check: 2019 F1 calendar, in-season test calendar]
More information will added, once it is updated by the teams
