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F1: A better picture of the 2012 Formula 1 grid

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Khatir Soltani
With today's nomination of the Toro Rosso drivers, Ricciardo and Vergne, we have a better picture of the 2012 Formula 1 grid.

The four top teams - Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes – have confirmed their drivers line-ups a long time ago.

There are now very few seats still available. The Sahara Force India team has yet to confirmed its 2012 drivers. We expect Scotland's Paul di Resta to stay for a second season and German Adrian Sutil to depart.

The second Williams is still available, as well as the second car at HRT alongside veteran Pedro de la Rosa.

Unofficial Formula 1 entry list as of December 14, 2011:

RED BULL RACING
Red Bull Racing Renault
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber

VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES
McLaren Mercedes
3. Jenson Button
4. Lewis Hamilton

SCUDERIA FERRARI
Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS F1 TEAM
Mercedes
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg

LOTUS
Lotus Renault
9. Kimi Räikkönen
10. Romain Grosjean

SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM
Force India Mercedes
11. To be confirmed
12. To be confirmed

SAUBER F1 TEAM
Sauber Ferrari
14. Kamui Kobayashi
15. Sergio Pérez

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO
STR Ferrari
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Jean-Eric Vergne

AT&T WILLIAMS
Williams Renault
18. Pastor Maldonado
19. To be confirmed

CATERHAM F1 TEAM
Caterham Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli

HRT F1 TEAM
Chassis and engine to be confirmed
22. Pedro de la Rosa
23. To be confirmed

MARUSSIA F1 TEAM
Marussia Cosworth
24. Timo Glock
25. Charles Pic


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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