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Ferrari has one of its Formula 1 seats sorted for the long term, with Charles Leclerc having signed a bumper new deal last year to remain with the outfit through 2024.
But his team-mate Sebastian Vettel is officially out of contract this year – and though Vettel remains a reliable performer and is publicly the Scuderia’s first priority for the other 2021 seat, Vettel’s occasionally fraught relationship with Leclerc means Ferrari would be careless to not at least evaluate other options.
There is no shortage of F1-calibre talent who are on the market in 2021 and would be tempted to wear the Ferrari red. Here are nine candidates – some obvious and some less so – that Ferrari should consider.