3 Formula 1 Drivers Most at Risk of Losing Their Seats During the 2016 Season

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Published: June 4, 2016

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Will Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button, after two years of dodging bullets, retire from Formula One at the end of this season?

Could Nico Rosberg, a servant of Mercedes for so long, become one of the Silver Arrows' main opponents by joining Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari? Might Daniel Ricciardo recognise the warning signs and plot his way out of Red Bull Racing before Max Mania overwhelms him?

What next for Carlos Sainz Jr.? Will McLaren-Honda be bold enough to reward Stoffel Vandoorne with a full-time seat following his impressive cameo in Bahrain? Will Williams feel the need to freshen up their lineup after three years of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas?

And can Force India somehow cling onto Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg for a fourth season?



With seats potentially available at every team on the grid, this year's edition of silly season promises to be the most thrilling in some time as the drivers work to put themselves in a position to excel under the new regulations in 2017.

But while most members of the paddock can look toward next year, some are all too aware there could be twists and turns to come before the end of 2016.

After six races, and with one driver swap already made, we have a strong idea of who may struggle to complete the 21-race campaign because of anything from sponsorship struggles to performance-related reasons compounded by a failure to align with the long-term ambitions of their teams.

Here, we examine the drivers most in danger of being dropped this season.

 

Rio Haryanto



Formula One had only just rid itself of a driver sponsored by a state oil company in February when, out of nowhere, another one appeared.

With limited success (three victories in reverse-grid "sprint" races) in his four seasons in the GP2 feeder series, expectations were low when Rio Haryanto—armed with &pou...
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