The list of registered drivers in the 2012 F1 season almost full

With the recent announcement of Toro Rosso to replace its two pilots 2011 (Swiss Buemi and Alguersuari Spanish) by two new drivers, the composition of the starting grid for the next World Championship Formula 1 takes a turn almost full, a few days of festivities at the end of year.

Of course, no real surprise came not disrupt the organization since the first four stables of the 2011 season have all left their duo unchanged drivers. We also note the return of french pilots since three of them have found a wheel, in two and a half because the GP2 champion Romain Grosjean at Lotus-Renault promoted the odds returning Kimi Raikkonen is Franco-Swiss.

In addition to two licensees of Toro Rosso drivers, Russian Vitaly Petrov and Brazilian Bruno Senna (both former Lotus Renault) and the Belgian Jerome D'Ambrosio (former Marussia), Tonio Liuzzi Italian (ex -HRT), the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello (formerly Williams) and German Adrian Sutil (Force India-ex) still looking for a steering wheel. In total, this is a third of the drivers present in 2011 who might not be back next year.

Here is the list of entries in the championship in 2012, with the number that pilots will ...

Red Bull-Renault:

1. Sebastian Vettel (D)

2. Mark Webber (AUS)

McLaren-Mercedes:

3. Jenson Button (GB)

4. Lewis Hamilton (GB)

Scuderia Ferrari:

Fernando Alonso (E) 5.

6. Felipe Massa (BR)

Mercedes Grand Prix:

Schumacher (D) 7. Michael