Force India is no longer, introducing Racing Point
Under new ownership, the Force India name will disappear from Formula 1 next season with the team renamed Racing Point F1.
Sahara Force India was sold mid-season to a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, who called the team Racing Point Force India.
However, as of next season they will be dropping the Force India part altogether.
The team finally confirmed their driver line up on Friday with Lance Stroll partnering Sergio Perez.
Read More: The full driver line-ups for the 2019 season
Force India’s announcement means the grid is finally complete with the FIA publishing the full 2019 entry list.
It includes four rookies in Lando Norris, George Russell, Alex Albon and Antonio Giovinazzi and two drivers returning to the grid in Robert Kubica and Daniil Kvyat.
The official 2019 entry list
Mercedes
44 Lewis Hamilton, 77 Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari
5 Sebastian Vettel, 16 Charles Leclerc
Red Bull-Honda
10 Pierre Gasly, 33 Max Verstappen
Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo, 27 Nico Hulkenberg
Haas-Ferrari
8 Romain Grosjean, 20 Kevin Magnussen
McLaren-Renault
4 Lando Norris, 55 Carlos Sainz
Racing Point-Mercedes
11 Sergio Perez, 18 Lance Stroll
Sauber-Ferrari
7 Kimi Raikkonen, 99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Toro Rosso-Honda
26 Daniil Kvyat, Alexander Albon *
Williams-Mercedes
63 George Russell, 88 Robert Kubica
* race number TBA