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Insight: Who's in reserve in 2020?

There will be 20 drivers on the Formula 1 grid this year – we hope – but who do teams have as back-up, or as part of their academy? Motorsport Week takes a look. Mercedes With Esteban Ocon having vacated a back-up Mercedes role for a Renault race seat the manufacturer has halved its number of Estebans available in 2020, with namesake Gutierrez staying on. Ex-Sauber and Haas racer Gutierrez has been formally joined in a reserve role by Stoffel Vandoorne. The 2015 GP2 champion raced for McLaren across 2017/18 and has since been affiliated with Mercedes, competing for offshoot HWA in Formula E in 2018/19 before retaining his seat when Mercedes officially entered the electric championship...
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