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The Force India name will disappear from Formula 1 next year, with the team being officially renamed Racing Point F1.
Jonathan Noble
Edited: Dec 18, 2018, 9:38 PM
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Following the takeover of the outfit by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, it had retained its Force India moniker for its team and chassis.
However in the official 2019 F1 entry list that was published by the FIA on Friday night, it was confirmed the Silverstone-based squad would be fully rebranded.
Entry list:
It will bring an end to the Force India name which has been present in F1 since former team boss Vijay Mallya took over the Spyker team at the end of the 2007 campaign.
More insight:
- Stroll to partner Perez at Force India in 2019
- Force India says "mistakes" allowed McLaren to beat it
- Haas chooses not to appeal failed Force India protest
The entry list also confirmed the race numbers for the majority of F1’s 2019 class of rookies.
McLaren’s Lando Norris will race with #4, Williams’ George Russell will have #63 and Sauber’s Antonio Giovinazzi will run with #99.
Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon is yet to reveal his number, but F1 returnee Robert Kubica will race with #88 on his Williams.
Elsewhere, there are revised team names, most notably with Scuderia Ferrari adding the Mission Winnow tag to its official entry, while Haas F1 has added new sponsor Rich Energy to its name.
Formula 1 2019 entry list:
No. Driver Company Team Chassis Engine 44 
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes Mercedes 77 
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes Mercedes 5 
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SPA Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari Ferrari 16 
Charles Leclerc Ferrari SPA Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari Ferrari 10 
Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Limited Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Honda 33 
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Limited Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Honda 3 
Daniel Ricciardo Renault Sport Racing Limited Renault F1 Team Renault Renault 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault Sport Racing Limited Renault F1 Team Renault Renault 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Formula LLC Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 20 
Kevin Magnussen Haas Formula LLC Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 55 
Carlos Sainz McLaren Racing Limited McLaren F1 Team McLaren Renault 4 Lando Norris McLaren Racing Limited McLaren F1 Team McLaren Renault 11 
Sergio Perez Racing Point UK Limited Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point Mercedes 18 
Lance Stroll Racing Point UK Limited Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point Mercedes 7 Kimi Raikkonen Sauber Motorsport AG Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Sauber Ferrari 99 
Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber Motorsport AG Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Sauber Ferrari 26 
Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso SPA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda TBC 
Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso SPA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 63 George Russell Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes 88 
Robert Kubica Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes
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