The off-season has seen very little driver activity and today the FIA published the 2009 Formula One entry list confirming world champion Lewis Hamilton and the McLaren Mercedes team take over the number 1 for the new year.

With the top five constructors’ from last year making no drivers changes, the only question marks remain over the identity of Sebastien Buemi’s team-mate at Toro Rosso Ferrari and of course the fate of the Honda entry which the FIA confirmed is in place for 2009 and has not been withdrawn.

2009 FIA Formula One World Championship - Entry List

1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren Mercedes)
2. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/McLaren Mercedes)
3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari)
4. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari)
5. Robert Kubica (POL/BMW Sauber)
6. Nick Heidfeld (GER/BMW Sauber)
7. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Renault)
8. Nelson Piquet (BRA/Renault)
9. Jarno Trulli (ITA/Toyota)
10.
Timo Glock (GER/Toyota)
11. Sebastien Buemi (SUI/Toro Rosso Ferrari)
12. TBA (Toro Rosso Ferrari)
14. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull Renault)
15. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull Renault)
16. Nico Rosberg (GER/Williams Toyota)
17. Kazuki Nakajima(JPN/Williams Toyota)
18. TBA (Honda)
19. TBA (Honda)
20. Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India Mercedes)
21. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Force India Mercedes.)

Earl ALEXANDER
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It's really depressing to not see Jenson Button and Sebastien Bourdais on that list.