Giancarlo Fisichella will become Ferrari's reserve and test driver in 2010, having left Force India and joined Ferrari towards the end of 2009 as a substitute for the injured Felipe Massa. However, Ferrari announced that Fisichella could be loaned out to another team if he is offered a race seat.[15]
Fernando Alonso will leave Renault to drive for Ferrari in 2010, as a replacement for Kimi Räikkönen who is leaving the team at the end of the current season.[79] Alonso has signed a three year deal up to the end of 2012, with options for further years.
Robert Kubica will leave BMW Sauber to drive for Renault in 2010, as a replacement for Alonso. Nico Rosberg confirmed he will leave Williams at the end of the 2009 season after four years with the team, but gave no indication as to who he would be racing for in 2010.[22]
Rubens Barrichello will move from Brawn to Williams.[32]
Timo Glock officially joined Manor Grand Prix on November 17, 2009.[19] Glock had previously been signed to Toyota, but the Japanese team had elected not to take up the option on his contract as early as the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix, leaving Glock as a free agent.
Entered Formula One
Bruno Senna, nephew of three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, will join Campos Meta in 2010, returning the Senna name to Formula One sixteen years after his uncle's death.[13]
Nico Hülkenberg, 2009 GP2 Series champion, will make his debut in Formula One with Williams, alongside Barrichello.[32]
Exited Formula One
Kimi Räikkönen will be taking a one-year "sabbatical" from Formula One in 2010 after his managers confirmed that negotiations with McLaren officially came to an end.[80] Despite the majority of the grid being vacant at the time, Räikkönen had long maintained that McLaren was the only real choice for him if he was to stay in the sport.