Force India name vanishes from F1 for 2019

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.

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.

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