Several Formula 1 drivers jumped ship to different teams ahead of the 2023 season. Be it for whatever reason, it is a fresh start for many as they look to rekindle their personal ambitions in the pinnacle of motorsport.The 2022 round of musical chairs began when Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix earlier this year, with several drivers filling seats in the aftermath of the announcement.We list all the drivers joining new teams next year.Fernando AlonsoAlonso returned to F1 in 2021 with the team he won his two championships with in 2005/6: Renault.
He performed exceptionally well and outscored teammate Esteban Ocon. However, with the team being renamed Alpine in 2022, the name change did not deliver on the exciting prospects.Alonso suffered technical failures throughout the year and said that poor reliability had cost him more than 60 points this year.He will join Aston Martin next year, replacing Vettel and teaming up with team owner Lawrence Stroll's son, Lance.Pierre GaslyGasly has been a Red Bull driver throughout his F1 career, so imagine the surprise when rumours began circulating that he is on Alpine's radar to replace Alonso.
Gasly was in the running for the seat against Haas' Mick Schumacher, but he eventually got the nod when Alpine and Red Bull (AlphaTauri's parent company) came to an agreement.Gasly's reason for leaving the Red Bull fraternity is simple: he is unlikely to be roped in to partner Max Verstappen at the A-team again and believes Alpine is the outfit that could steer him to the F1 World Championship.It remains to be seen if Alpine will iron out the poor reliability that plagued them in 2022 next year.Nyck de VriesDe Vries will finally get his chance at a