Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko ngā toa o te GP2 me te GP3, ko Stoffel Vandoorne rāua ko Esteban Ocon, kāore i āhei ki te tiaki i ō rātau taitara i runga i te whakataunga e aukati ana i ngā toa taraiwa ki te hoki mai ki te raupapa. I noho tonu a Vandoorne hei kaitautoko McLaren me te taraiwa whakamatautau, i reira i tu ai ia mo te Fernando Alonso i whara i te Bahrain Grand Prix
, i a ia hoki e whakataetae ana i te raupapa Super Formula i Hapani. I mahi a Ocon hei taraiwa whanaketanga Mercedes a ko ia hoki te taraiwa taapiri mo te roopu Renault Formula 1, e hono ana i ana taunahatanga F1 me te waa i te DTM.