WHAT.IF1 - F1 modern cars with old racing liveries
At the very beginning, racing cars had a very specific color scheme. United Kingdom with the wonderul "British Green Racing", Italy with the world famous "rosso corsa", Germany and the "White" or "Silver" and so on.
Today, the paint schemes are ruled by the sponsors. Except for Ferrari or Mercedes, the rest are ruled by that.
So, how the grid would look like if they have to be dressed with the team home country colour AND driver colour on the front of the car? Here is what it would be.
Mercedes Benz AMG F1 - Lewis Hamilton (GB)
Mercedes Benz AMG F1 - Valtteri Bottas (FIN)
Scuderia Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel (DEU)
Scuderia Ferrari - Chales LeClerc (FR)
Red Bull Racing - Max Verstappen (NL)
Red Bull Racing - Pierre Gasly (FR)
Renault Sport F1 - Daniel Ricciardo (AU)
Renault Sport F1 - Nico Hülkenberg (DEU)
Toro Rosso - Alexander Albon (THA)
Toro Rosso - Daniil Kvyat (RUS)
Alfa Romeo Racing - Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
Alfa Romeo Racing - Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA)