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F1 Driver Market: George Russell, Kimi Antonelli contract newest with seats out there at Racing Bulls, Cadillac and alongside Max Verstappen
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F1 Driver Market: George Russell, Kimi Antonelli contract newest with seats out there at Racing Bulls, Cadillac and alongside Max Verstappen

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Eight seats are but to be confirmed on the 2026 Method 1 grid as discussions rumble on over new contracts or new signings throughout the sector.

Mercedes are the very best staff within the championship but to announce whether or not George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will stay past this 12 months.

Yuki Tsunoda‘s seat at Pink Bull is much from sure and his future will inevitably impression what occurs to Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar at Racing Bulls.

Alpine’s Franco Colapinto can also be not safe, then there may be the matter of latest entry Cadillac who haven’t named their first driver line-up.

Sky Sports activities F1 takes a take a look at which drivers are prone to fill these remaining seats.

F1 2026 area

Crew Driver Driver
McLaren Lando Norris Oscar Piastri
Ferrari Charles Leclerc Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes ??? ???
Pink Bull Max Verstappen ???
Williams Alex Albon Carlos Sainz
Aston Martin Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll
Audi Nico Hulkenberg Gabriel Bortoleto
Racing Bulls ??? ???
Haas Esteban Ocon Oliver Bearman
Alpine Pierre Gasly ???
Cadillac ??? ???

Russell and Antonelli anticipated to maintain Mercedes seats

Hypothesis round Max Verstappen’s future in July a couple of shock transfer to Mercedes raised eyebrows in case you have been in Russell or Antonelli’s camp.

Nonetheless, Verstappen confirmed forward of the Hungarian Grand Prix on the finish of final month he would stay at Pink Bull. Verstappen has a Pink Bull contract till 2028 however it’s understood to have efficiency clauses.

With Verstappen to Mercedes now off the playing cards, at the least for 2026, anticipate Russell and Antonelli to get new contracts. Nonetheless, there may be unlikely to be an announcement earlier than the subsequent F1 race at Zandvoort.

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Within the Hungarian Grand Prix cool-down room, Mercedes’ George Russell presents ‘recommendation’ to the McLaren pair which might have resulted in his victory!

“I’m going straight on holiday, I’m going to do 10 days off!” Russell informed Sky Sports activities F1 after the Hungarian Grand Prix.

“He [Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff] has got nothing to be worried about, I’ve got nothing to be worried about.

“Nothing goes to occur in the summertime as a result of I need to have a relaxation, recharge and are available again stronger for the second half of the 12 months.

“I don’t want to rush it. I’ve been waiting 12 months. I’m not just going to rush it over the course of two weeks. We will sit down when the time is right.”

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Martin Brundle and Jamie Chadwick discuss George Russell's contract negotiations with Mercedes.

Martin Brundle and Jamie Chadwick talk about George Russell’s contract negotiations with Mercedes

Russell additionally said “there is no time pressure” so is he inferring that the negotiating energy is now in his arms and he can push for an extended multi-year contract to make sure Mercedes do not change him with Verstappen for 2027? That would be the fascinating element to look out for.

Antonelli’s present contract additionally runs out on the finish of this 12 months, however his performances supply him much less of a bonus with regards to a brand new deal. Nonetheless, Mercedes have successfully raised the 18-year-old to get him into F1 and the staff proceed to again Antonelli.

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George Russell

George Russell says he would pay to combat for a World Championship as he continues his discussions with Mercedes over a brand new contract

What about Pink Bull and Racing Bulls?

Almost seven years after Daniel Ricciardo left Pink Bull, they haven’t discovered a driver who could be persistently near Verstappen and Tsunoda is the newest driver to wrestle alongside the Dutchman.

Crew principal Laurent Mekies’ first main driver resolution will likely be whether or not he decides to present Tsunoda one other probability, promote Hadjar and even go outdoors of the Pink Bull steady.

Pink Bull have by no means re-promoted a driver after demoting them, so it is arduous to see Lawson return to the primary staff after his two race weekends as Verstappen’s team-mate at the beginning of 2025.

If Tsunoda can string collectively two or three robust outcomes, that could be sufficient to earn a brand new contract and convey stability to Pink Bull.

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Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda dramatically flipped his car into the barriers and thankfully walked away from the accident unscathed.

Pink Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda dramatically flipped his automobile into the limitations and fortunately walked away from the accident unscathed in Imola qualifying

Requested by Sky Sports activities F1 in regards to the second Pink Bull seat, Mekies stated: “The priority is to give Yuki what he needs to perform. With regards to the second seat, that’s where the priority is. It’s what the team is concentrated on.

“They’ve been making an attempt that for a variety of races now. We’re looking for methods collectively to make an additional step. Spa was very optimistic, actually from that perspective, Hungary was a difficult weekend total, so it is in all probability a bit harder to guage.

“But there is no reason why Yuki’s performance cannot be what we have seen in the past. And that’s what we are concentrated on right now.”

If any of the present Racing Bulls or Pink Bull drivers lose their seats on the grid utterly, it’ll open up the door for 18-year British driver Arvid Lindblad, who is very rated by Helmut Marko.

Present F2 driver Lindblad has a powerful karting resume and was given a superlicence exemption to compete in F1 first observe on the British Grand Prix for Pink Bull.

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Lawson & Hadjar

Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar share their ideas on Christian Horner’s sacking from Pink Bull and the way Laurent Mekies will do in cost on the senior staff.

Uncertainty about Pink Bull’s competitiveness subsequent 12 months with the brand new 2026 rules and their downward development makes them a much less engaging staff to affix for any established driver proper now.

Pink Bull are abandoning Honda to construct their very own energy unit from subsequent 12 months in partnership with Ford and new engine producers, historical past reveals, lack efficiency in comparison with the established outfits corresponding to Mercedes or Ferrari.

Who’re Cadillac trying to signal?

Final month, Cadillac staff principal Graeme Lowdon revealed they’re in “advancing discussions” with a “number of drivers”.

Cadillac are becoming a member of the grid because the eleventh staff subsequent season, with the challenge launched in partnership with American automotive large Common Motors and TWG International, who even have pursuits in sporting entities together with Chelsea and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Dan Towriss, TWG Motorsports CEO, admitted Valtteri Bottas was an attractive candidate for Cadillac in 2026.

Dan Towriss, TWG Motorsports CEO, admitted Valtteri Bottas was an ‘engaging candidate’ for Cadillac in 2026

The addition of two new seats to the F1 grid from subsequent 12 months has, in response to Lowdon, led to Cadillac being contacted by “a long list of very, very good drivers who are keen” since their entry was confirmed in March.

After shedding their respective locations on the grid on the finish of final season, a number of race winners Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are considered among the many main contenders.

Bottas, who’s at the moment in a 3rd driver function at Mercedes after shedding his Sauber race seat on the finish of final season, precipitated a stir on social media final month when he posted a video of himself subsequent to a Cadillac street automobile and posed the query: “Do we like this seat?”

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Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas is hopeful of getting back onto the Formula One grid next year.

Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas is hopeful of getting again onto the Method 1 grid subsequent 12 months

Former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu and Aston Martin reserve Felipe Drugovich have additionally been linked with Cadillac.

If Cadillac signal an American driver, will probably be 20-year-old Jak Crawford who’s having fun with his greatest Method 2 marketing campaign but after seven podiums, together with three wins, to be second within the Drivers’ Championship behind Eire’s Alex Dunne.

In an unique interview with Sky Sports activities Information from their UK base at Silverstone, Lowdon stated: “The good thing is we know a lot of the drivers who are out there.

“Each the youthful guys who’ve been arising by way of Method 2 and likewise the extra established drivers who’ve a variety of Method 1 expertise. We discuss to those folks the entire time and we attempt to spend time within the paddock as properly.”

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craig slater speaks to cadillac team principle

Sky Sports activities’ Craig Slater speaks to Cadillac staff principal Graeme Lowdon about their 2026 F1 plans, automobile improvement, and driver search

Bottas and Perez have additionally been linked to Alpine, so if one, or each, miss out on the Cadillac seat, they are going to be a front-runner to interchange Colapinto at Alpine.

Colapinto might want to impress Alpine within the ultimate 10 rounds to maintain his seat and save his F1 profession.

Method 1 returns after the summer time break with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on August 29-31, dwell on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime

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