Motorsports 2026

[Spartanforlife4]

By rule, they have to.

But it may not make a difference with Cadillac if they aren't spending any more money on chassis development.

So if the parent does an upgrade, the customer teams have to? Does that count against their upgrade limit? Or am I misunderstanding that statement?

 

[Russell Jaslow]

So if the parent does an upgrade, the customer teams have to? Does that count against their upgrade limit? Or am I misunderstanding that statement?

Maybe I misunderstood the original post.

Here's what I meant. If an engine builder improves their engine (either HW or SW), that version must be available to all customers. That's what I was saying.

But you are correct, the customer does not have to change engines if they don't want to (like for the reason you state because of number of engines limits). But the customer must have access to any improvements the factory team gets.

 

[state of hockey]

Hadjar has a bum wrist, Lawson to Red Bull and Yuki to Racing Bulls for Zandvoort.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

Hadjar has a bum wrist, Lawson to Red Bull and Yuki to Racing Bulls for Zandvoort.

The number of drivers who get hurt outside of F1 these days........

 

[MichVandal]

The number of drivers who get hurt outside of F1 these days........

Probably pictured Max in the punching bag he got hurt on.

 

[aparch]

Hadjar has a bum wrist, Lawson to Red Bull and Yuki to Racing Bulls for Zandvoort.

This will cement Hadjar with a 100% podium rate at Zandvoort with his one and only third place finish there in 2025.

 

[aparch]

Albon kicks off silly season by re-signing with Williams with a one year extension. Sainz followed up by also re-signing with Williams in a multi-year deal, guaranteeing that Williams will start 2027 with the same duo as the past two years.

And then Red Bull goes and drops this gem.

Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) on Threads

A little hyphen goes a long way 😅

www.threads.com

Max extends his contract with Red Bull through 2030.


So, unless there are some out clauses, the driver lineups for 2027 are:
McLaren - No Changes
Ferrari - No Changes
Williams - No Changes
Cadillac - No Changes
Mercedes - No 2027 commitments
Red Bull - Max and ???
Alpine - Gasly and ???
Racing Bulls - ??? and ???
Aston Martin - ??? and ???
Haas - ??? and ???
Audi - ??? and ???

 

[MichVandal]

Unless rules are changed a lot and/or RBR gets a lot better, I can’t see max staying the whole time. He’s such a whiny baby in the cars.

 

[Spartanforlife4]

Obviously Kimi isn't leaving Mercedes, but does Max getting locked up keep Russell there as well, or is he unhappy enough that he could jump somewhere else? He's becoming the #2, but there won't be another top team opening up.

 

[aparch]

Obviously Kimi isn't leaving Mercedes, but does Max getting locked up keep Russell there as well...

Judging by the update after Max's signing to the F1 infographic, yes.

FORMULA 1® (@f1) on Threads

It's looking good with Max locked in for 2027 🔒

www.threads.com

Toto took zero minutes to dejectedly confirm he's keeping both.

Also, Audi confirms their same duo for 2027 as well.

That leaves Aston Martin, Haas, and Racing Bulls with double question marks, and Red Bull and Alpine with second seat question marks.