Six seats remain available on the 2026 F1 grid following the announcement that Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will drive for the new Cadillac team.
While some outfits are expected to maintain their present line-ups, albeit after some protracted brinksmanship behind the scenes, others are rightly the subject of great intrigue. In the overall Red Bull set-up, only Max Verstappen is contractually nailed on beyond 2025; the remaining three are in flux owing to infighting, executive caprice, and the ever-present up-or-out policy of Red Bull’s young driver program.
Pierre Gasly is staying at Alpine while the identity of the driver in the other seat appears largely dependent on which side of bed Flavio Briatore emerges from on the day in question.
