2026 F1 driver line-up so far: The situation of every driver’s contract

Here is the contract situation of every F1 driver ahead of th♛e 2026 season.

Start of the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race
Start of the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race

The 2025 F1 season has not even begun but soon there will be plenty of driv⛦er market chatter about the 2026 grid.

Here is a rundown o🙈f the contract situation of every F1 driver and team to date, including an 11th entry. 

2026 F1 driver line-up so far
DriverTeamContract End
Lando NorrisMcLaren"Long-term"
Oscar PiastriMcLaren2026
Lewis HamiltonFerrariMulti-year
Charles LeclercFerrariMulti-year
Max VerstappenRed Bull2028
Liam LawsonRed Bull2025
George RussellMercedes2025
Kimi AntonelliMercedes2025
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
2026
Lance StrollAston Martin"2025 and beyond"
Pierre GaslyAlpine"Long term"
Jack DoohanAlpine2025
Esteban OconHaasMulti-year
Oliver BearmanHaasMulti-year
Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls2025
Isack HadjarRacing Bulls2025
Alex AlbonHaas2025
Carlos SainzHaas"Beyond 2026"
Nico HulkenbergAudiMulti-year
Gabriel BortoletoAudiMulti-year
TBACadillacTBA
TBACadillacTBA

McLaren

McLaren already have their driver line-up for next year locked in place, with both168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri t🍬๊ied down to deals which include the 2026 campaign.

Ferrari

Like McLaren, Ferrari also have🀅 both their drivers sorted for 202🔥6.

At the start of 2024, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc signed a new lon🍎g-term deal said to be for a further five years, running𒉰 until the end of the 2029 campaign.

Meanwhile, new superstar signing168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton joined on a🌊 deal understood to cover at least the 2025 and 2026 campaigns.

Red Bull

Four-time world champion168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen signed a long-term contract b♏ack in March 2022 to stay at Red Bull until the end of 2028.

The Dutchman’s future is likely to remain a hot topic though as Mercedes continue to sniff around and at🌌tempt to 💝poach him from their rivals.

The identity of Verstappen’s 2026 teammate is anyone’s guess. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson is on an initial one-year ♛deal but it remains to be seen if he will be a satisfactory replacement for Sergio Perez.

Mercedes

Mercedes are the first team without a driver un𒊎der contract for 2026.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Kimi Antonelli are technically both out of contract at the end of tꦗ⭕he year.

On🧜e would imagine both will be retained barring a seemingly disastrous year, with Antonelli regarded as Mercedes’ answer to Verstappen.

But Mercedes may keep theiﷺr options open whileever there is a possibility of luring Verstappen himself💜.

Aston Martin

As💧ton Martin’s line-up is set to be unchanged🐻 for 2026. 

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso is contracted until the end of the 2026 season, while168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lance Stroll effectively has the other seat for as long as he wishes to continue racing th📖anks to his father’s ownership of th🍎e team.

Alpine

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly will have one of the Alpine seats for 20ꩲ26 after agreeing to a new multi-year contract exte🍌nsion last term.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Doohan is already under pressure to retain his 2025 seat before the campaign has started, with newly-signed reserve driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Colapinto waiting in the wings.

Who w💃ill partner Ga🦂sly at the French squad in 2026 is uncertain at this stage.

Haas

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oliver Bearman will form Haas’ new-look lin🌠e-up for 2025 and they both have deals covering🐷 2026.

Racing Bulls

Red Bull’s sister outfit Racing Bulls have🔯 no drivers signed up for 𒈔2026.

Red Bull have already admitted168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Yuki Tsunoda could be released at the end of his current deal following his snub by the senior team, while168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Isack Hadjar is about to contest his debut F1 season.

Williams

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz agreed to join Williams on a multi-year deal and will continue alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon in 2026, unless a rumoured get-out clause ❀is activated beforehand.

Audi

Sauber will become the Audi works F1 team in 2026, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Hulkenberg and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Gabriel Bortotelo set to stay put.

Hulkenberg committed to a three-year𒁏 deal when he signed from Haas in 2024, while Sauber’s Bortoleto announcement referred tꦇo the reigning Formula 2 champion as a “future Audi driver”, suggesting his deal covers more than a single season.

Cadillac

The third an❀d final team to have no confirmed drivers for 2026 is Cadilla🍨c.

The American outfit i🍃s set to become F1’s 11th teamꩲ next year, opening up two extra spots on the grid.

Cadillac will have plenty of interest suitors knocking ꩲat the door, with Valtteri Bottas already admitting he would be keen to join the project after losing his full-time F1 drive.

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