Our 2026 F1 Driver/Team PREDICTIONS

What will the F1 grid look like in 2026? Will Lewis Hamilton retire? Matt and Tommy give their predictions for the 2026 season.
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[@fritsieboiker8449]

The only drivers I'm certain about are Verstappen at Red Bull, Russell at Mercedes and Stroll at AM.

[@adrianpiwowarczyk09]

Wouldn’t be so sure about Stroll- if Papa Stroll decides to move his money into another Team his son will follow him

[@lil3033]

​@@adrianpiwowarczyk09 doubt it AM is Lawrence' big project . He wouldn't dump it so soon especially after investing this much

[@mintgoldheart6126]

Nothing is said yet, but Max wants to do more than just F1.

[@AlexSteenOlsen]

Only certain one is Russell at Merc. Max could join someone else if RB isn't good anymore

[@glowlazer7120]

well max has a contract till the end of 2028 i think so hes definitely gonna be there lol

[@syndicategaming1668]

In 2026 Leclerc will be 58. He’s going to age a lot in the next 2 and a half years

[@Alishaparvin014]

😂 stress is aging him early

[@bg22757]

Lol

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Man, if there was just somewhere for him to go.

[@Gizfreek]

kids, never move to Ferrari

[@nagatubimaru]

Hair will be gone like Vettels 😂

[@tsheposeeletso6475]

This is what happens when F1 takes a 3 week break after 3 races 😂

[@soundscape26]

And we're only in the 2nd week... 😄

[@fridayokwah2]

😂😂😂

[@narcissat810]

yes hahaha

[@danijelujcic8644]

Reverse Monaco, please.

[@Sheamu5]

​@@danijelujcic8644 the chicane would be a disaster on lap 1

[@sheabryantmusic]

The scenes if Leclerc wins a championship at Mercedes, I can only imagine Matt's pain to that.

[@AZBCDEE]

It’s much better than winning a title with the Italian mafia that screw you over and you end up with a wasted career because of them

[@QDebode]

Gonna be a hell of a livestream 😂

[@Panzerairlines]

With the luck of Matt, Ferrari will be good and Mercedes will be the new "Now Ferrari" team. :p

[@chillfish702]

If Matt is still a Ferrari fan in 26 he’ll have only himself to blame.

[@dk_noobmaster46]

nah, he's not. he's gonna ready with the Merc' merch 😂

[@jayarohith2041]

If albon is still at Williams in 2026, that'll be the saddest thing ever😭

[@mro9466]

Unless they pull an Aston Martin

[@skeeplays4409]

Depends... what if they'll get back to old strength?

[@russianmegabot5272]

i was thinking the same

[@milk3013]

@@skeeplays4409 theyve been saying that for 20 years

[@AZBCDEE]

‘They race me so hard’. If he cries about a sister team challenging him what makes you think any top team will trust him 😂😂😂clown

[@meantares]

It’s difficult to picture Leclerc in anything but red, but I suppose that day will come sooner than later.

[@vaybedumb]

yeah same honestly as a completely delusional fan i'm still holding on to the hope that ferrari somehow manages to completely step up 😭i remember charles also talking about how he really wants to win a championship with ferrari for both jules and his father so that emotional factor will also play into his big move i guess

[@yobhead2328]

I reckon the Ferrari driver lineup will stay the same for a while.

[@DatBoiGloomy]

I dont think charles is sticking at Ferrari past this contract. He has lost so many races due to Ferrari doing things only Ferrari would do. If Ferrari keep up what they have been doing he is gonna get out of there for sure

[@patricktrakzel9657]

Leclerc is not the person to change Ferrari like Schumacher did. And he will be/is sick and tired of the team donig stupid Ferrari stuff. So he will be gone. This guy needs a proper reliable car and team and he will perform. It is very mentally demanding to drive for Ferrari if you don't make/form your own team around you ( again, like the great Michael Schumacher did ).

[@Zack_410]

I'm both a Ferrari and Leclerc fan. I'm hoping we keep both guys for awhile.

[@mettassi]

I think Tommy nailed it with his Audi prediction. Sainz and Mick seem like the most realistic line-up for them atm

[@RhiannonT01]

Agreed!

[@chucknorris6640]

For me would be Perez mick, an average old dog with a big name that brings money and with a youn talent

[@optyfen5276]

Given the talent that is in F2 it is absolutely mind boggling to me that Audi would want Mick in their car. You expect that Audi wants to compete at the front by 2026 which means a more talented driver is needed.

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

No when you have Pourchire in F2... Dude is a sauber junior driver.

[@FrosteMelon]

Mick sucked. There I said it. He did, and it can not be denied cause its the truth.

[@Dulano25]

it aged and its aging like milk

[@Iangamebr]

I really wish they add 2 more teams to the grid. So many young drivers that don't get the chance.

[@DanKindopp]

Andretti is waiting... 24 cars does sound better than 20

[@benoitm9199]

True, Bearman, Hadjar are so talented.

[@Iangamebr]

@@DanKindopp wishing for Andretti and some other to join. Maybe Porsche or Lamborghini.

[@TK-ge2gh]

Surprised Matt and Tommy didn’t speculate at least one additional team on the grid.

[@mamavswild]

@@DanKindopp Andretti has not given up and they’re developing a car even now so, surprised they didn’t get a mention.

[@lpollock7893]

I’m predicting Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris at Audi in 2026.

[@azzeration]

🥺🧡

[@samarthsareen7697]

And I'm predicting Sebastian Vettel and Lando Norris at Audi 😂

[@excelior1]

no it will be Valtteri Bottas and Ricciardo

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@samarthsareen7697 nope. Possibly Yuu Takasaki and Emma Verde at 2026 Audi Sport F1 Team. Not Sainz and Norris.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@excelior1 for me either Yuu Takasaki and Emma Verde or Lando Norris and Emma Verde.

[@petra3925]

Well this video aged wrong...

[@tammy6015]

Charles Leclerc just needs to be in a team that can finally get him the championship he deserves coz Ferrari sure as hell isn’t doing it

[@laurenm-w3634]

Agreed but where would he go

[@EntropicExergy]

@@laurenm-w3634 Apparently merc or AM, based on their predictions, though i suspect a bit of recency bias there. Who's to say merc will be on top by then, or AM for that matter? New regs, new playing field, hard to say who will be on top, though if things keep going the way they are, RB can start focussing on 2026 rather early in 2025.

[@atsubw]

except he said he wants to win a championship with ferrari so i dont think he's gonna move until he gets that, he just has too much loyalty to them

[@EntropicExergy]

@@atsubw Everyone has their breaking point, Leclerc too. From what it looks like, he isn't going to extend his contract which ends at the end of next year.

[@jeffreytackett3922]

I'm not sure why people say he "deserves it". Leclerc has made as many mistakes at Ferrari as Ferrari has made with him there. When the team finally pulls it together, somewhat, Leclerc cuts a corner, jumps a chicane, etc. and blows it anyway. He's talented, but he doesn't seem to have the ability to handle the pressure. See the Japan GP, last year, for a perfect example.

[@addicted2247]

Can’t lie no Maloney or Bearman is crazy if you’re gonna add Arthur Leclerc

[@basdevaal9370]

True. Arthur isn't going to be in F1. Magnussen will be out too in 2026.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Arthur Leclerc was mediocre AF in F3 and is being carried by his surname. Bearman is the real deal.

[@JamesBoxxy]

Yeah, been really impressed with Bearman especially, think he's got a fair shot if the cards fall well! Absolutely has the raw talent! 👌

[@cbailey3728]

@@JamesBoxxy I need to see more from him, he's only gone backwards in the races so far.

[@jackmonaghan8477]

Plus if he ascends up the ladder quickly (F4 this year, F3 in '24 and F2 in '25) I wouldn't rule out Tuukka Taponen being a potential F1 rookie in 2026.

[@bisbas4455]

I'm very surprised not to see Liam Lawson on this grid. 😮

[@hbrown689]

Definitely, he just won his debut Super Formula race... think he'll be in AT next year and if that season goes well could replace Perez for 2025

[@diegombittencourt]

Indeed

[@matarikimuppets7854]

me too ,shame on p1 for poor research.

[@RedBullLordy]

In the Red Bull seat I reckon by 2025

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@hbrown689 Iwasa is better than him so that isn't happening.

[@ouonouanwilfried-desire7758]

I love how they didn't even discuss stroll still being at Aston Martin 😂😂

[@sallagjanos7288]

Why would they? He's an above average driver, who knows the team for years, and has money

[@davicee36]

saying Arthur Leclerc will be at Haas was the most braindead opinion on the internet

[@Glegh]

Matt and Tommy are predicting the futures future future

[@DanKindopp]

I've set a reminder to watch the follow up in Dec 2025

[@chickenpit9991]

That's 1 month without a Race can do

[@TK-ge2gh]

Would love to wager these predictions and the loser has to stream from an inflatable pool in there bedroom 😂

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@DanKindopp 2026 we may see 95 percent of all the drivers swapped teams.

[@abigailcooling6604]

Looking forward to 2026 when you go through these predictions and discuss how incredibly wrong they turned out to be. One thing I'm sure about, is that Stroll is staying at Aston, and that as soon as a space opens up at Merc, Red Bull or AM, there is going to be an absolute bunfight between Leclerc and Norris to get it, as they will have both have had enough of their current teams.

[@LittlePig.]

Norris and Leclerc fighting for a seat at AM already seems wrong

[@vrishitagharte934]

leclerc also signed an extension on his contract till 2029, so the prediction has gone wrong a lil bit alr 🥲

[@user-ex3mm9jb3q]

Leclerc going to Merc gave me Spiderman 3 vibes 😅

[@LathropLdST]

Nah. Into the Multiverse...

[@ambujmishra9149]

who want's Matt and Tommy to revisit this after the 2023 season that we've had just now

[@PickupthePieces76]

I think there would be not much difference, except maybe insert Nyck de Vries in RB.

[@TheMissMariiee]

Tommy’s predictions are wild but they actually make sense

[@KhushiSahuu]

coming here now after about a year and I can't help but laugh at how wrong it all has gotten already 😭

[@MayurMakhija]

Now that Lawson is doing so well at AT as a sub and McLaren basically turning their entire season around, would love to see a revisited list at the end of the season. I can bet there’ll be several changes to this prediction by then

[@henryjansen487]

These two are smoking some powerful things

[@curlycreator6658]

5:04 AG1 side effects

[@mathieulm565]

i don't want Leclerc to leave Ferrari (fav driver + fav team), but I want Leclerc to win titles, and if Ferrari can't provide him that, I wouldn't be mad about him leaving

[@Zack_410]

Yeah same

[@sandcastle6520]

Yeah, same here

[@jamespickin8811]

What I’d give to see Leclerc and Russell at Merc😍

[@EntropicExergy]

Sounds like fireworks to me, like i expect to happen at Alpine this season.

[@mamavswild]

I’d like to see a RedBull Verstappen/LeClerc lineup but it does make sense to have Lando paired with Max since they’re besties and Lando is so damn good and cannot be considered a ‘young’ driver to Max

[@jeandrevanzyl2588]

@@mamavswild imagine having Le Clerc & Russel (Mercedes) and Max & Lando (Redbull) One can only wish…

[@Critical_Cabbage]

Sainz and Norris reunion at Audi, now that would be epic

[@juliadziuba3740]

I really have a feeling that lando will go to audi or move up to red bull

[@TanTan28245]

Ocon in a Mercedes and Gasly in a Ferrari is crazy💀

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

Ocon used to be their reserve, Toto is his manager. Not that crazy

[@TheFranzi0309]

What should be crazy with Gasly at Ferrari? It would be almost he same way Sainz had: Torro Roso/Alpha Tauri > Renault/Alpine > Ferrari The only difference would be Gaslys "stop" at RB and Sainz at McLaren

[@soundscape26]

I can see Ocon at Mercedes.

[@sebe150]

By 2026 I really hope that Dennis Hauger gets a shot at F1 He won F3 in his rookie season, had a okay rookie season in F2 and is driving amazingly in his 2nd F2 season. His results are not the best, but if you look at his driving and his bad misfortune, the only thing he has to improve is is qualifying imo.

[@richardsolheim374]

Yeah, i would think he will get to AlphaTauri or some other F1 team by 2026

[@Fons.s]

He actually finished 17th in his rookie season, with 14 points. He won in his second season of F3

[@henlienr22]

before f3 he was a master of driving in all classes, only in f3 and f2 has he had to learn the cars but when he did he drives amazing as we see now, but bad luck is dancing around him in f2, just look at that absolute torpedo he was taken put with in australia just last week, he would do amazing in f1 and i hope red bull sees that

[@Riverie7]

I hope you're right! It would be amazing to finally have a Norwegian F1 driver

[@sitasin6545]

He won F3 in his 2nd season, he raced the full 2020 season

[@willyum6397]

matt has given up on '23, '24 and '25 already lmao

[@rk-wy8pu]

Even Ferrari and Leclerc have.

[@pratnala]

As a tifosi, I can relate.

[@dushandvr5765]

@@pratnala Even after that if Albon really drives for ferrari no title in the next who knows how many years

[@messygrl]

am i the only one who thinks tsunoda and verstappen would be a nightmare team? both are so competitive i can't imagine they could avoid pulling a daniel-max crash every other race😭😭

[@ShawnFX]

"You see what happens when you dont leave the space!!!" -Max "I am SHUT UP" -Yuki It would be chaos if they drive together😂

[@raghavkrishnamurthy8475]

I CANNOT believe you guys have picked Gabriel Bortoleto and Arthur Leclerc for a race seat over Dennis Hauger, Liam Lawson, Ollie Bearman , Jack Doohan and Victor Martins. Are you guys even watching the junior series and Matt there is more to racing than wikipedia mate😂 P.S-You guys need to have a word with your editor because I am pretty sure that isn't how Andrea Kimi Antonelli is spelt😅

[@Ferrarista_csm2009]

Doohan definitely isb’t going to be in F1. Martins is SO overrated. Lawson and Hauger has possibilities, but Leclerc isn’t as terrible as you guys say.

[@Kyumaro]

@@Ferrarista_csm2009 Lawson is a De Vries 2.0, the train for F1 already passed him, also Tsunoda is way better than him, Iwasa is better, Maloney and Hauger could be better, he is not coming in F1 anymore.

[@Ferrarista_csm2009]

@@Kyumaro Yeah, true, in my opinion Iwasa will make it to the F1 in 2024 or 2025.

[@michaelpitt8337]

@@Kyumarothat didn’t age very well for you now 🤣 looks like Lawson is ahead of all of them now 😊

[@Yes-vh7lm]

Holy shit, Dennis Hauger is so underrated. Sure, his 2023 stats might not seem fantastic right now, but if it wasn't for him getting taken out, or suffering from reliability issues or other stuff out of his control, he would easily be leading the F2 championship rn, and would probably be towards the top last year as well. Definitely the unluckiest driver in the history of F2

[@Bohr2um]

You sound norwegian... Boo hoo, 2 danes in F1 instead 🇩🇰💪

[@purwantiallan5089]

If it does, Hauger never gonna have a chance to get himself promoted to F1.

[@grm6486]

Why was Hauger so mid last year in a Prema? Sargeant and Iwasa were also rookies but were better.

[@Yes-vh7lm]

@@grm6486 Prema was absolute trash last year. His teammate didn't exactly have a great season either. You can also see how far back they are this year. Hauger also had ridiculously bad luck last year

[@luuduonghy659]

@@Yes-vh7lm Sadly it was his own fault but he deserve it

[@alexleao766]

2026 I predict Matt & Tommy as official F1 commentators 🎉

[@soundscape26]

I would prefer to keep them here at P1 though. With a more developed channel and perhaps a small team, but still here on KZbin nonetheless.

[@abigailcooling6604]

@@soundscape26 They would probably be able to do both. It seems to be only the Sky commentators that only work for that one channel, all of the other F1 commentators I've seen seem to do stuff for other channels and projects. Would love to see them as official commentators on somewhere like Channel 4.

[@DanKindopp]

@@abigailcooling6604 Scarbs does everything including official F1. Would be cool to see Matt and Tommy get an official role though, something like Fan Ambassador/Liaison, so F1 can get some REAL feedback from what fans want and not just weighing wallets to get a seat at the table.

[@soundscape26]

​​@@DanKindopp The main reason for them leaving WTF1 was to have full creative control and independence so I'm not so sure they would like to do that sort of thing.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@DanKindopp put Mat and Tommy as the official F1 commentator! Alex Jacques wasnt even close.

[@moreofaashi]

I was waiting for either of you to mention Kimi. So glad he was in Tommy's list. I honestly see him making the step up over Vesti

[@simpwood4973]

Watching this over a year later is actually hilarious

[@grantcornett277]

Summer of ‘24 and this has already aged horribly

[@bhuviking18]

aged like milk

[@stelioskostaras9717]

The thumbnail seems so sacriligeous GASLY IN RED AND CHARLES IN SILVER😳😳

[@iamumair666]

Daniel Ricci and Mick for Audi, the redemption team.

[@rayfinkle5048]

I support this idea.

[@damian1725]

Mick and Seb for me. Schumi came back with a German team after 4 years, Seb is bound to get bored too. That way Porsche will have an all German line up with a 4 time champion and a Schumacher.

[@M3m3l0rd12]

Would love this idea

[@aaryanagarwal2196]

I was rewatching this and how tommy's alpha tauri name change prediction came true. Man absolute banger. Amazing work guys.

[@crazycjk]

There'd better be a follow-up video to this in 2 1/2 years' time to see how it compares!

[@katiamantalena3018]

Much better if they did the video next year.. Lets all find out ( includind them ) if they think after a year all the same things......

[@beiowend9150]

the one at tommys haas prediction looks a little bit like ayrton senna

[@F1Racefans]

His idol is ayrton aswell, fast in quali and moments when He races where He “looks” like ayrton

[@diplot100]

Pérez will definitely retire after Red Bull

[@soundscape26]

Yeah, I think so too.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Nah, he'd be a trusted pair of hands who brings financial backing. Almost any midfield team would take him.

[@diplot100]

@@areebsiddiqui758 I wish he didn’t retire man, but he has stated multiple times he would like to be a business man and retire early- ish

[@narcissat810]

@@areebsiddiqui758 hes already complain there r too many race now... he has family to take care of.

[@moimon4074]

Perez is one of the best on the field to help develop a car, and this season will define if he can aim for another top tesm or s mid field, so its all up to him, (also Ford is giving checo special care lately so this will be important for a rsre but possibly stay at rbr) but if he ñeft the team, you need to see how rbr and even max grew up and learned from Pérez, any team would learn from him also he carries about 60% of sponsors of rbr with him as carlos slim owns or have important shares of wallmart, claro, american mobile, hard rock, etc etc, I could totally see Checo going to another team, even ferrari director have recently good spoke on checo, if he doesn get a good team he will move to Indy but unlike these brits he will not go to a backfield car.. They put checo on what they think was Going to be the slowest team 🤣🤣🤣

[@bonelesswatermelon420]

Vesti and Colapinto at Williams would be incredible for me personally

[@zlinga]

I think Dennis Hauger is missing from your list. He is an amazing driver and I think he will finnish 1st or 2nd in the F2 championship this season. My prediction is him in F1 (AlphaTauri) in 2024 or 2025

[@samanthacrawford1058]

Ollie Bearman has to be there surely😮 I'm so surprised he hasn't been mentioned!!!

[@maarten0123456789]

Lando and Max would be a dope lineup for RBR, i can see that happening

[@mohilrai]

Honestly, this is the lineup I'd be most excited to see, but I can't imagine Horner allowing Max to have such a strong teammate. I think Lando will steal too many points from Max, and the golden boy won't be happy.

[@sankarsondas1999]

So Lewis retires and Alonso doesn’t, Matt? Crazyyy!!

[@danijelujcic8644]

Noriaki Kasai vibes ^^ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noriaki_Kasai#Records

[@shonkiojr6805]

It would be his 23rd season if I’m not mistaken 😅😅 also 25 years after debut 😂😂

[@damudread]

Matt hates Lewis. Lewis has been hated for a long time because of his skin colour and success. Many people do not want Lewis to break M Schumacher's records. Thats why Matt thinks / hopes that Alonso will race at 45 but Lewis wont race at 41. It's a shame that people like Matt think this negatively toward ´s Lewis.

[@maxmartin2223]

This aged well

[@M3m3l0rd12]

Literally

[@Jwm367t]

Please revisit this with a reaction video in 2026

[@kibe2134]

Not having Drugovich in there makes it sound completely bonkers.

[@beatrizgomes4094]

Exactly, he’s the current F2 champ, hopefully it’s not that hard to imagine him getting a seat I do wonder if that could happen with Aston Martin, since Lance basically has a seat until he retires, and we don’t know how much Alonso still has left in him, could be a lot So maybe in another team… didn’t want him to get a shit car tho haha I just want F1 to have brazilians racing again, damn it

[@simonwoodthrillerwriter]

I don't think many of the drivers in F1 currently will be driving in 2026. Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Leclerc will be around for sure but the rest I'm not so sure. The driver market is in a real awkward place with experienced drivers coming back, "academy" drivers and pay drivers that the driver pool feels stagnant. I hope to see a lot more fresh faces comes 2026.

[@mapk1516]

I think Zane Maloney would be in F1 in 2026, either Williams or AlphaTauri/Honda

[@addicted2247]

Thank you finally someone with knowledge

[@EntropicExergy]

There will be no AT/Honda, only AT/RBPT-Ford.

[@MaxPower417]

Been catching up on the F2 races during this gap in the calendar and his Bahrain drive in the feature race was insane.

[@mapk1516]

@@EntropicExergy I was referring to how Tom said that he thinks in 2026 there could be a Honda works team after taking over AlphaTauri, hence the slash since it means either AlphaTauri team or a Honda team

[@mapk1516]

@@MaxPower417 hoping he wins some races soon 🙌

[@sadiedasi3]

lando in a red bull would be a dream cone true for me

[@Cleon851]

@F1gilles Lando is better than your favorite driver, unless said favorite driver is Max

[@Cleon851]

@F1gilles better than Leclerc and Russell most definitely, Ham is mid and Alonso is goated

[@Synystr7]

When it is a slow F1 news day:

[@cecilie4296]

As long as Frederik Vesti is somewhere on the grid I'll be happy, he truly deserves to be there

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

Sorry but what Vesti won to get a F1 seat? FREC against Enzo Fitippaldi??

[@cecilie4296]

@@NerdChannelBrasil I’m sorry, but you don’t have to win everything to get up to F1. E.g. Albon is obviously an amazing F1 driver, but he hasn’t won anything since his kartning days. Vesti has the talent, otherwise Mercedes wouldn’t have chosen him for their junior programme. He hasn’t been consistent enough the last couple of years, but now he’s back with Prema, I think he’ll be a real championship contender this year in F2 🤍 and also, he’s just an incredibly nice and funny guy, which is also needed in the media circus that is F1

[@brodypettersen7744]

liam lawson derserves it 100000 times more , easily the most adabtible driver in motorsport right now, hes extremely competitive in every racing series hes been in

[@cecilie4296]

@@brodypettersen7744 I don't see how Liam deserves it more than Fred. You're entitled to your opinion, but Fred is the championship leader in F2 in his second season, and Liam ended P3 in his second season, so I wouldn't say Liam deserves it 100000 times more, I would say they equally deserve it. But whatever, they are not competing for the same seat anyway.

[@brodypettersen7744]

@@cecilie4296 I get we both have our opinions but look at how competitive Liam Lawson has been in f3 Him and piastri championship fight, f2 he has a lot of bad luck, dtm shunted of top stop him from winning the championship having a f1 driver as he’s team who was no where near the front, he’s currently p2 in super formula which is meaning he’s an extremely adaptable driver, which means you know he’s gonna adapt to f1 way quicker then anyone else

[@ilianag5680]

Coming back to this video on Feb '24 is astonishingly surreal.

[@clansome]

@P1 with Matt & Tommy Any chance you could revisit this topic now that the season has shaken itself out ?? This one hasn't aged very well really.

[@oddpavlos0076]

Charles Leclerc just signed with Ferrari until 2029 now 😂

[@Dqtube]

I want at least one new team on the grid for the 2026 season.

[@alek1766]

Thanks for changing the background during the ad, so I know when to skip to. Really appreciate when channels do that

[@FitLawyerK]

Gasly and Albon, I like it a lot

[@marcusulana1150]

Bunch of legends for putting Vesti, the danish fans will love that

[@naparogus3391]

Still 17 days to go

[@metro3313]

This season is crap anyway so I don't miss the racing

[@Mmass859]

Would love to see yuki in a redbull hes done great year to year that hes been on the grid and has really shown how hes grown as a driver through the years

[@summerwinecro]

There's no way he'll end up in the Red Bull

[@katherinegrace9724]

I was so confused till I decided to check the year it was posted

[@martinhaugen5818]

crazy that both left Dennis Hauger out

[@Ruben_873]

2026 Driver Lineup: Red Bull: Verstappen / Lawson Aston Martin: Stroll / Norris Mercedes: Russell / Ocon Ferrari: A. Leclerc / Bearman Alpine: C. Leclerc / Doohan McLaren: Piastri / Crawford Haas: Magnussen / Hauger Audi: Sainz / Pourchaire Alpha Tauri: Iwasa / Tsunoda Williams: Albon / Vesti 11th Team: Gasly / Zhou

[@metro3313]

Tf is this garbage?

[@aaryanmanarkattu8271]

I really liked this video. It's so cool to think about these things. Leclerc and Russell at Merc will be scenes. The next Lewis and Nico?

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

The next Lewis & Fernando

[@jacksonmouldycliff9613]

Albon and Gasly at Ferrari what has Tommy been smoking?

[@danijelujcic8644]

RBR (Red Bull Rejects) that are actually quite good.

[@RacedayMediaNZ]

I think there's a few things missing here: Bottas is the same age as Perez, and Perez joined F1 earlier. I don't see Bottas going before Checo, and likely they'll both go together. Liam Lawson is a crucial young driver being missed right now. No shot of Tsunoda going to the main team before Liam.

[@juamesvar]

This is fun, here are my predictions based on the very little I know of what could happen so far in time: Andretti-Cadillac: Colton Herta, Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes: Pierre Gasly, Frederik Vesti Honda: Yuki Tsunoda, Ayumu Iwasa Audi-Sauber: Sergio "Checo" Pérez, Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari: Felipe Drugovic, Esteban Ocon Lotus-Renault: Victor Martins, Théo Pourchaire (Gabriele Mini) McLaren-Porsche: Oscar Piastri, Alex Palou (Patricio "Pato" O'Ward) Ferrari: Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris Mercedes: George Russell, Charles Leclerc Aston Martin-Honda: Fernando Alonso, Pepe Marti (Gabriel Bortoleto) Red Bull-Ford: Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo

[@damudread]

You have to be naive if you think that Lewis will retire ahead of Alonso.

[@tHebUm18]

Didn't realize this was 3 months old when YT recommended it, wild how things have changed this season already by the summer break.

[@mikj48]

Tommy had Colton Herta at Mclaren and said the reasoning is Zach brown will want someone for publicity but zach has pato on his team that's even more popular and has beat colton when they were teammates and currently leads in their series. But it wouldn't surprise me if both have a shot.

[@henrrryyyy]

O'Ward is far more likely than Herta imo.. Or Palou. I don't see McLaren going outside of the McLaren family for an IndyCar driver, it would probably be hard to justify to their drivers and I also don't see Herta getting the Super License points at this rate [admittedly, it is only two races in to this season]

[@ciaranobyrne087]

First impressions are a lot and apparently Hertas first impressions from the Mclaren test was very good. He apparently prepared well for the test. While the SL points held him back this year I'm sure he will be sniffed at again in the next couple of season because word spreads but also his nationality. I could be wrong but the only team F1 whoi would be willing to take a chance on Pato is Mclaren.

[@nigelgearsleystanaccount66]

Palou is more F1 Ready than O'Ward imo, Palou is literally joining Arrow McLaren for 2024 I believe so I think Palou is more likely

[@dannyboy2851]

I agree with the Yuki prediction. He's been very impressive as of late

[@rafaelcampos5476]

does Drugovich play tennis?😂

[@GFSCN69]

Strong summer break vibes.

[@Tomasz987987]

I started watching F1 when Fernando started his career and I will stop watching F1 when he retires. What a ride it has been so far!

[@zhiliang7786]

I think zhou has high chance to stay at sauber (audi) for 2 reasons. 1. His relationship and ease to work with the team, the team would want a experienced driver with the team if Audi want to achieve their goal to world champ, then filling with another top tier driver like Lando would be perfect 2. Audi has reasonably large market sales in China, im not from China but based on what I know on their side, their F1 community is growing and it would be a great chance for Audi

[@MaxthonFan]

Audi has had good sales in China, but with the transition to BEVs their sales are dwindling. I can really see Audi using this unique opportunity to boost their BEV sales in China. They don't need Mick for marketing in Germany. We Germans will always buy our Mercs, BMWs and Audis and since F1 isn't available here in free TV anymore, its marketing potential is slim anyways.

[@missmississippi16990]

Would love to see a revised list with Drugovich, and Lawson taken into consideration and also with the possibility of the new Andretti team

[@DrunkAnton]

Ayo can't wait for the review of this

[@shanepearce1629]

i think there are 2 teams you need to add 1 driver t Jack Doohan will act as the squad's reserve driver during the upcoming F1 season, could see a honda team with Doohan

[@cassiechung8567]

Kimi being on this list made me feel extremely old lol

[@marki38pro10]

My predictions: Williams: Albon, Antonelli Alpha Tauri: Yuki, Iwasa Audi: Sainz, Hulkenberg Haas: Magnussen, Bortoleto Alpine: Pourchaire, Perez Mclaren: Norris, Palou Aston Martin: Stroll, Vesti Ferrari: Leclerc, Hamilton Mercedes: Russell, Hauger Red Bull: Verstappen, Piastri

[@shadowflex87]

My Predictions: Red Bull - Verstappen / Ricciardo Aston Martin - Stroll / Drugovich Mercedes - Russell / Gasly Ferrari - C. Leclerc / Norris McLaren - Piastri / Perez Alpine - Ocon / Zhou Haas - Sargeant / Pourchaire Audi - Bottas / Schumacher AlphaTauri - Iwasa / Lawson Williams - A. Leclerc / Vesti

[@sexyuffa8628]

Audi goes crazy

[@rohangehani7109]

There’s no way Liam Lawson doesn’t have an F1 drive in 2026.

[@bg22757]

There are plenty of ways he won't have a drive.

[@henrrryyyy]

I don't know... If his career is anything to go by, he will likely be robbed of the seat.

[@yrosan]

I see him getting one in 24 and being disappointing, getting the boot after 1 or 2 years.

[@hbrown689]

​@@yrosan he smashed Albon when they were teammates in DTM, just won on debut in Super Formula. No way he doesn't have a seat in the next few years

[@LeJimster]

I agree. I think they rushed Yuki into F1 as a favour to Honda but they are taking their time with Liam and he is following a similar path to Pierre Gasly who also drove in Super Formula before making his debut in F1. So unless de Vries has some epic turn around in his form... My prediction would be Yuki and Liam in Alpha Tauri for 2024.

[@eamonahern7495]

I like Tommy's prediction for Audi. Unexpected but definitely plausible. I think they'll try to get Lando though.

[@gabyvd]

No Doohan, Hauger, Drugovich, Maloney, or Bearman? Crazy. I love Arthur and Fred but can't see them making F1.

[@simonbrunner3062]

Just the current top 5 teams: McLaren: Piastri/Bortoleto Aston Martin: Stroll/Alonso Mercedes: Russell/Norris Ferrari: Verstappen/Sainz Red Bull: Leclerc/Lawson

[@Near_Void]

I have tweeted this list because there was a tweet asking to predict the 2026 grid. Red Bull : Verstappen, Tsunoda Mercedes : Russell, Schumacher Ferrari : Schwartzman, C. Leclerc McLaren : Norris, Piastri Alpine : Ocon, Pourchaire Aston Martin : Stroll, Gasly AlphaTauri : Hauger, DeVreis Audi : Zhou, Nissany Haas : Magnussen, Fittipaldi Williams : Sargeant, Doohan

[@lil3033]

Nissany?!

[@GaremoP]

Awful prediction

[@AZBCDEE]

Crashmacher 😂😂😂

[@shonkiojr6805]

Schumacher isn’t getting that merc seat that’s ocons after Lewis retires

[@soham4992]

How is everyone ignoring felipe drugovich? I don't watch f2 but he won the championship right.. he surely deserves a chance in f1

[@luuduonghy659]

He might join Formula E next season(Formula E Test Drivers)

[@AndereRickert]

Would've been nice if you also listed all the drivers who would retire/lose a seat before 2026, according to your predictions.

[@ChippyShag]

You guys wrote Gabriel Bortoleto at Tommys Haas prediction graphic while he predicted the seat to go to Andrea Kimi Antonelli

[@Andy__0]

Guys. No mention of Bearman. Wtf. You guys could really learn a lot from watching more non-F1 races and looking at the records of some junior drivers. At least Tommy mentioned Antonelli. Vesti and Arthur Leclerc are nothing special btw, please don't base your opinions on the F2 standings after 3 of 14 rounds.

[@halflanding1900]

Love you Matt for your Tsunoda prediction!! 👍

[@haydensmith5225]

9:44 what a difference a few months makes - matt's complete 180 on Albon in a Ferrari

[@i_iceberg]

giga-content-brained matt and tommy making predictions content so they have a free react video in 2026

[@michaelschlicker]

When you hear Steiner talking I highly doubt that HAAS will ever go for a Rookie again. They learned it the hard way with Mick & Mazespin and are no longer dependent on pay drivers or giving young drivers their debut before moving to a bigger team. They just want consistent point scorers.