{"id":879637,"date":"2026-09-01T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879637\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:00:12","slug":"f1-driver-market-whats-still-to-play-for-in-the-driver-market-of-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879637\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 DRIVER MARKET: What&#8217;s still to play for in the driver market of 2027?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">We&#8217;ve seen more driver market dominos fall in the last couple of weeks, with Max Verstappen confirming he&#8217;s staying put at Red Bull not just for next season but until the end of 2030, while Alpine announced last week they&#8217;ve re-signed Franco Colapinto alongside Pierre Gasly. So what&#8217;s still to play for and who holds the key?<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Most teams are choosing stability rather than trying something new and thus we&#8217;ve seen a host of renewals rather than unveilings of new faces of late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">McLaren are sorted for next year with <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoibGFuZG9fbm9ycmlzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2xhbmRvLW5vcnJpcyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/lando-norris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lando Norris<\/a> \u2013 who <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoicmVjZW50bHlfZXh0ZW5kZWRfaGlzX2RlYWxfYnlfYV9mZXdfeWVhcnNfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL2xhbmRvLW5vcnJpcy1jb21taXRzLWZ1dHVyZS10by1tY2xhcmVuLWFzLWhlLXNpZ25zLW5ldy1kZWFsLXVudGlsLXRoZS1lbmQtb2YtMjAzMC43RXJIVGt0am9XMm1BbzV6RUV0dUEwIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/lando-norris-commits-future-to-mclaren-as-he-signs-new-deal-until-the-end-of-2030.7ErHTktjoW2mAo5zEEtuA0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently extended his deal by a few years<\/a> to keep him at the team until at least the end of 2030 \u2013 alongside <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoib3NjYXJfcGlhc3RyaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9vc2Nhci1waWFzdHJpIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/oscar-piastri\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar Piastri<\/a>, while Ferrari are sticking with <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiY2hhcmxlc19sZWNsZXJjX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2NoYXJsZXMtbGVjbGVyYyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/charles-leclerc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Leclerc<\/a> and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoibGV3aXNfaGFtaWx0b25fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2RyaXZlcnMvbGV3aXMtaGFtaWx0b24iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/lewis-hamilton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve seen more driver market dominos fall in the last couple of weeks, with Max Verstappen confirming 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