However, three of the six seats left to be confirmed are at Red Bull<\/a> and Racing Bulls<\/a>.<\/p>\n TEAMDRIVER 1DRIVER 2AlpinePierre GaslyN\/AAston MartinFernando AlonsoLance StrollAudiGabriel BortoletoNico HulkenbergCadillacValtteri BottasSergio PerezFerrariCharles LeclercLewis HamiltonHaasEsteban OconOliver BearmanMcLarenLando NorrisOscar PiastriMercedesN\/AN\/ARacing BullsN\/AN\/ARed Bull RacingMax VerstappenN\/AWilliamsAlex AlbonCarlos Sainz2026 confirmed F1 drivers<\/p>\n Max Verstappen<\/a> is locked in for next season and theoretically should be a Red Bull driver until the end of 2028, unless he activates a get-out clause in his contract.<\/p>\n However, Red Bull\u2019s trio of other drivers are still in the lurch, although Isack Hadjar\u2019s<\/a> recent performances suggest that it\u2019s a matter of who he\u2019ll be driving for next season, as opposed to whether he\u2019ll still be a Formula 1 driver.<\/p>\n Hadjar is expected to race for Red Bull in 2026<\/a>, putting Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> in an awkward position.<\/p>\n However, Tsunoda could end up returning to Racing Bulls<\/a>, leaving Liam Lawson<\/a> wondering where that leaves him if Arvid Lindblad<\/a> is promoted from Formula 2 at the end of the season.<\/p>\n READ MORE: All to know about Racing Bulls from team principal to Red Bull affiliation<\/a><\/p>\n A report from Autosport Web<\/a> has provided more details on the future of Red Bull\u2019s driver line-ups.<\/p>\n F1 Oversteer understands Red Bull are working hard to place Lindblad in Formula 1 next year<\/a>, despite the British teenager looking unlikely to win the Formula 2 championship.<\/p>\n He acquired enough superlicense points at the beginning of the year by winning the Formula Regional Oceania Championship and has already completed an FP1 session.<\/p>\n If Lindblad joins Racing Bulls, and Hadjar is promoted to Red Bull, then the final seat would be a straight shootout between Lawson and Tsunoda.<\/p>\n The report from Autosport Web suggests that Tsunoda might now have \u2018the advantage\u2019 over Lawson to be retained for 2026.<\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 324 2 293 3 230 4 194 5 163 6 117 7 70 8 66 9 38 10 37 11 32 12 30 13 28 14 20 15 20 16 18 17 16 18 16 19 12 20 0 <\/p>\n Red Bull sources have told the publication that \u2018Lawson is no longer highly rated by higher-ups\u2019 within the team.<\/p>\n The New Zealander was dropped by Red Bull after just two races at the beginning of 2025, and while Laurent Mekies has spoken positively about Lawson<\/a> since replacing Christian Horner, he\u2019s unlikely to have the sway to keep the 23-year-old in his Racing Bulls seat for another year.<\/p>\n On top of this, Lawson\u2019s \u2018conduct during races has also come under scrutiny\u2019, with his collision with Tsunoda at the Italian Grand Prix<\/a> working against him.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Who is Racing Bulls F1 driver Liam Lawson? Everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n Liam Lawson addresses his future as 2026 Formula 1 contract decision looms<\/p>\n![\"Racing](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233828404-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Marco Canoniero\/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLiam Lawson \u2018no longer highly rated\u2019 by Red Bull chiefs as \u2018conduct\u2019 question emerges<\/p>\n