Sky Sports activities F1 takes a have a look at how lengthy every driver has on their contract and analyse how their futures could play out.

McLaren

Lando Norris – 2027

Norris agreed to an extension shortly earlier than the beginning of the 2024 F1 season. He had been linked with a transfer to Crimson Bull however has as a substitute opted to spearhead McLaren’s makes an attempt to dethrone Max Verstappen.

McLaren stated that Norris had signed a “multi-year” extension to his earlier deal, which had been set to run out in 2025, which confirms the 25-year-old is tied to the British workforce till at the very least the top of 2027.

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Oscar Piastri – 2028

Piastri signed a brand new multi-year contract extension forward of the 2025 F1 season that can hold him at McLaren till the top of 2028.

If McLaren have a championship-winning automotive, it will likely be fascinating to see how Zak Brown and Andrea Stella deal with their drivers as Piastri will solely get higher.

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc – ‘a number of seasons’

Leclerc penned in a brand new Ferrari deal in January 2024, however the workforce didn’t touch upon the size of his contract.

Leclerc stated on social media afterwards that he could be with Ferrari for “a number of seasons to come back” and it’s arduous to see the Monegasque driver go elsewhere within the medium to short-term.

Lewis Hamilton – 2026

Hamilton’s shock announcement on February 1 final 12 months to hitch Ferrari was one of many largest F1 switch offers within the sport’s historical past.

Hamilton will spend at the very least two seasons at Ferrari, having signed a multi-year deal which started this 12 months. The 40-year-old is approaching the top of his F1 profession and the sensation is he’ll retire from F1 in crimson.

Crimson Bull

Max Verstappen – 2028

Verstappen signed a long-term deal again in March 2022 to remain at Crimson Bull till the top of 2028. Nonetheless, there are clauses in Verstappen’s contract that may see him go away the workforce, which was highlighted in 2024 throughout the top of inapproiate behaviour allegations made towards Christian Horner, which have been dismissed later that 12 months.

Toto Wolff confirmed he met with Verstappen’s supervisor Raymond Vermeulen and father Jos Verstappen throughout final season’s summer season break.

Adrian Newey becoming a member of Aston Martin and Honda turning into the workforce’s energy unit provider from 2026 has additionally made them a possible choice sooner or later for Verstappen, who has additionally reiterated he doesn’t wish to spend all his racing profession in F1.

Liam Lawson – 2025

Crimson Bull’s determination to drop Sergio Perez means Lawson will likely be Verstappen’s newest team-mate and his F1 profession will likely be dictated by the 2025 season.

Lawson, who solely has 11 race begins, was solely confirmed for 2025 and his future will purely rely on how he performs towards Verstappen.

Mercedes

George Russell – 2025

Russell will likely be eager to claim himself as workforce chief at Mercedes alongside teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Each Mercedes drivers have solely been confirmed for 2025, maybe a sign that Wolff continues to be eager to signal Verstappen, so a repeat of his robust 2024 marketing campaign will likely be pivotal for Russell.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 2025

Mercedes took the courageous determination to exchange Hamilton with 18-year-old Antonelli, who has been thrown straight into the deep finish.

Antonelli has been touted as the following massive factor in F1 however an enormous crash on his follow debut at Monza and an underwhelming F2 season could have taken a few of the shine off the Italian going into his massive rookie season.

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso – 2026

Alonso agreed a contract extension final April to stay with Aston Martin till at the very least the top of the 2026 F1 season.

Alonso is the oldest driver on the grid and can flip 45 throughout the 2026 season, which might make him the primary driver to compete in System 1 at that age since Graham Hill in 1975.

The Spaniard has not gained an F1 race since 2013 and his two titles got here in 2005 and 2006. He will likely be hoping the Adrian Newey-led 2026 automotive can assist him obtain his dream to develop into a three-time world champion.

Lance Stroll – 2026

Stroll is the one driver within the discipline whose contract particulars are largely unknown, partly as a result of he’s the son of workforce proprietor Lawrence Stroll, and seems to have a seat for so long as his father stays in that place.

Stroll has been outperformed by Alonso throughout their two seasons collectively however Aston Martin formally introduced final June that the Canadian has a deal for “2025 and past”.

Alpine

Pierre Gasly – 2026

Gasly additionally introduced a contract extension to remain at Alpine till at the very least the top of the 2026 F1 season on the identical day Stroll’s deal was revealed.

Gasly joined Alpine at first of 2023 and impressed many final 12 months for his performances, which included a podium on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix within the rain.

Jack Doohan – 2025

Doohan will likely be Gasly’s new team-mate after Esteban Ocon left Alpine earlier than the top of final season. Doohan made his full F1 debut on the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix attributable to Ocon’s sudden departure.

The 22-year-old Australian was Alpine’s reserve driver final 12 months and will come below early stress to retain his seat.

Haas

Esteban Ocon – 2026

Ocon is trying to revive his F1 profession at Haas after a disappointing finish to his time at Alpine.

The French driver agreed to hitch Haas final July on a multi-year deal and could have a younger Brit to take care of on the American outfit.

Oliver Bearman – 2026

Bearman already has three F1 race weekends below his belt, together with a robust debut with Ferrari when he changed Carlos Sainz on the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Bearman was introduced as a Haas driver for 2025 throughout final summer season’s British Grand Prix and he later drove twice for the workforce rather than Kevin Magnussen, who was banned for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and fell sick on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The 19-year-old is the youngest-ever British F1 driver.

Racing Bulls

Yuki Tsunoda – 2025

Many really feel Tsunoda ought to have been promoted to Crimson Bull’s important workforce however he’ll as a substitute spend a fifth 12 months on the newly renamed Racing Bulls, beforehand generally known as Toro Rosso, AlphaTauri and most not too long ago RB.

Tsunoda was introduced to remain on the Crimson Bull sister workforce for 2025 final June however driver adjustments can occur at any time in any of the Crimson Bull outfits.

Isack Hadjar – 2025

Crimson Bull junior Hadjar was confirmed because the second Racing Bulls driver in December.

The 20-year-old Frenchman completed second in final 12 months’s F2 championship to Sauber new boy Gabriel Bortoleto after successful 4 races and turns into the most recent driver from Crimson Bull’s junior programme to graduate to the F1 grid.

Hadjar made 4 Apply One appearances with Crimson Bull’s two groups over the previous two seasons on F1 race weekends and turns into the nineteenth driver from the corporate’s junior programme to step as much as the highest stage.

Williams

Carlos Sainz – 2026

Sainz was the important thing cog in F1’s driver market within the early phases of final season, figuring out he didn’t have a drive for 2025 when Hamilton was introduced to exchange him at Ferrari.

In July, Williams confirmed they gained the battle to signal Sainz on a two-year take care of “choices to increase” past 2026.

Williams boss James Vowles described the signing of Sainz as a “robust assertion of intent”.

Alex Albon – 2026

Albon agreed a brand new multi-year contract extension final Could however faces his hardest competitors at Williams but this season.

The British-born Thai driver joined Williams in 2022 after a 12 months out of the game, having been let go on the finish of 2020 by Crimson Bull following 18 months as Verstappen’s team-mate.

Sauber

Nico Hulkenberg – 2026

Hulkenberg was confirmed as Audi’s first System 1 driver final April after Haas revealed he would depart on the finish of the 2024 season.

Hulkenberg signed a multi-year contract that can see him drive for Sauber this 12 months, after which the workforce will likely be taken over by German producer Audi from the 2026 season.

Gabriel Bortoleto – 2026

To couple with Hulkenberg’s expertise, Sauber and Audi signed F2 champion Bortoleto who’s one other thrilling younger expertise becoming a member of the grid.

Bortoleto gained the F3 and F2 championships in his rookie season, which signifies he’s an distinctive expertise, and will develop into certainly one of F1’s prime drivers sooner or later. Audi have gotten the Brazilian till at the very least the top of 2026 although.

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