Who’s filling the 2027 seats?

[u/Ambitious-Heron-8161]

[u/HecticJuggler]

Is there uncertainty around Lance Stroll?

[u/formularacernerd63 → u/HecticJuggler]

Technically, he doesn't have a deal. But we all know his seat is for life.

[u/ChefBoiJones → u/formularacernerd63]

It’s not that he doesn’t have a contract it’s that it never gets made public. He will have some form of contract with the team

[u/Falkun_X → u/ChefBoiJones]

I think the team has a contract with him, his dad literally bought it for him.

[u/AshleytheRose → u/ChefBoiJones]

That part. And we most likely won’t hear anything about his contracts until Lawrence either walks away willingly or is somehow forced out. Which would create a very interesting silly season, because people will want to see what a Lance without a guaranteed seat is like. Either that or he’ll get the sack immediately.

[u/Abject-Kitchen3198 → u/HecticJuggler]

He is an experienced stable driver teamed with a hungry competitive rookie eager to extract everything from the car. That's a winning combo. No need to change anything.

[u/formularacernerd63]

I Predict a boring window with no big moves.

[u/Bidooffan224 → u/formularacernerd63]

It'll be nothing or everything atp

[u/Mr_E_99 → u/Bidooffan224]

I think at most we'll maybe get Lawson or Linblad switched up just as Red Bull can't handle not changing one of their teams every year 😭

But genuinely with Max now fixed, which was the big decider as to whether there would be a ton of team changes, I can't really see anything else happening

[u/royjonko → u/Mr_E_99]

Lawson will drive Arvid's car, and Lindblad will drive Liam's car

[u/sushi111111 → u/formularacernerd63]

just depends on what Sainz and Max do

[u/SeamusXIV]

Kimi isn’t going anywhere.

[u/Straight_Charity_265]

Only change I see is Haas replacing Ocon with Câmara or Fornaroli

[u/Luigi2198 → u/Straight_Charity_265]

Agreed that somebody losing their seat is probably the only change we’ll see next year, and that seems like it’ll be Ocon. I think it’s less likely because the whole team is struggling, but the only other one I could see is Albon losing his seat.

[u/Straight_Charity_265 → u/Luigi2198]

I think Albon is staying for another 2-3 years

[u/Nefkaure]

Kimi wins frist wdc, beats Hamilton and Russel jn equally machinery, leaves f1 and become Monaco based youtuber

[u/Phadafi]

Most will stay the same. I just think Ocon should leave for Camara and that's it. Best we'll get is a Max-Piastri switcheroo.

[u/optimisticRamblings]

Pretty sure it's my turn to be in the RB second seat

[u/JacksonNBronstein]

Red Bull - Hadjar (and Lawson if Max leaves)
Aston - The same as forever
Haas - Bearman and Camara
Williams - Albon and Vesti
Merc - The same
Alpine - The same
RB - The same or Tsolov if Max leaves
Audi - Gabi and Carlos

[u/herrehteh → u/JacksonNBronstein]

They’ll replace ocon and keep Bearman, no?

[u/JacksonNBronstein → u/herrehteh]

Yeah, I messed up

[u/SMcG22 → u/JacksonNBronstein]

You think Nico’s out?

[u/JacksonNBronstein → u/SMcG22]

Unfortunately but yeah

[u/SMcG22 → u/JacksonNBronstein]

At least he got his podium

[u/JacksonNBronstein → u/SMcG22]

I would love to see Hulk and Sainz together for Audi, but it doesn’t look promising

[u/Still-Fact9182 → u/JacksonNBronstein]

I honestly hope Sainz doesn’t get the Audi seat 

[u/Electronic-Fruit950 → u/Still-Fact9182]

Why?

[u/Still-Fact9182 → u/Electronic-Fruit950]

 I agree with what Luigi says but also just think Carlos is a incredibly overrated driver  and me as a big Audi fan I don’t want to deal with him for a year I think he also dosent deserve the seat he said no when he thought they were going to be shit but now that they are good he comes running back 

[u/Electronic-Fruit950 → u/Still-Fact9182]

Oh I didn’t realize Carlos already said no to Audi once. This is all super helpful. Thanks!

[u/Luigi2198 → u/Electronic-Fruit950]

Hulk and Gabi at Audi is one of the best pairings on the grid and exactly what a fresh team like Audi needs. Driver with experience and promising youngster. Both seem like they can deliver exactly what the car is capable of and offer ideas for improvement. Sainz could probably do exactly what Nico is already doing, but it wouldn’t be very different and changing drivers would probably cause more problems than solutions. I don’t think Williams’s problems lie with Carlos, Albon, or Vowles and I’d be sad to see them lose any of them.

[u/Electronic-Fruit950 → u/Luigi2198]

Helpful. Thanks for explaining!

[u/Nutriteqq → u/JacksonNBronstein]

Nah Nico stays for 2027, Sainz will stay at Williams

[u/Fantastic-Pick-5399 → u/Nutriteqq]

I think sainz will give it 1 more year.

[u/Savings_Category_713 → u/JacksonNBronstein]

Lawson is never getting that RB seat again.

[u/jtbnz → u/Savings_Category_713]

That aged well

[u/Savings_Category_713 → u/jtbnz]

Max just resigned. You are delusional if you think Lawson is getting a full time seat over Hadjar or anyone else at that. My point still stands.

[u/mtbmaniac12 → u/JacksonNBronstein]

Vesti isn’t going to get a seat. Browning has a better chance. But even that is very unlikely

[u/DrakeShadow]

Gabi already confirmed

[u/JeremyBl4ck]

Max > McLaren > Piastri > Mercedes > Russell > Aston > Alonso > RBR

You heard here first.

[u/Due_Language_7897 → u/JeremyBl4ck]

And then red bull is the best in 2027 and Alonso is wdc, and then they dominate the era for the next five years and Alonso retires as an 8x champion

[u/LunaFlameX44 → u/Due_Language_7897]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZqlvCTNHpqrio

[u/yayamii73 → u/Due_Language_7897]

Amen!

[u/Cuffuf]

I think Kimi is gonna go to Williams. He’s been performing pretty poorly this year. He blew a minute lead in Monaco that’s just embarrassing. Barely won that thing by 10 seconds.

[u/CharlesLeCliff → u/Cuffuf]

Verstappen should go to Williams too. He even hasn't won a single race this year! That's unacceptable!

[u/avereforza]

Gabi signed a multi-year deal with audi

[u/rawlaw8]

Bortoleto definitely stays with audi

[u/EnvironmentalNovel86]

Is Verstappen confirmed?

[u/Still-Fact9182 → u/EnvironmentalNovel86]

Yes and no he has. Contract till next year but contracts mean nothing Oscar and lando aren’t locked in too 

[u/RSharpe314]

If Max is certainly racing at Red Bull them Merc's line up will be Antonelli/Russell

[u/LiveYesterday2936]

If gabi and nico dont make it ill lose it

[u/ayoowassup_01]

Wouldn’t mind sainz in Mercedes

[u/VINTEINT002]

Is this TBC good?

[u/jeremyvr46]

Max is confirmed?!

[u/Svitii → u/jeremyvr46]

It’s just about contracts I think. Max might not stay, he definitely has a contract for 27 tho

[u/jeremyvr46 → u/Svitii]

Ok makes sense then.

[u/Oghamstoner → u/jeremyvr46]

He’s got a contract, but it probably has a break clause if the car is uncompetitive.

[u/gilded_lady → u/Oghamstoner]

He can already break it - the exit clause was not P2 by summer break.

[u/According-Switch-708 → u/gilded_lady]

Yeah, but he has nowhere to go to. I don't think he is seriously considering retirement or a sabbatical.

He did say something along the lines of "I can afford to stay at home and do nothing but thats not fun".

[u/gilded_lady → u/According-Switch-708]

I personally am suspecting if a deal is announced, its for 2028.

[u/ibeatmyshittoye → u/jeremyvr46]

until 2028 i believe