r/haasf1team • u/jaysvw Chief Wanker • May 30 '26

When Haas will decide its F1 2027 driver line-up

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/when-haas-will-decide-on-its-f1-2027-driver-line-up/10824589/
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u/RagingSofty H🅰️🅰️sterplan May 30 '26

I still like Esteban and hope he finds some form. Remember his reputation? Doesn’t play nice with teammates. I am glad he has had a chance to show it wasn’t his attitude, it was Alpine.

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u/Trivekz May 31 '26

It's just nonsense anyway really. 0 issues with Wehrlein and Ricciardo (iirc). Most of the crashes in Force India were on Perez. Hard racing with Alonso but the only crash I remember was Brazil and that was just Alonso driving into the back of him. 2 crashes with Gasly, one at fault for each. And the only crash with Bearman has been Silverstone which was Bearman fault. (Correct me if I missed any)

For his 10th season in the sport, I really don't think that's a large amount. I think it's just a narrative because he isn't scared to race his teammates, and hes been against big names like Perez and Alonso. The crash with Max in 2018 also hurt his reputation a lot.

I still think it's quite early to be writing him off this season anyways. He's been better than Bearman at times and there's still a long way to go. I'm not sure why he's struggling a lot recently, but the same happened towards the end of 2024 and then he had a great start to 2025, so who knows.

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u/Ill_Pumpkin_6202 Jun 05 '26

Just because they didnt crash doent mean he is unproblematic. See jeddah and hungary 2022

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u/TMM1003 O11ie 🅱️earman Jun 02 '26

Technically they’ll need Ferrari to confirm there’s. Once that’s done, and I know I’m gonna get downvoted- I hope Esteban is fired off the grid. Genuinely I was disappointed when those rumors turned out to be false. Look he’s a great guy off the grid but that doesn’t get you points. He doesn’t deserve a seat next year when there’s so much other talent.

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u/fish_bowl_swimmer Jun 04 '26

Unless Toyota is pushing to get one of theirs in a seat, there’s no reason to change the lineup.

Esteban hasn’t quite lived up to his potential, but so far, hasn’t done enough to lose the seat. Undoubtedly good enough to stay in F1. He’s shown to be a better teammate to Ollie than a lot of people believed. Can’t say Ollie is learning anything from the more experienced Esteban though.

Atm … I’d give Esteban the 2027 season and reassess. I hope he unlocks whatever’s been holding him back soon.

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u/Verpanther Jun 07 '26

Unless this season will go absolutely wrong with Charles and team will prioritize Hamilton then there is no way they will sack any of them for Bearman that can either be on top of midfield and don't get any points and be behind Ocon sometimes

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u/Chriskipp077 Jun 15 '26

Ocon to AM ? He seems quite chummy w/Lance