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Fernando Alonso's 2026 season, measured: 45 years old, a record 437 starts, and a contract that ends in December
Fernando Alonso is the oldest driver in Formula 1 for more than 50 years and holds the record for Grand Prix starts. In 2026 he has seven points from seventeen races in an Aston Martin shaken by its Honda engine, and his contract ends this year. Every race, and what he has said about his future.
Arvid Lindblad's 2026 season, measured: the rookie who says thank you
Arvid Lindblad started 2026 as the fourth-youngest driver in Formula 1 history and has scored in nine of his thirteen Grand Prix starts. He has also thanked his team on air more often than any other driver. Every race, and the radio.
Liam Lawson's 2026 season, measured: a second chance in the Red Bull, three races long
Red Bull dropped Liam Lawson after two races in 2025. When Isack Hadjar broke his wrist, Lawson got the seat back for Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid and scored 14 points in it. Every race of his 2026, and the radio.
Isack Hadjar's 2026 season, measured: two podiums, a broken wrist, and a third place on his return
Isack Hadjar scored 71 points in his first eleven races for Red Bull, including third at Monaco with a power problem, then broke his wrist and missed three rounds. He came back in Baku, qualified fourth and finished third with a gearbox vibration.
Oscar Piastri's 2026 season, measured: two races he never started, and a gearbox in Hungary
Oscar Piastri did not start either of the first two Grands Prix of 2026, then led Hungary until his gearbox failed. He is seventh on 138 points. Every race, and the radio, including the messages that show how stewards' investigations shape a race.
Charles Leclerc's 2026 season, measured: a first Silverstone win, and three races that ended off the track
Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for his ninth career victory, was second in Singapore, and is fifth in the 2026 championship on 215 points. Three races ended off the track: no brakes at Monaco, a hydraulic failure in Barcelona, and a heavy crash at Monza. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
Lando Norris's 2026 season, measured: two wins, three poles, and four weekends his McLaren took away
Lando Norris is sixth in the 2026 championship on 201 points, with wins in Hungary and at Zandvoort. His car cost him four weekends: a non-start in China, failures in Canada and Monaco, and a grid penalty at Spa. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
George Russell's 2026 season, measured: three Grand Prix wins, three sprint wins, and the races taken away
George Russell is second in the 2026 championship on 238 points, with three Grand Prix wins and more sprint wins than anyone. He is also the driver who lost most to things outside his control: a battery failure from the lead in Canada, a power unit failure at Sepang, and a penalty Mercedes served wrongly in Monaco.
Max Verstappen's 2026 season, measured: no wins in fifteen rounds, then two in a row
Max Verstappen went fifteen rounds of 2026 without a win and retired four times, then won at Sepang and Singapore on consecutive weekends. Every race, every retirement, and what he said on the radio.
Lewis Hamilton's 2026 season, measured: the first Ferrari win, and points in 16 of 17 races
Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari in Barcelona, 686 days after his previous victory, has scored in every race of 2026 but one, and gambled his way to a podium at Sepang. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
Kimi Antonelli's 2026 season, measured: eight wins, six poles and two races that got away
Kimi Antonelli has won eight of the seventeen Grands Prix of 2026 and leads the championship by 102 points at 20, with the title possible in Austin. Every race, where he started and finished, the two he lost, and what he said on the radio.
We counted every word of F1 radio this season. "Box box" was said five times.
Every broadcast team radio line of 2026, counted. Thank you appears 121 times, well done 69, mate 67. The most famous phrase in Formula 1 radio was said five times all season.