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Carlos Sainz's 2026 season, measured: three ninth places, then nine races without a point
Carlos Sainz scored six points in the first five rounds of 2026, ninth three times, and none in the nine races since. In August he signed a new multi-year contract with Williams anyway. Every race, measured, and the radio.


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: a Monaco podium, a broken wrist, and whether he races in Baku
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 in training and missed three rounds. Red Bull will decide on his Baku return after a simulator session.


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 120 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 and is fifth in the 2026 championship on 167 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 fourth in the 2026 championship on 186 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 sprint wins, two Grand Prix wins, and three races taken away
George Russell is second in the 2026 championship on 211 points, with 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 first lap exit at Spa, and a penalty Mercedes served wrongly in Monaco.


Max Verstappen's 2026 season, measured: no wins yet, four retirements, and a Red Bull that is getting faster
Max Verstappen has not won a Grand Prix in 2026 and has retired four times, but he scored 84 race points in the last seven rounds against 49 in the first seven. Every race, every retirement, and what he said on the radio.


Lewis Hamilton's 2026 season, measured: the first Ferrari win, and thirteen points finishes in a row
Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari in Barcelona, 686 days after his previous victory, and scored in the first thirteen races of 2026 before his brakes failed in Madrid. 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 fourteen Grands Prix of 2026 and leads the championship by 81 points at 20. Every race, where he started and finished, the two he lost, and what he said on the radio.


Every F1 companion app compared, including ours
Live timing, team radio, telemetry, widgets and fantasy, across the apps F1 fans actually use in 2026. What each one costs, which platforms it runs on, and what it genuinely does. We make one of them, and we say so.