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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 eleven of his eighteen 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: three races in the Red Bull, and points in four of five since
Red Bull dropped Liam Lawson after two races in 2025. In 2026 he got the seat back for three races while Isack Hadjar was injured, then returned to Racing Bulls and scored in four of the next five. Every race, and the radio.
Isack Hadjar's 2026 season, measured: two podiums, a broken wrist, and points in every race since
Isack Hadjar scored 71 points in his first eleven races for Red Bull, then broke his wrist and missed three rounds. He came back with third in Baku and has scored in every race since: 107 points, eighth in the championship.
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 144 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 Austin, and is fifth in the 2026 championship on 245 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 221 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 fourth in the 2026 championship on 250 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 three in four
Max Verstappen went fifteen rounds of 2026 without a win and retired four times, then won at Sepang, Singapore and Mexico City to climb to second. Every race, every retirement, and what he said on the radio.
Lewis Hamilton's 2026 season, measured: the first Ferrari win, a first pole, and points in 18 of 19 races
Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari in Barcelona, took his first pole of 2026 in Mexico City, and has scored in every race but one. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
Kimi Antonelli's 2026 season, measured: champion at 20, nine wins and two races that got away
Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 world title in Mexico City at 20, with nine wins from nineteen Grands Prix. 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.
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.