Former F1 driver and presenter Martin Brundle has revealed that any of the drivers within the high 4 groups are able to successful the 2026 championship, as the game returns to motion this weekend in Miami after an sudden month-long break.
Whereas Mercedes showcased its dominance within the first three races below the 2026 rules with new automobiles which might be powered equally by inner combustion and electrical energy, the opposite groups aren’t too far behind, particularly Ferrari, which got here closest to Mercedes on the observe.
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Each Ferrari drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, secured podium finishes within the first three rounds, whereas McLaren, which fell again within the first two Grands Prix, exhibited a powerful restoration in Japan with Oscar Piastri’s P2 end.
With groups anticipated to bounce again with sooner automobiles after the April break, Brundle says the highest 4 groups may have a world champion amongst them. The 2026 Groups’ Standings record Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, and Haas as the highest 4 groups in the identical order, that means any driver belonging to those groups with adequate factors may win the championship.
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Talking of the Drivers’ Championship, the order reveals an analogous image with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli main the championship with 72 factors, whereas his teammate George Russell trails by 9 factors in second place.
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Third and fourth spots are occupied by Leclerc and Hamilton, respectively, adopted by McLaren’s Lando Norris and Piastri in fifth and sixth. The seventh spot is held by Haas driver Oliver Bearman, whereas Alpine driver Pierre Gasly is in eighth. Haas’ Esteban Ocon didn’t make it on the record, since he’s positioned P15, having scored only one level.
May one in every of these drivers win the championship this 12 months? There’s a excessive risk of that enjoying out, based on Brundle, until one thing drastic happens mid-season the place a staff unlocks sufficient efficiency to make it again to the highest, particularly with 19 races left to go. Talking to Sky Sports activities Information, the previous driver stated:
“I believe it’s [championship] completely vast open.
“We’ve acquired a Dash weekend in Miami, so there are Dash factors to be received, Grand Prix factors to be received.
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“That is going to ebb and circulation. I see groups leapfrogging others with some upgrades as a result of there’s a lot upside potential with these automobiles.
“Anyone I might say within the high 4 groups, any of these eight drivers, may win this 12 months’s world championship.”
