2026 Formula One Predictions (RyanS99 and Friends)

So me and my friends today decided to do our 2026 Formula One World Championship Predictions. 6 different Scenarios will happen. As of right now we will all consider Lewis Hamilton a 8-time World Champion
Current and Future Drivers Featured in the Prediction (Note - this chart doesn't represent where these drivers will go)
Red Bull 	AlphaTauri 	Alpine 	Alfa Romeo 	Ferrari 	Haas 	McLaren 	Aston Martin 	Mercedes 	Williams 			
Max Verstappen	Pierre Gasly 	Fernando Alonso 	Valtteri Bottas 	Carlos Sainz 	Nikita mazepin 	Daniel Riccardo	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton 	Nicholas Latifi			
Sergio Perez 	Yuki Tsounda 	Esteban Ocon 	Theo Pourchaire 	Charles Leclerc 	Mick schumacher	Lando Norris 	Lance Stroll 	George Russell 	Alex Albon 			
Liam Lawson 	Dan Ticktum 	Christian Lungaard	David Schumacher	Marcus Armstrong	Logan Sargent 	Olli Cadwell 	David Beckhann 	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Roy Nissary 			
Juri Vips 	Jehan Darvuala	Oscar Piastri 	J.M. Correa 	Robert Swartzman	Alex Palou 	Pato O' Ward 	 	Paul Aron 	Jack Aitken 			
Dennis Hauger 	Ayumu Iwasa 	Guanyu Zhou 	Colton Herta 	Callum Ilott 	 	 	 	Nyck De Vries 	Jamie Chadwick 			
Jack Doohan 	Isack Hadijar 	Victor Martins 	Kyle Kirkwood 	Arthur Leclerc 	 	 	 	 	Frederick Vesti			
Jak Crawford 	Arvid Linbland	 	 	Dino 
Beganovic 	 	 	 	 	 			
Johhny Edgar 	Hiroki Otsu 	 	 	Maya Wueg 	 	 	 	 	 			
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			
2022 		Myself #1 	#2 	#3 	#4 	#5 	#6
Mercedes #1 		Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37)
Mercedes #2 		George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24)
Red Bull #1 		Max Verstappen (25) 	Max Verstappen (25) 	Max Verstappen (25) 	Max Verstappen (25) 	Max Verstappen (25) 	Max Verstappen (25)
Red Bull #2 		Sergio Perez (32) 	Sergio Perez (32) 	Sergio Perez (32) 	Sergio Perez (32) 	Sergio Perez (32) 	Sergio Perez (32)
McLaren #1 		Lando Norris (22) 	Lando Norris (22) 	Lando Norris (22) 	Lando Norris (22) 	Lando Norris (22) 	Lando Norris (22)
McLaren #2 		Daniel Riccardo (33) 	Daniel Riccardo (33) 	Daniel Riccardo (33) 	Daniel Riccardo (33) 	Daniel Riccardo (33) 	Daniel Riccardo (33)
Ferrari #1 		Charles Leclerc (24) 	Charles Leclerc (24) 	Charles Leclerc (24) 	Charles Leclerc (24) 	Charles Leclerc (24) 	Charles Leclerc (24)
Ferrari #2 		Carlos Sainz (28) 	Carlos Sainz (28) 	Carlos Sainz (28) 	Carlos Sainz (28) 	Carlos Sainz (28) 	Carlos Sainz (28)
Alpha-Tauri #1 		Pierre Gasly (26) 	Pierre Gasly (26) 	Pierre Gasly (26) 	Pierre Gasly (26) 	Pierre Gasly (26) 	Pierre Gasly (26)
Alpha-Tauri #2 		Yuki Tsounda (22) 	Yuki Tsounda (22) 	Yuki Tsounda (22) 	Yuki Tsounda (22) 	Yuki Tsounda (22) 	Yuki Tsounda (22)
Aston Martin #1 		Lance Stroll (23) 	Lance Stroll (23) 	Lance Stroll (23) 	Lance Stroll (23) 	Lance Stroll (23) 	Lance Stroll (23)
Aston Martin #2 		Sebastian Vettel (35) 	Sebastian Vettel (35)	Sebastian Vettel (35) 	Sebastian Vettel (35) 	Sebastian Vettel (35) 	Sebastian Vettel (35)
Alpine #1 		Esteban Ocon (25) 	Esteban Ocon (25) 	Esteban Ocon (25) 	Esteban Ocon (25) 	Esteban Ocon (25) 	Esteban Ocon (25)
Alpine #2 		Fernando Alonso (41) 	Fernando Alonso (41) 	Fernando Alonso (41) 	Fernando Alonso (41) 	Fernando Alonso (41) 	Fernando Alonso (41)
Williams #1 		Nicholas Latifi (26) 	Nicholas Latifi (26) 	Nicholas Latifi (26) 	Nicholas Latifi (26) 	Nicholas Latifi (26) 	Nicholas Latifi (26)
Williams #2 		Alexander Albon (26) 	Alexander Albon (26) 	Alexander Albon (26) 	Alexander Albon (26) 	Alexander Albon (26) 	Alexander Albon (26)
Alfa Romeo #1 		Valtteri Bottas (33) 	Valtteri Bottas (33) 	Valtteri Bottas (33) 	Valtteri Bottas (33) 	Valtteri Bottas (33) 	Valtteri Bottas (33)
Alfa Romeo #2 		Oscar Piastri (22) 	Guanyu Zhou (23) 	Guanyu Zhou (23) 	Oscar Piastri (22) 	Oscar Piastri (22) 	Oscar Piastri (22)
Haas #1 		Mick Schumacher (23) 	Mick Schumacher (23) 	Nikita Mazepin (23) 	Nikita Mazepin (23) 	Mick Schumacher (23) 	Nikita Mazepin (23)
Haas #2 		Nikita Mazepin (23) 	Nikita Mazepin (23) 	Mick Schumacher (23) 	Mick Schumacher (23) 	Nikita Mazepin (23) 	Mick Schumacher (23)
 		 	 	 	 	 	
Driver Champion 		Max Verstappen (25) X1	Lewis Hamilton (37)
X9	Max Verstappen (25) X1	Max Verstappen (25) X1	Max Verstappen (25) X1	Lewis Hamilton (37)
X9
Runner Up 		Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Max Verstappen (25) 	George Russell (24) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	Max Verstappen (25)
Third Place 		Lando Norris (22) 	George Russell (24) 	Lewis Hamilton (37) 	George Russell (24) 	George Russell (24) 	Lando Norris (22)
Constructor Champion		Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Mercedes
Notes - 
* Me and #4 both agree that Mercedes will switch back to be the "Silver Arrows" and have the old silver livery. 
* Everyone says that there will be no changes for McLaren, Ferrari, AlphaTauri, Aston Martin and Alpine.
* Everyone agrees that Latifi will step up to the 1st driver at Williams.
* Two of us think that the money man Zhou will be in the 2nd Alfa Romeo seat. The rest of us, including myself, and 3 others think that probably F2 Oscar Piastri will get the ride.
* We have a split driver order at Haas between Mazepin and Schumacher
* 4/6 of us thinks that Max Verstappen will wins his first World Driver's Championship. 2/6 for Lewis Hamilton to win his 9th. 
* Majority vote for either Russell or Norris in Third. Then Mercedes will win the constructors. 
2023 		Myself #1 	#2 	#3 	#4 	#5 	#6
Mercedes #1 		George Russell (25) 	Lewis Hamilton (38) 	George Russell (25) 	George Russell (25) 	Lewis Hamilton (38) 	George Russell (25)
Mercedes #2 		Lewis Hamilton (38) 	George Russell (25) 	Lewis Hamilton (38) 	Pierre Gasly (27) 	George Russell (25) 	Lewis Hamilton (38)
Red Bull #1 		Max Verstappen (26) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	Max Verstappen (26)
Red Bull #2 		Pierre Gasly (27) 	Pierre Gasly (27) 	Sergio Perez (33) 	Yuki Tsounda (23) 	Sergio Perez (33) 	Pierre Gasly (27)
McLaren #1 		Lando Norris (23) 	Lando Norris (23) 	Lando Norris (23) 	Lando Norris (23) 	Lando Norris (23) 	Lando Norris (23)
McLaren #2 		Daniel Riccardo (34) 	Pato O' Ward (24) 	Daniel Riccardo (34) 	Daniel Riccardo (34) 	Daniel Riccardo (34) 	Daniel Riccardo (34)
Ferrari #1 		Charles Leclerc (25) 	Charles Leclerc (25) 	Charles Leclerc (25) 	Charles Leclerc (25) 	Charles Leclerc (25) 	Charles Leclerc (25)
Ferrari #2 		Carlos Sainz (29) 	Carlos Sainz (29) 	Carlos Sainz (29) 	Carlos Sainz (29) 	Carlos Sainz (29) 	Carlos Sainz (29)
Alpha-Tauri #1 		Juri Vips (23) 	Liam Lawson (21) 	Pierre Gasly (27) 	Dennis Hauger (20) 	Yuki Tsounda (23) 	Yuki Tsounda (23)
Alpha-Tauri #2 		Liam Lawson (21) 	Dennis Hauger (20) 	Yuki Tsounda (23) 	Liam Lawson (21) 	Juri Vips (23) 	Dennis Hauger (20)
Aston Martin #1 		Lance Stroll (24) 	Lance Stroll (24) 	Lance Stroll (24) 	Lance Stroll (24) 	Lance Stroll (24) 	Lance Stroll (24)
Aston Martin #2 		Sebastian Vettel (36)	Daniel Riccardo (34) 	Sebastian Vettel (36)	Sebastian Vettel (36)	Sebastian Vettel (36)	Sebastian Vettel (36)
Alpine #1 		Esteban Ocon (26) 	Esteban Ocon (26) 	Esteban Ocon (26) 	Esteban Ocon (26) 	Esteban Ocon (26) 	Esteban Ocon (26)
Alpine #2 		Oscar Piastri (23) 	Oscar Piastri (23) 	Oscar Piastri (23) 	Fernando Alonso (42) 	Pierre Gasly (27) 	Oscar Piastri (23)
Williams #1 		Alex Albon (27) 	Nicholas Latifi (27) 	Nicholas Latifi (27) 	Alex Albon (27) 	Nicholas Latifi (27) 	Alex Albon (27)
Williams #2 		Guanyu Zhou (24) 	Alex Albon (27) 	Alex Albon (27) 	Oscar Piastri (23) 	Alex Albon (27) 	Sergio Perez (33)
Alfa Romeo or
Andretti #1		Valltteri Bottas (34)	Valltteri Bottas (34)	Valltteri Bottas (34)	Valltteri Bottas (34)	Valltteri Bottas (34)	Valltteri Bottas (34)
Alfa Romeo or
Andretti #2		Theo Pourchaire (20) 	Colton Herta (23) 	Guanyu Zhou (24) 	Theo Pourchaire (20) 	Oscar Piastri (23) 	Theo Pourchaire (20)
Haas #1 		Mick Schumacher (24) 	Mick Schumacher (24) 	Nikita Mazepin (24) 	Nikita Mazepin (24) 	Mick Schumacher (24) 	Nikita Mazepin (24)
Haas #2 		Nikita Mazepin (24) 	Nikita Mazepin (24) 	Mick Schumacher (24) 	Mick Schumacher (24) 	Nikita Mazepin (24) 	Mick Schumacher (24)
 		 	 	 	 	 	
Driver Champion 		George Russell (25) 
X1	Max Verstappen (26)
X!	Max Verstappen (26)
X2	George Russell (25) 
X1	Lewis Hamilton (38) 
X9	Max Verstappen (26)
X!
Runner Up 		Max Verstappen (26) 	Lewis Hamilton (38) 	George Russell (25) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	George Russell (25) 	Lando Norris (23)
Third Place 		Lewis Hamilton (38) 	Pierre Gasly (27) 	Lewis Hamilton (38) 	Lando Norris (23) 	Max Verstappen (26) 	George Russell (25)
Constructor Champion		Mercedes 	Red Bull 	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	Red Bull
Notes - 
* (Myself) So I had George Russell move above Lewis Hamilton in team orders. Perez is gone from Red Bull and Formula One in general. Due to a fantastic season at AlphaTauri Pierre Gasly gets back in the second Red Bull seat. McLaren and Ferrari remain the same. Yuki Tsounda become the Red Bull Reserve driver, allowing two F2 driver in Liam Lawson and Juri Vips to both join AlphaTauri. Aston Martin remains unchanged. Fernando Alonso retires from F1 and Alpine promotes Oscar Piastri from Alfa Romeo. Alfa Romeo replaces Piastri with Theo Pourchaire. Nicholas Latifi moves into the Williams Reserve driver role. While, Albon moves into the 1st driver slot and Guanyu Zhou finally getting into F1. 
* (2) Hamilton will stay above Russell in team orders. Gasly will also replace Perez at Red Bull. Ferrari staying the same. Surprisingly, that Daniel Riccardo will not return to McLaren and going to Aston Martin to replace the retired Sebastian Vettel. Indycar driver Pato O' Ward replace Riccardo. Yuki Tsounda will go to being the Red Bull Reserve driver. Liam Lawson will go to the 1st AlphaTauri seat and Dennis Hauger into the 2nd seat. Fernando Alonso retires from F1 and Alpine promotes Oscar Piastri from Alfa Romeo. The Williams pair stay the same. Then the prediction is that Andretti buys most of Alfa Romeo. Andretti will have Valtteri Bottas and American Colton Herta as their two drivers. Then Haas stays the same.
* (3) The Grid remains exactly the same except that Fernando Alonso retires, Oscar Piastri goes to Alpine and Guanyu Zhou joins Alfa Romeo. 
* (4) Lewis Hamilton retires in this prediction and former AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly will replace him. Then his teammate of Yuki Tsounda will replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull. Then Dennis Hauger will replace Pierre Gasly, and Liam Lawson will replace Yuki Tsounda at AlphaTauri. Fernando Alonso does not retire. Andretti also buys Alfa Romeo and will have Bottas and Pourchaire as drivers. Piastri is shipped to Williams as Albon will become the primary driver and Latifi as the reserve. Haas will stay the same. 
* (5) Powerhouse teams of Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari stay the same. As does Aston Martin. Gasly is not retained by AlphaTauri and replaces the Alpine driver of Fernando Alonso who has retired. Gasly is replaced by F2 driver Juri Vips. Rest of the grid remains the same. 
* (6) Mercedes stays the same as Russell overtakes Hamilton as the leading driver. Gasly replaces Perez at Red Bull. McLaren and Ferrari remain the same. Dennis Hauger replaces Gasly at AlphaTauri and Tsounda moves up to be the leading AlphaTauri driver. Alonso retires, Piastri replaces him. Perez replaces Latifi at Williams. Pourchaire replaces Piastri at Alfa Romeo.
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