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Racing Bulls expects to decide its 2026 driver pairing in the coming weeks
Racing Bulls has not confirmed which drivers will race for it in 2026.
Team principal Alan Permane says the decision is expected in the coming weeks, but the team is not rushing.
New Zealander Liam Lawson is seeking to keep his place alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad, while Formula 2 title contender Nikola Tsolov is also in contention.
Permane says outright speed and drivers’ longer-term development in Red Bull’s system will shape the choice.
Lawson strengthened his case in Singapore, finishing fifth in the sprint and seventh in the grand prix.
His 75 points leave him ninth in the drivers’ standings, and he has scored 61 of Racing Bulls’ 100 points this season.
Racing Bulls is fifth in the constructors’ championship and is pursuing the first top-five finish in the Faenza team’s history.
Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane says the team expects to decide its driver pairing for 2026 in the coming weeks.
Permane said the team has three drivers available but only two seats, and wants to take time to choose the right pairing.
The candidates discussed are Liam Lawson, current teammate Arvid Lindblad and Formula 2 driver Nikola Tsolov.
Lawson finished fifth in the Singapore sprint and seventh in the grand prix, adding 10 points.
Racing Bulls is fifth in the constructors’ championship with 100 points.
- Who
- Racing Bulls is considering its driver pairing, including Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov.
- What
- The team expects to decide its two-driver line-up for 2026 in the coming weeks.
- When
- The decision is expected in the coming weeks; no exact date is stated.
- Where
- Racing Bulls, which competes in Formula 1.
- Why
- The team has three drivers under consideration for two seats and says it wants to choose the right pairing.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Permane declined to commit to an announcement date but said a decision was not far away.
Lawson finished fifth and earned four championship points.
Lawson finished seventh after starting eighth, adding six points.
Permane said Racing Bulls expects to decide its driver pairing.
- Decision timing
- In the coming weeks
- Available drivers mentioned
- Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov
- Racing Bulls constructors’ points
- 100
- Racing Bulls constructors’ position
- Fifth
- Lawson’s season points
- 75
What people are saying
It’s going to be in the coming weeks
But three doesn’t fit into two, of course, and we’re just going to take a little bit more time and make sure we get the right pairing for next year.
They work well together, they score lots of points, it looks like Racing Bulls are going to finish fifth in the constructors’ and if only to reward them for scoring those points, they will be given another contract
I don’t feel like there’s much more I could have done this year
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