Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to clinch the 2026 drivers' championship at this weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin. He must win the race, with Mercedes team-mate George Russell finishing ninth or lower and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton fifth or lower. Austin is the first of six races left before the season ends in December.
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers reader questions ahead of the race. Racing Bulls is one of only two teams yet to finalise its 2027 driver line-up, the other being Haas, where Oliver Bearman is expected to be confirmed alongside Rafael Camara. At Racing Bulls, current drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad are in contention alongside Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov, who sits second in the Formula 2 championship. It is the first time in Red Bull history that Helmut Marko is not in charge of driver choice at the junior team, so the approach under new management is unclear.
Benson argues that keeping Lawson and Lindblad together for 2027, with Tsolov as reserve, would give a known benchmark against which Lindblad's progress can be judged. Lawson is currently the more consistent performer in qualifying and races, so Lindblad would need to prove he can beat him. The final decision rests with shareholders Chalerm Yoovidhya and Mark Mateschitz, with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff overseeing the F1 programme.
Readers also asked why F1 is heading to Rwanda, given concerns about human rights and political repression. Liberty Media has sought an African race since taking over in 2017, and the event would give F1 a presence on every inhabited continent and access to a largely untapped market. Finding a suitable host, however, has proven difficult.
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