Following his sensational lap in Saturday's qualifying which saw Charles Leclerc claim a shock pole position for Ferrari, the Monegasque endured a heartbreaking result at the Hungarian Grand Prix despite his impressive pace during his first two stints of the race. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo delivers his latest analysis in his column branded as F1MATHS.
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Man I dunno how to tell you this but...Russell (or anyone else for that matter) is getting a boot if Max becomes available. Now, I suspect Mercedes wants to see 2026 showdown between Russell and Antonelli, if Russell beats him in similar fashion and Max is available I expect Russell/Max pairing in Mercedes. If Antonelli so much as comes close to Russell, I think Russell is going to have to search for a seat if Max becomes available (he will be more expensive, harsher as a team player to Max and older then Antonelli)
RUS+LEC at Newey's AMR in 2027 would be quite a nice combo I think. Both very fast qualifiers and I can see them getting along quite well
If Ferrari are on their way to losing Charles by an under-performing car in 2026, the LH44 team would do well to assert themselves in the paddock and on the track. That means when Charles goes Lewis would be the de-facto leader. Ferrari might try something to get Max Verstappen in the seat, that's what any sensible team would do, but would Max come over? I would love to see that! unfortunately I feel Lewis would be super old by then and get totally dominated like no tomorrow. lol Fanciful thoughts aside, I am also a fan of Charles and would be disappointed to see him leave Ferrari without a championship.