Our 2027 F1 Driver Line-Up Predictions

Our 2027 F1 driver lineup predictions. Let's get the crystal ball out. You know it's summer break when we're bringing out the predictions but this one I am very excited about. I like getting creative Tommy. I like thinking what could happen to my beloved sport over the next year in terms of driver lineup changes that could genuinely rock the world. Yeah obviously summer break time so people talk about silly season whether drivers will move this early. I think it's going to be a situation personally this year where it is that classic same with Lewis Hamilton and years gone by and the kind of Sebastian Vettel retiring where it's just one piece of the puzzle. That's what everyone's waiting for so I think it's going to be fascinating to see when something big happens then everyone starts shifting around. So always good fun and always fun to also look back when we're completely wrong. So let me get you up to speed with the driver contracts that are expiring at the end of this year. So they are Colopinto, Bortoletto, Hülkenberg, Ocon, Behrmann, Stroll apparently, Alonso, Lindblad, Lawson, Sainz, Albon, Hajar and Antonelli. That is a lot of drivers. Tommy don't ruin it. You never know. It might be your home to IndyCar. But yeah so a lot of changes could be on the horizon and that's why we're doing this video. So we've mixed up the teams as well. Keep it a little bit fresh. We're not doing it in constructor's order. Don't worry driver ratings fans we're not starting with Cadillac. We are actually going to start with a pretty slow team though. Williams. So their driver lineup is currently Sainz and Albon. My driver lineup for Williams is Alex Albon and Leonardo Fornaroli. Oh okay. For Alex Albon I think he stays there for a very very very long time until Ferrari go hey do you want to have a go and he's like oh come on then. That's what he's waiting for. He's waiting for the Ferrari call up because he loves Ferrari more than me and that's that's saying something. So Alex Albon I think is a staple at Williams. As for the other seat I think Sainz goes somewhere else. I think that where Williams are right now are so insanely far off that he will as we've seen many times before with Sainz jump ship. So he's not afraid to bounce if necessary although of course Ferrari was involuntary. So I think he's gone. Fornaroli is not linked to Williams right now at all but we've seen in the past that vacancies can lead to teams looking at certain drivers and I think Fornaroli has done a brilliant job when he's stepped in in that McLaren. I don't think there's any chance of him getting a McLaren seat. Spoiler alert. So I think there might be a couple of vacancies that come to light this year and I think Williams if they lose Sainz would be very silly to not go with a driver that has potentially a very high ceiling. Anything I've ever seen of Fornaroli has been really really good in my opinion. So yeah it's kind of a bit of a left field shout. It's a bit crazy. There's nothing to potentially link him right now but Williams will go into slight panic mode I think if they lose Sainz and they'll need and the only drivers I think that will be available are up-and-coming talent. The ones that could well bring Williams to the front of the grid. Nice. So I have gone for Alex Albon and Liam Lawson. Again a driver that is not being linked to Williams at anything and here is the logic. So we've both gone for Sainz going. I think he will get fed up and leave at some point. There is a chance Sainz stays I think, waits out one more year and then goes but for this yeah I think he's going to get fed up at the end of this season. I think James Vowles will then want the best driver that he can. Similar to your thinking and maybe spoiler alert someone on the market maybe Liam Lawson having an amazing season and I think James Vowles is a clever man that did it with Sainz in the first place. I don't think promoting someone like Luke Browning who's the reserve driver was the right move to go for Williams. I think they will chase a new driver if Sainz goes. I did not have Liam Lawson going to Williams that that is for sure. And remember we didn't have Sainz going to Williams as well. No no we didn't. You never know. Let's now move on to a very interesting team Red Bull. I have gone for Red Bull Isaac Hadjar. So the way you started with Hadjar is ridiculous but let's see. And Max Verstappen. I think Max is staying at Red Bull I'm very confident of it actually. I don't see Max leaving now. I think that he'll he'll stick at Red Bull hope they improve see out his contract and then and then see where he goes there even though it seems that he's been holidaying with Toto Wolff again in Sardinia that we even joked about and I can't believe it's actually happened again. And as for Hadjar he's done enough. I think a lot a lot of it he's got the dream ticket I think at Red Bull in the circumstances that Horner and Helmut Marker have gone there's less pressure on him. Many Red Bull drivers haven't had the luxury of. He can learn on the job. You know he's still very new to Formula One. He can gain more experience keep getting better and better and improve over time. So I think Red Bull will stick with what they've got. I can hear everybody saying boo. Boring. Boring. Boring Tommy. Boring Bellinghams as we already know lovingly know them as. So my lineup at Red Bull is Isaac Hadjar and George Russell. George Russell wow. Okay where's Max going? Who knows. Who knows. Look I see your logic and I very much like your logic. I promise you a video where we say that the teams are going to be the same is not a video worth even talking about. Whereas this where look Hamilton went to Ferrari. It is possible that crazy things happen. All right. We laughed. We've laughed at many things. Many predictions. We laughed at your dad in Monaco predicting Gasly on the podium and look what happened. So stranger things. Me saying Kimi Antelotti will join Formula One. That's a niche reference. That was in fact. If you know you know. Exactly. Look I've got the George Russell and Isaac Hadjar just purely because Max has been seen on holiday with Toto Wolff again and I've I've I'm literally I am one of those fish in the ocean right now. Hook line and sinker. Oh my god he's going. I can only imagine what those conversations are right now and I yeah I think it's unlikely what I've gone for. It's a bit of fun. But also if Max does go and Toto gets him and I don't know the tone of the season doesn't feel like Toto is particularly cotton wooling George Russell. It feels like Toto is very gladly just outing him when he thinks his engine isn't well it is working. Yeah. Rather than sort of protecting him and going like no George is a phenomenal driver. You know we've had moments where you know fans have picked up on it and George has finished P2 in Barcelona and all he did was speak about Hamilton winning and and Kimi Antonelli DNFing so I don't know how much love is actually there and how much I'm reading you know a lot too much into this but it's a bit of fun right. Interesting you've gone for for George at Red Bull as as well obviously like the heavily sort of like there was a bit of a rumour wasn't there that if if Verstappen did go Piastri might go to to Red Bull. I don't believe any of that yeah. No and I think it sounds insane to go to go with George but if if Verstappen does go Red Bull will want you know a race winning and top driver and why not take the person in a straight swap. Racing Bulls all right are you ready for this one you thought the first two were crazy this one okay my lineup for Racing Bulls is Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. What that's crazy no that's what I've gone for Lawson and Lindblad I don't think they changed Racing Bulls I know Nikola Solov is waiting in the wings there's been speculation there's been headlines oh he's coming in he's replacing one of the drivers it's going to happen that was squashed and I see no reason for Racing Bulls to make a change right now Lindblad rookie season doing really really well Lawson's having the season of his life why change what why why is they're going to crash into each other every single race for the rest of the season we said that about Sainz and Leclerc did they crash once no so the more we hype it up the closer they'll get but they won't hit yeah so I really do and this one is you know full brain switched on I just don't see why Racing Bulls would would change I think Lawson to Williams is you know quite frankly an insult to what he's done this this season if that did actually happen so I hope the Red Bull Racing Bulls team do not get rid of Lawson because I think he's just growing in confidence growing in consistency so I've gone for the same which you obviously haven't which I obviously haven't because Lawson's at Williams yeah I have gone for Ovid Lindblad and Nicholas Solov so I have gone for that I do think Solov will get the the jump up it is very difficult because the fact that Lindblad's only just gone there and is doing a really solid job and Lawson's having a really really good season the problem I foresee is the fact that if Lindblad continues to be close to Lawson as much as Lawson is doing an amazing job and I don't agree with this that they should be doing this their their argument would be well Lindblad has a higher ceiling if if Lindblad is continuing like starts matching Lawson for example later in the in the season and Lawson not that I think it's fair I've had this conversation about Hadjar because I think Hadjar's Lawson's looking at that Red Bull seat going my god I wish I was in there now but he wasn't and as much as we've seen drivers like Gasly and I think Lawson would do the same if he joined in another team show that he's still got a lot there for him and a lot and a lot of talent it's unfair to to grade them of what they did at Red Bull but unfortunately I think they kind of do at Red Bull I know Helmut Marko's gone but that team and that whole philosophy is all about promoting drivers and Solove is leading Formula 2 this year and if he wins the Formula 2 championship I think you know Red Bull have promoted people for less and I think equally Solove would be feel like hard done by if he doesn't get a seat for winning Formula 2 because that's probably what he's been basically said well you know if you do a good good job in junior categories you'll get to Formula 1 which is the Red Bull way and there's not really a lot better if anything than winning the Formula 2 championship so obviously you know all the teams are gonna be tuning into what me and you think uh so Racing Bulls listen up okay if if they are genuinely believing that Liam Lawson's ceiling is not as high as Limblad sort of almost painting him as this veteran my argument to this is that he has had two seasons worth of races in Formula 1 that's all he's had yes he started in 23 with a few races 24 a few races 25 was a full season and then we're halfway through 26 he's had two seasons full of races that's nothing yeah that's so I really yes cutthroat but also why would they do that to him I do I really I strongly think that they why would they sack him after two races they did whatever he was you know quite rightly doing awful and no but it still was the wrong decision wasn't it wrong decision to to stop it that quickly but also we don't know what's going but on behind closed doors and the things I heard was that he was honestly crumbling it with what was going on so um I don't know I think it was the right decision because he's bounced back brilliantly now and we always think the drivers want to bounce to a you know to somewhere else I think Lawson's pretty happy right now at Racing Bulls and would want to stay there for another few seasons really solidify himself as an F1 driver showcase his his midfield qualities because he's in the midfield um and I think there's nothing wrong with that as I said two seasons worth of races is all Liam Lawson has so I'm sure he would happily take two or three more seasons at Racing Bulls and then maybe look to the top four teams if they are top four at that point and hope for a little second seat this episode is brought to you by Ford Racing powertrains partner of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Ford's return to the Formula One grid after 22 years is huge news because they've got real history in the sport Ford is not just a sponsor but a technical power unit partner of Oracle Red Bull Racing they're bringing their global electrification expertise to a brand new era of F1 regulations oh yes it's a huge global collaboration that helps power both Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls but the project has road going implications too as the partnership directly influences Ford's future road vehicles learn more about Ford Racing's historic return to F1 at Ford Racing okay let's move on to Mercedes Mercedes I've gone for Kimi Antonelli and George Russell oh and maybe again I think that sadly and I'm going on the whole thing that we've just spoken about as drivers don't like to bounce all the time but you've got to think if Kimi Antonelli wins the world title this year and he's that young and just come into the team and with also the the stuff we've spoken about about Toto probably not being the most um it's not like he it's not like he doesn't like George Russell it's just that he doesn't have that same affection it is you can just tell very clearly to an Antonelli to a Lewis Hamilton that they do with George Russell so he will probably think to look elsewhere but I don't don't see at the moment um and I think with this whole situation with with Mercedes I think it's going to maybe be a bit of a stalemate uh until the year after and then uh then we'll see if George gets beaten by Antonelli again then he probably does think well I need to maybe go to like a Aston Martin or something crazy like that don't want to stay long enough at Mercedes to become a Bottas no one wants that no exactly but then also if there are no other places you'll take the podiums you'll take the occasional wins maybe who knows it depends how dominant Mercedes are in a few years my Mercedes lineup Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Behrman Max Verstappen's going to Haas I'm kidding it is Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen I'm in dreamland please I'm in dreamland look they've signed the contract on that yacht it's done uh that's that's what I saw that's what it was there yeah uh yeah so look Russell Antonelli is very very very likely to but there is a small chance that Max Verstappen and Toto will have come to an agreement we're speaking about the affection Toto has some affection for Max he is that long lost prospect he never got to sign for his team I saw a great meme that was like Toto's like what do you mean I love all my kids equally and then it was a picture and the the drivers in the frames were Lewis Hamilton Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen and the other one oh right yeah that's that's I feel bad for George I do as well because he was the prospect of Mercedes but Toto does not hide it well does he I don't know not seemingly anyway from uh from an outside perspective so look I think it is most likely stay at Red Bull then there's you know let's let's live a little Mercedes which I don't think is far away in his brain like get me into that race winning car right now like Max is a winner he's he loves racing and so many people from Red Bull have left what allegiances does he have remaining what loyalty does he need to show this team that is merely a shell of what it was GP's going so exactly and then that's why the McLaren rumors I guess have have been fueled because of the fact that he's going there well another interesting thing about the McLaren room is because a lot of people are making big things of like Jos Verstappen and and Max's manager going into to McLaren another side to that is that Verstappen Racing have signed a young Dutch driver who is part of McLaren's junior program so that's also a side to it as well I know we love to every time we see a chat in the motorhome be like oh what's going on here and but they're always they're always doing it aren't they and there's so many reasons exactly so I've I've gone for it Verstappen and Antonelli at Mercedes McLaren my driver lineup for McLaren is Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri this this partnership will last a while I think unless some crazy stuff happens or Piastri's form falls off a cliff this year has not been the greatest year for Oscar if you especially when you compare it to last year but not bad enough to even consider that McLaren would look to to get someone else in I think these two are a great pairing if anything you know we talk about these and another reason why I'd maybe go against my Mercedes thing is that yeah if Antonelli genuinely does have the pace over Russell that's a good thing because you then have a little sort of weighted one-two than having two number one drivers that are constantly crashing into each other and constantly fighting every single race so that's again another reason why Mercedes might not go for my incredible suggestion um but but for McLaren again it's if Norris does have the upper hand but they're both pretty damn quick then it's that's also good of course last year they were very very closely matched and that's where the the tension within the team starts to rise but yeah I don't think this changes I think Lando's performing as we've said many times incredibly well and he will stay there why would he move anywhere else there's no need he's won the world championship last year and yeah Piastri is not going to Red Bull in my eyes so McLaren I've gone for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had you asked me three seconds after Oscar Piastri's radio in Hungary where if this was the case I maybe would have flirted with the idea of putting him somewhere else flirting we both jokingly said on the watch long he is leaving he's gone yeah I think there is some definite underlying frustration there with Piastri even if he's not showing it at at McLaren um but I think there's enough harmony there for him to stay he's in a great seat you know all these drivers we talk about you know Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson and all these drivers doing a good job and there's only so many top seats so I think for to to leave it's kind of like gold dust to be even at McLaren who may be like the third best team this season but it's still an amazing place to be and and that's where everyone wants to be in a team that and challenge for wins we now go to Haas so Haas I've gone for Olly Behrman and Raphael Camara so I have gone for Oc Gon sorry I had to get that and that's why I take it back retract that statement right now he's SD bestie I know uh I do think Oc Gon's performances mean that that he will will go uh based on this year what we've seen from Olly Behrman Camara it was between Camara and Fornaroli I know they're kind of assessing them both also Yuki Tsunoda is thrown into the mix I don't see that that at all personally um one he's a uh Honda driver not not with Toyota whether they want that that and and try and get him into a new contract there but I just I just don't see it and I think they'll go for they don't need an experienced driver like Oc Gon when Behrman is driving so well so they have that opportunity to take someone from this and the reason I've gone for it is that Camara is a Ferrari junior whereas Fornaroli is McLaren junior so I think that it's more likely from from his side there and he's also got more recent race experience because he's racing in Formula 2 and doing a really good job at the moment interesting I've gone for Olly Behrman and Rafael Camara copy and paste what Tommy just said Oc Gon's not been good enough for Haas to keep him I don't think sadly it pains my heart to say it uh but you know his contract's up and I think that Haas would be wise to maybe look elsewhere unless there are things we don't see behind the scenes that Esteban is able to bring the team in terms of developing the car and so on and so forth but I mean Haas have gone backwards since uh race one really so or the first few races and as for Camara yeah he's obviously the the sort of star star driver at the moment as you mentioned there's a couple being um weighed up but I think Camara will be the the obvious choice there for for Haas and I think it will be a deserved step up for for him so that's where I've gone for Haas Ferrari I've gone for Hamilton and Leclerc what unsurprisingly Hamilton and Leclerc need I say more I mean he's gonna stay he's I guess the only question mark was whether we saw the Hamilton from last year coming into this year we have not we've seen uh a Lewis Hamilton that has the upper hand over Charles Leclerc and that's that's great uh but no it is yeah Hamilton's done really really well and as for Leclerc of course we all already know his contract extension which was already like long so they just made another announcement to be like yeah Leclerc will be staying guys leave him alone so I have gone for Hamilton and Leclerc as well what a shocker uh yeah Hamilton's driving really well no question marks anymore about his performances uh at all doing a superb job looks really comfortable in that team Leclerc's obviously signed till the year 3000 and uh wow yeah it's uh gonna be the same 100% sure what a banger what the busted version not the jones brothers version oh geez okay you didn't need to say that you could just say it was a banger now now you've just triggered everyone that's a jones brothers fan that likes to cover right let's go on to Cadillac Cadillac I've gone for Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas yeah Perez is doing a great job don't see him moving at all um Bottas has improved as well since his pretty horrible start has to has to be said um he's looking much more comfortable I think they continue that experience for another year particularly as the car is falling apart every single week now uh it feels like Hertha is not doing well in F2 which does not surprise me one bit um to be perfectly honest like IndyCar is so different to F1 and F2 I think he needs more time in that kind of environment and that's not a diss at IndyCar equally I don't think a Formula One driver could jump straight into an IndyCar and do amazingly well straight away they're different beasts and when Cadillac and that said that they thought you know we're he's kind of like too far down like the whole like IndyCar career path and I think it's such a flip that I'm not surprised to see him way down the the F2 championship and not not doing particularly uh strong uh it's not it's not horrendous but like equally nowhere near where he should be right nowhere near where he should be exactly so yeah I think they they wait it out um for another year with these two experienced Formula One drivers he's even being beaten by his teammate isn't he Miata uh in terms of results from what I'm looking at here so that's not ideal for Hertha uh my lineup for Cadillac is Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez no changes Cadillac shouldn't make a change unless Valtteri was going to be as slow as we thought he might have been at the start of the year they're building a team and I think that Bottas-Perez combination is one that will help them continue to move forward bringing a young driver in a team that is you know breaking down needing just a just some foundation some experience they're not ready to bring in a young talent I don't think just yet give Bottas and Perez a few more years I think and then perhaps when they've moved slightly forward that they'll be able to explore bringing a driver that might crash a bit because yeah they don't want to be fronting lots of costs either because that uh that is very expensive in Formula One we now go to Audi my lineup for Audi is Gabriel Bortoletto and Carlos Sainz so this is if of course Sainz leaves Williams and he goes to Audi like we thought he was initially going to go to this of course at this Nico Hülkenberg out of a seat who I believe will be like 39 or so so he's not a spring chicken and I do see this in my mind's eye if Carlos wants to go I think Audi will make make moves for it you know we we actually were at the Monaco Grand Prix weren't we Tommy and I remember chatting with you whilst we were sipping a coffee in the Audi hospitality going I reckon it's not not long until Audi want to sign a proven race winner because they have huge goals and ambitions for the sport they're not here to be a midfield team they're not salver are they anymore no and they've done phenomenally well with the pace of the car the reliability has been pretty shocking but the minute they start to get that reliability together they are already challenging for that sort of fifth fastest team and then the sky is the limit and I think Sainz would would like that Sainz went to Williams thinking that might well be the play look at last year sorry not went to Williams but stick stuck with Williams look at last year look at the podiums James Vowles like all all the words are being spoken that are correct all right I'm signed I'm locked in James now Audi are looking like a much tastier prospect in in in mine and Carlos's eyes I would imagine so that's why I've gone for the move for Audi I have gone for Gabriel Bortoletto and Nico Hülkenberg I think they will stick with their driver lineup a good driver lineup has to be said I think they're pushing the team forward with youth and experience I think it's a really good balance I think Bortoletto has been quite underrated this year Nico probably yeah one more year uh for him uh and then yeah I do think Audi will then maybe start to think like what what's next for us but at the moment I think that is a really strong lineup for Audi I will also add I don't think Hülkenberg's been good enough this year in in in the comparison to Bortoletto and that's another reason why I thought maybe Audi will progress those talks a bit quicker and sooner than than anticipated let's go to Aston Martin Aston Martin I've gone for Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz so the more I think about Carlos Sainz's next move the more I have convinced myself that it will be Aston Martin and not Audi um it's a bit like you said right with with with Williams uh you said it about Alonso that I think we were talking about Alpine and Alpine won't win a title but Aston Martin might and it feels the same for Williams that Williams aren't going to win a title no disrespect to them or at least for a very long time probably not in Carlos Sainz's career time uh but Aston Martin or Audi might I really could see Carlos Sainz going there to be the successor if you like of Fernando Alonso they they want another big name um Stroll's obviously staying there for good and Lawrence loves to make it very hard work for for Lance by putting in really great drivers alongside him uh so Carlos Sainz I think as he's making his choice I think what's really interesting is he's going to if if he does either stay at Williams or he's decided he's moved now where where do I look at that ever-changing midfield and who's making big leaps and stuff is going to be the thing that decides for him and if Aston Martin uh you know take another step forward in Zandvoort uh and maybe like the fifth best car he might be like okay they're they're cooking now they're doing a really good job maybe I do want to be there and be the one to to take over from Alonso so that's why I've gone for Carlos Sainz to Aston Martin so just very quickly is Aston Martin getting rid of Alonso or is Alonso leaving well well no but you have to tell me that part you're not saying where he's gone potentially which is there's one other team which I imagine you're putting him in but like in terms of Aston Martin what's the what's the trigger here what's that Alonso or is it Aston Martin well I'm not gonna spoil it I'm not gonna spoil it uh we'll do the next one no you don't you don't understand no I do understand no you don't okay all right Tommy's Tommy's on something uh so my Aston Martin lineup Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso of all the predictions I think this is like you know this is the one where I'm combating Tommy over because I I do not see Fernando Alonso leaving voluntarily and I do not see Aston Martin getting rid of Alonso they have had obviously success when the car was good Alonso he's kind of on a holiday at the moment he's just toodling around waiting for the upgrades um and yes Lance Stroll did beat Fernando Alonso in the first race where they had proper upgrades perhaps that's where Tommy's saying that Fernando's washed my goat is washed finally yeah yeah I don't I don't believe it I think the minute Alonso gets a car that's worthy of points and podiums he will lock the F in and yeah I see this this partnership lasting at least another year uh let's see where Aston Martin are when we go to 2027 and as for Lance Stroll you know he has a permanent unlimited contract as we know and I think his his father won't let him leave just yet so uh that's why he will be staying let's now go to Alpine where my lineup let's see who's spicier mine or Tommy's is Pierre Gasly and Franco Colopinto wow such such creativity for the final team hey I don't see this changing I've said this on the podcast and I need to stick with it that Colopinto's done a good enough job to keep this seat marginally right he could he could easily go the other way if this second half of the season has more crashes and so on and so forth I think Flavio Briatore is very I mean speaking of cutthroat I think he could be the the biggest one of all uh now that Helmut Marko's gone so Franco needs to keep up these good performances he has amazing fans huge backing and I think Alpine would want to keep him as long as the performances are consistent and as for Pierre Gasly nowhere I see him going just yet for next year and I think he should stay there considering Alpine are reasonably competitive and I'm hoping for their sake they're able to extract more from the Mercedes engine more from the aero package and and move forward uh like we've seen in the past so for Alpine I have gone for Pierre Gasly and Franco Colopinto so Fernando Alonso has retired retired from so he's gone he's gone he's he's called it a day at 40 well he'll be 46 next year um and I'm on the fence about when Alonso decides to go because it's so difficult because he does have to leave at some point I know this is insane and you could maybe like no he doesn't um but he will be 46 next year and it's like how long does he wait because I know there's the argument of like oh well if Aston Martin brings some upgrades and they suddenly get quite good they're still maybe going to be like the fifth best car and then what does he do wait another year and hope that they're suddenly winning the world championship some people say yes but like are they really going to win the world championship next year I really don't think so and and then and then you can kind of just repeat the same thing every year 29 oh my god the the third best now so look I don't want Alonso to retire of course I don't um I want to see him when you see this happening this is I could really see this happening this year actually now like okay so so if this does happen where does my prediction rank compared to your dad's Pierre Gasly P3 at Monaco where I said at the start of the year Aston Martin would be terrible and Alonso would retire oh yeah I forgot I got so cooked by Spanish fans as well for that by the way how could you say that well they were so convinced that Alonso was going to be so good well Aston Martin were going to be so good yeah like my prediction was not about Alonso being rubbish it was about Aston Martin being rubbish and Fernando going nah I'm all good neither of us believed the hype did we of Aston Martin and people were saying they're going to win the world championship but I don't want Alonso to retire of course I don't I want to see him in Formula One I want to see him competitive again but he has to go at some point I think when he does go I've really like convinced myself that Sainz is going to replace him and and as for essentially the the Alpine lineup no need to replace Gasly he's driving really really well still you know the one of the strongest if not the strongest midfield driver on the grid and Colopinto as well I think has done a much better job of things you know much more competitive cut out a lot of the silly errors that he was making and you know he's 12th in the championship Colopinto which I remember putting him in our entire list I think 11th or maybe I think it was and people being like you are absolutely insane but yeah he's doing a good job so far so I think it's a lineup to keep and assess for the following year absolutely well there we go some for my list Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Ocon are leaving the sport at the end of this year Tommy you have uh Ocon has gone and Alonso's retired okay there you go two each that's what we think let us know your driver lineup predictions or at least the changes I know it's quite hard to do all of that for comments but let us know where you think changes will happen intrigued to see uh if we are cooking on steam or something slightly better but uh we uh yeah it was good fun I really enjoy nothing changes and yeah Carlos for the second time ever no driver lineup changes Tommy give us your final thoughts please final thoughts um for the uh good of this video please don't like have a crazy thing happen before we can edit it and post it please they won't even see this if that happens because we'll be doing a reaction video to Microsoft up and joining Cadillac so um yeah uh well he could win in a hass so can he win in a Cadillac that is the question exactly all righty thank you everybody for tuning in hope you're enjoying the summer break we're certainly not because we wish Formula One was on so uh we'll see you very soon lots of love take care bye goodbye