Hadjar is Red Bull’s favoured candidate to replace Tsunoda, but there are still nine race weekends left for the Japanese driver to convince his bosses that he’s the driver to back for 2026.

If Piastri was to win every sprint and feature race, he would win the title after Las Vegas, with two races to spare, if Norris was to finish second every time. If Norris, however, did not score any ...