Round 22 in Las Vegas brought a huge twist to the F1 drivers’ championship, blowing the title battle wide open with only two rounds remaining in the 2025 season.

How either Lando Norris, Max Verstappen or Oscar Piastri can win the 2025 drivers championship depending on their Abu Dhabi finish.

After Red Bull slotted in the last dominoes of next year’s lineup, here’s what to make of 2026’s crop of the most prominent figures in Formula One.

The Dutchman won in Abu Dhabi from the pole position for a third straight race victory, a season-leading eighth and 71st of a stellar career.