Hopium, Hot Takes & Hard Numbers

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Everyone loves a ranking — so we did it properly. 📊🏎️

In this episode of Everything Trackside, Seán, Coops, SOK & James (and the wider Trackside team) break down every Formula One driver line-up for 2026, using a crowd-sourced scoring system that averages rankings across writers, contributors, and the podcast crew to create one official, unbiased list.

From Racing Bulls propping up the table to McLaren dominating the top spot, the lads debate experience vs potential, balance vs brilliance, and just how much one elite driver can carry a team. 💪

Topics include:

• Why Racing Bulls and Alpine struggle at the bottom 🥶
• Audi’s steady-but-unspectacular pairing and long-term vision ⚙️
• The huge gulf between Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll at Aston Martin 🟢
• Haas’ quietly solid Ocon–Bearman combo and Toyota rumours 👀
• Cadillac’s controversial choice of two proven “number twos” 🇺🇸
• Why Mercedes might be championship contenders despite ranking 5th ⭐
• The cursed second seat at Red Bull and whether Isack Hadjar can break it 🔴
• Ferrari’s fascinating dynamic with Leclerc vs Hamilton 🐎
• The hype, harmony, and pace of Williams’ Albon–Sainz pairing 💙
• And why McLaren’s Norris–Piastri duo stands alone as the strongest line-up on the grid 🧡

There’s hopium, hot takes, historical stats, arguments, laughter — and more than a few spicy predictions (including a bold George Russell title shout 👀).

Whether you agree or not, one thing’s certain: 2026 is shaping up to be absolutely box office. 🎬🏆

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