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The FIA has confirmed three changes to the F1 entrance list for 2026, compared to 2025.
The FIA has confirmed three changes to the F1 entrance list for 2026 compared to 2025, with significant regulations coming next season affecting power units and car designs. Lando Norris won the 2025 drivers’ championship with McLaren, but it remains uncertain if his team can maintain their dominance amidst a potential shake-up in competitiveness. Norris has switched his driver number to one after becoming champion, following Max Verstappen’s former number one, as Verstappen moves to number three in 2026, relinquishing his previous 33. Additionally, 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad joins the F1 grid with number 41, replacing Isack Hadjar at Racing Bulls, who moves to Red Bull as Yuki Tsunoda leaves the grid. Verstappen chose number three, previously Daniel Ricciardo’s, as his favorite, believing one three looks better than two threes, and hopes the new regulations will bring him back to victory after narrowly missing the championship in 2025.
