With Toyota most likely taking over from Haas fully one day and Cadillac building their own engines soon, where do Ferrari put their future academy drivers on the grid? I’m guessing they get a team to supply engines to.
From being one of the most up and coming talents in the paddock to being stuck in the midfield, what has happened to Brad Binder? Last win - 2021, last podium - 2024. Those he move to a new team like Tech3 or move to another championship like WSBK?
Dino Beganovic - Ferrari Academy Driver since 2020
2020 Italian F4 - 3rd (1 win, 6 podium, 2 poles, 179 points)
2020 ADAC F4 - 16th (partial campaign, 12 points)
2021 F3 Asia - 7th (missed final 2 rounds, 4 podiums, 88 points)
2021 FRECA - 13th (1 podium, 1 pole, 53 points)
2022 FR Asia - 5th (1 win, 5 podiums, 2 poles, 130 points)
2022 FRECA - 1st (4 wins, 12 podiums, 4 poles, 300 points)
2023 FR Middle East - 11th (missed final 3 rounds, 2 wins, 2 podiums, 1 pole, 62 points)
2023 F3 - 6th (4 podiums, 96 points)
2023 Macau Grand Prix - DNF
2024 F3 - 6th (2 wins, 4 podiums, 1 pole, 109 points)
2024 F2 - 20th (did only final 2 rounds, 2 podiums, 22 points)
2024 Macau Grand Prix - 8th
2025 F2 - 7th (1 win, 4 podium, 1 pole, 116 points)
2026 F2 (as it stands) - 7th (1 podium, 1 pole, 21 points)
OR
Rafael Câmara - Ferrari Academy Driver since 2022
2022 F4 UAE - 2nd (missed round 1, 6 wins, 8 podiums, 4 poles, 210 points)
2022 Italian F4 - 3rd (2 wins, 10 podiums, 4 poles, 239 points)
2022 ADAC F4 - 3rd (missed 2 rounds, 1 win, 9 podiums, 2 poles, 193 points)
2023 FR Middle East - 3rd (6 podiums, 131 points)
2023 FRECA - 5th (2 wins, 5 podiums, 3 poles, 170 points)
2024 FR Middle East - 3rd (2 wins, 2 podiums, 1 pole, 128 points)
2024 FRECA - 1st (7 wins, 12 podiums. 7 poles, 309 points)
2025 F3 - 1st (4 wins, 5 podiums, 4 poles, 166 points)
2026 F2 (as it stands) - 3rd (2 podiums, 34 points)
Gabriele Minì - Alpine Academy member since 2023
2020 Italian F4 - 1st (4 wins, 12 podiums, 9 poles, 284 points)
2020 ADAC F4 - 10th (partial campaign 1 win, 4 podiums, 2 poles, 82 points)
2021 FRECA - 7th (4 podiums, 122 points)
2022 FR Asia - 4th (2 wins, 4 podiums, 1 poles, 130 points) missed one round
2022 FREC - 2nd (3 wins, 9 podiums, 3 poles, 242 points)
2023 FR Middle East - 22nd (partial campaign, 1 pole, 10 points)
2023 F3 - 7th (2 wins, 4 podiums, 2 poles, 92 points)
2023 Macau Grand Prix - 3rd
2024 F3 - (1 win, 5 podium, 1 pole, 130 points)
2024 F2 - 27th (2 races, 1 podium, 6 points)
2025 F2 - 13th (3 podiums, 72 points)
2026 F2 (as it stands) - 2nd (1 win, 1 podium, 34 points)
OR
Alexander Dunne - Alpine Academy driver since 2026
2021 Spanish F4 - 16th (partial campaign, 1 podium, 1 pole, 30 points)
2021 ADAC F4 - 8th (partial campaign, 2 podiums, 2 poles, 76 points)
2022 British F4 - 1st (11 wins, 17 podiums, 11 poles, 412 points)
2022 F4 UAE - 6th (2 wins, 4 podiums, 168 points)
2022 F4 UAE Trophy Round - 1 podium, 1 pole
2022 Italian F4 - 2nd (3 wins, 11 podiums, 3 poles, 258 points)
2023 GB3 - 2nd (5 wins, 7 podiums, 8 poles, 466 points)
2023 Macau Grand Prix - DNF
2024 F3 - 14th (2 podiums, 50 points)
2024 Macau Grand Prix - 6th
2025 F2 - 5th (2 wins, 8 podiums, 2 poles, 150 points)
2026 F2 (as it stands) - 10th (2 podiums, 12 points)
I know he’s been great ever since he moved over to the WSBK paddock in 2023 but succeeding in WSBK won’t guarantee success in MotoGP plus he’s not had the best Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing career with his best years in both Moto3 and Moto2 being his rookie seasons and I would much rather see the VR46 or Gresini seats go to someone like Bastianini.
Would Lewis have won and later win the championship, would Nico have won or would Max somehow still win
How would things have gone? Different champions? Driver transfers? Different outcomes?