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Which driver is under the most pressure when F1 season resumes?

It's time to let us know your opinion in the latest RacingNews365 poll!

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With three races in the books, some interesting storylines have emerged from the 2026 season. 

Kimi Antonelli is leading the championship after two wins, perhaps putting team-mate George Russell on the backfoot with the Mercedes team leader expected to dominate in the pre-season talk. 

Elsewhere, champion Lando Norris has endured a slow start to his defence, whilst Ferrari has shown signs of being able to battle for wins but appears firmly second-best to Mercedes.

But what about Red Bull and Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar's slow beginning, with just 16 points and a lot of Verstappen criticism hanging in the air about the regulations?

In the latest RN365 poll, we want to know which driver you think is under the most pressure heading into the season resumption - simply let us know by voting in the poll below. 

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