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Formula 1 DLE - Guess the secret driver
Find the secret 2026 grid driver using team, country, continent, number, power unit, world titles and birth year.
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Compare the clues and narrow the field until the right answer is the only one left.
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About this challenge
Eleven teams, twenty-two seats and a car number that doubles as a signature: the 2026 grid folds rookies, champions and a brand-new constructor into one paddock. Your secret driver is somewhere between Mercedes and Cadillac, between the champion’s #1 and Bottas’s 77.
Match team and power unit to lock a side of the grid. Country and continent shrink the field; number and birth year give you higher-or-lower arrows. World titles separate the drivers who already lifted the trophy from those still chasing a first. Guess a name and watch the board light up.
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Answers and clues from the round
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| Driver | Team | Country | Continent | Number | Power unit | Titles | Birth year |
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Mercedes | United Kingdom | Europe | 63 | Mercedes | 0 | 1998 |
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Mercedes | Italy | Europe | 12 | Mercedes | 0 | 2006 |
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Ferrari | Monaco | Europe | 16 | Ferrari | 0 | 1997 |
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Ferrari | United Kingdom | Europe | 44 | Ferrari | 7 | 1985 |
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McLaren | United Kingdom | Europe | 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 1999 |
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McLaren | Australia | Oceania | 81 | Mercedes | 0 | 2001 |
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Red Bull | Netherlands | Europe | 3 | Red Bull Ford | 4 | 1997 |
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Red Bull | France | Europe | 6 | Red Bull Ford | 0 | 2004 |
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Alpine | France | Europe | 10 | Mercedes | 0 | 1996 |
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Alpine | Argentina | South America | 43 | Mercedes | 0 | 2003 |
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Racing Bulls | New Zealand | Oceania | 30 | Red Bull Ford | 0 | 2002 |
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Racing Bulls | United Kingdom | Europe | 41 | Red Bull Ford | 0 | 2007 |
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Haas | France | Europe | 31 | Ferrari | 0 | 1996 |
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Haas | United Kingdom | Europe | 87 | Ferrari | 0 | 2005 |
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Williams | Spain | Europe | 55 | Mercedes | 0 | 1994 |
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Williams | Thailand | Asia | 23 | Mercedes | 0 | 1996 |
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Audi | Germany | Europe | 27 | Audi | 0 | 1987 |
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Audi | Brazil | South America | 5 | Audi | 0 | 2004 |
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Aston Martin | Spain | Europe | 14 | Honda | 2 | 1981 |
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Aston Martin | Canada | North America | 18 | Honda | 0 | 1998 |
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Cadillac | Mexico | North America | 11 | Ferrari | 0 | 1990 |
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Cadillac | Finland | Europe | 77 | Ferrari | 0 | 1989 |