  In this work, we study tracker phantom dark energy models with a general
parameterization of the scalar potentials. Our analysis also considers the
scenario of having both phantom field and the cosmological constant as the dark
energy components. A detailed statistical analysis with current cosmological
observations shows an increase in the value of the Hubble parameter due to the
presence of phantom dark energy but it can not alleviate the Hubble tension
completely. Our results using Bayesian methods suggests a decisive evidence in
favor of a phantom field over a positive cosmological constant, although the
possibility of a negative cosmological constant cannot be ruled out hidden in
the dark sector.
