AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs OliverBearmanHaas F1 Team
BEA leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Oliver Bearman: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Oliver Bearman for Haas F1 Team, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oliver Bearman leads on The Index, 8.36 to 7.29 — P10 against P16, a gap of 1.07 of a grade point. Round by round, Oliver Bearman has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.01 against 7.29. Oliver Bearman takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.02 to 6.69. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace, Race Start, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oliver Bearman sits P6 on 81 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P13 and P17.