AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs LewisHamiltonFerrari
HAM leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Lewis Hamilton: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 7.29 — P5 against P16, a gap of 1.63 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton 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 6.89. Lewis Hamilton takes Expected Position back the other way, 8.85 to 6.50. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P2 and P17.