KimiAntonelliMercedes vs ValtteriBottasCadillac
ANT leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Valtteri Bottas: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas for Cadillac, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Kimi Antonelli leads on The Index, 9.50 to 6.86 — P2 against P19, a gap of 2.64 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 9.14 against 6.50. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Kimi Antonelli sits P3 on 118 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P1 and P21.