KimiAntonelliMercedes vs ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls
ANT leads the grade duel 12–0 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Arvid Lindblad: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Arvid Lindblad for Racing Bulls, 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 6.65 — P2 against P21, a gap of 2.85 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 12 of 12 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.60 against 6.86. Arvid Lindblad takes Race Start back the other way, 8.74 to 7.37. They are effectively inseparable on Pit Stop Execution. 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 Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P1 and P11.