ValtteriBottasCadillac vs IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing
BOT leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Isack Hadjar: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Isack Hadjar for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Valtteri Bottas leads on The Index, 6.86 to 6.81 — P19 against P20, a gap of 0.06 of a grade point. Round by round, Valtteri Bottas has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Valtteri Bottas's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.09 against 7.72. Isack Hadjar takes Cleanliness back the other way, 8.84 to 7.36. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Race Pace. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Isack Hadjar sits P17 on 25 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P8 and P21.