ValtteriBottasCadillac vs ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls
BOT leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Arvid Lindblad: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Arvid Lindblad for Racing Bulls, 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 6.65 — P19 against P21, a gap of 0.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Valtteri Bottas has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Valtteri Bottas's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 7.59 against 6.86. Arvid Lindblad takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.02 to 6.26. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Valtteri Bottas sits P19 on 19 points to Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P21 and P11.