ValtteriBottasCadillac vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 6.86 — P4 against P19, a gap of 2.39 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Lando Norris takes Consistency back the other way, 9.15 to 6.98. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P4 and P21.