ValtteriBottasCadillac vs LanceStrollAston Martin
STR leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lance Stroll leads on The Index, 7.31 to 6.86 — P15 against P19, a gap of 0.45 of a grade point. Round by round, Lance Stroll has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Valtteri Bottas's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.09 against 6.29. Lance Stroll takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 8.83 to 6.61. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Consistency. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lance Stroll sits P18 on 24 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P21 and P21.