IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs LewisHamiltonFerrari
HAM leads the grade duel 7–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Lewis Hamilton: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 6.81 — P5 against P20, a gap of 2.12 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 7 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 7.94 against 6.89. Lewis Hamilton takes Expected Position back the other way, 8.85 to 7.03. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency, Qualifying, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P2 and P8.