IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 10–1 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, 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 6.81 — P4 against P20, a gap of 2.45 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 10 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.03 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Expected Position back the other way, 9.11 to 7.03. They are effectively inseparable on Cleanliness. 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 Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P4 and P8.