IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs CarlosSainzWilliams
SAI leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, Carlos Sainz for Williams, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Carlos Sainz leads on The Index, 8.51 to 6.81 — P9 against P20, a gap of 1.71 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.84 against 7.58. Carlos Sainz takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.32 to 7.72. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Tyre Management. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Carlos Sainz sits P9 on 74 points to Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P15 and P8.