LewisHamiltonFerrari vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
HAM leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Liam Lawson for Red Bull Racing, 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 7.37 — P5 against P14, a gap of 1.55 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.26 against 6.81. Liam Lawson takes Tyre Management back the other way, 8.64 to 6.89. They are effectively inseparable on 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P2 and P9.