LewisHamiltonFerrari vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
HAM leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, 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 7.71 — P5 against P12, a gap of 1.21 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 8.85 against 7.27. Esteban Ocon takes Tyre Management back the other way, 7.71 to 6.89. They are effectively inseparable on Cleanliness. 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 Esteban Ocon's P12 on 39. Officially they stand P2 and P18.