LewisHamiltonFerrari vs SergioPerezCadillac
PER leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs Sergio Perez: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Sergio Perez for Cadillac, 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 8.07 — P5 against P11, a gap of 0.85 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.45 against 6.26. Sergio Perez takes Tyre Management back the other way, 8.34 to 6.89. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying, Race Start, 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 Sergio Perez's P11 on 49. Officially they stand P2 and P21.