LewisHamiltonFerrari vs CarlosSainzWilliams
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 Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Carlos Sainz for Williams, 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 8.51 — P5 against P9, a gap of 0.41 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 Attack & Defence — 7.82 against 6.87. Carlos Sainz takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.32 to 7.86. They are effectively inseparable on 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 Carlos Sainz's P9 on 74. Officially they stand P2 and P15.