NicoHulkenbergAudi vs ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls
HUL leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Arvid Lindblad: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Arvid Lindblad for Racing Bulls, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Nico Hulkenberg leads on The Index, 7.13 to 6.65 — P17 against P21, a gap of 0.49 of a grade point. Round by round, Nico Hulkenberg has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 9.99 against 8.02. Arvid Lindblad takes Race Start back the other way, 8.74 to 6.38. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Nico Hulkenberg sits P21 on 16 points to Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P15 and P11.