ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls vs CarlosSainzWilliams
SAI leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Arvid Lindblad vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersArvid Lindblad drives for Racing Bulls, Carlos Sainz for Williams, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Carlos Sainz leads on The Index, 8.51 to 6.65 — P9 against P21, a gap of 1.87 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Arvid Lindblad's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 8.02 against 6.87. Carlos Sainz takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.59 to 6.86. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management, Pit Stop Execution, Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Carlos Sainz sits P9 on 74 points to Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P15 and P11.