ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls vs LanceStrollAston Martin
STR leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Arvid Lindblad vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersArvid Lindblad drives for Racing Bulls, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lance Stroll leads on The Index, 7.31 to 6.65 — P15 against P21, a gap of 0.67 of a grade point. Round by round, Lance Stroll has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Arvid Lindblad's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.18 against 6.29. Lance Stroll takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.28 to 6.86. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lance Stroll sits P18 on 24 points to Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P21 and P11.