LandoNorrisMcLaren vs CarlosSainzWilliams
NOR leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lando Norris vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLando Norris drives for McLaren, Carlos Sainz for Williams, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 8.51 — P4 against P9, a gap of 0.74 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Lando Norris's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 8.43 against 6.87. Carlos Sainz takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.32 to 8.16. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Carlos Sainz's P9 on 74. Officially they stand P4 and P15.