LandoNorrisMcLaren vs MaxVerstappenRed Bull Racing
VER leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lando Norris vs Max Verstappen: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLando Norris drives for McLaren, Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Max Verstappen leads on The Index, 9.79 to 9.25 — P1 against P4, a gap of 0.54 of a grade point. Round by round, Max Verstappen has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Lando Norris's clearest advantage is Race Start — 8.18 against 7.24. Max Verstappen takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 8.43 to 6.78. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Max Verstappen sits P1 on 139 points to Lando Norris's P4 on 109. Officially they stand P6 and P4.