CarlosSainzWilliams vs LanceStrollAston Martin
SAI leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Carlos Sainz vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersCarlos Sainz drives for Williams, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, 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 7.31 — P9 against P15, a gap of 1.20 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Carlos Sainz's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.32 against 6.29. Lance Stroll takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 8.83 to 7.86. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Carlos Sainz sits P9 on 74 points to Lance Stroll's P18 on 24. Officially they stand P15 and P21.