{"id":533363,"date":"2026-03-13T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533363\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:02:14","slug":"how-f1-2026-team-mates-are-comparing-in-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533363\/","title":{"rendered":"How F1 2026 team-mates are comparing in qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Formula 1 season will allow each driver to compare themselves to their team-mate in full qualifying trim up to 30 times &#8211; 24 in grand prix qualifying, and six more in sprint qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how this year&#8217;s team-mate pairings are stacking up over one lap so far.<\/p>\n<p>*Right now, this is raw data. We&#8217;ve discounted comparisons only where one driver can&#8217;t compete in qualifying. Further adjustments will be made with a large sample size to account for outliers. <\/p>\n<p>McLarenLando Norris versus Oscar Piastri<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1399718_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, McLaren, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Norris 1 &#8211; Piastri 1<br \/>Average gap: Norris ahead by 0.001s<\/p>\n<p>MercedesGeorge Russell versus Kimi Antonelli<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1399567_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, Mercedes, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Russell 2 &#8211; Antonelli 0<br \/>Average gap: Russell ahead by 0.291s<\/p>\n<p>Red BullMax Verstappen versus Isack Hadjar<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SI202603080062.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Verstappen 1 &#8211; Hadjar 1<br \/>Average gap: Verstappen ahead by 0.469s<\/p>\n<p>FerrariCharles Leclerc versus Lewis Hamilton<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1393502_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Leclerc 1 &#8211; Hamilton 1<br \/>Average gap: Hamilton ahead by 0.108s<\/p>\n<p>WilliamsCarlos Sainz versus Alex Albon<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1382540_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, Williams, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Sainz 1 &#8211; Albon 0<br \/>Average gap: Sainz ahead by 0.544s<\/p>\n<p>Racing BullsLiam Lawson versus Arvid Lindblad<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SI202603120072.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Lawson 2 &#8211; Lindblad 0<br \/>Average gap: Lawson ahead by 0.793s<\/p>\n<p>Aston MartinFernando Alonso versus Lance Stroll<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1391714_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Alonso 1 &#8211; Stroll 0<br \/>Average gap: Alonso ahead by 0.570s<\/p>\n<p>HaasEsteban Ocon versus Ollie Bearman<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1397848_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman, Haas, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Ocon 0 &#8211; Bearman 2<br \/>Average gap: Bearman ahead by 0.159s<\/p>\n<p>AudiNico Hulkenberg versus Gabriel Bortoleto<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1400530_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Hulkenberg 1 &#8211; Bortoleto 1<br \/>Average gap: Hulkenberg ahead by 0.028s<\/p>\n<p>AlpinePierre Gasly versus Franco Colapinto<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1387572_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly, Alpine, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Gasly 2 &#8211; Colapinto 0<br \/>Average gap: Gasly ahead by 0.845s<\/p>\n<p>CadillacSergio Perez versus Valtteri Bottas<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XPB_1400368_HiRes.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac, F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Head-to-head: Perez 1 &#8211; Bottas 0<br \/>Average gap: Perez ahead by 0.639s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Formula 1 season will allow each driver to compare themselves to their team-mate in full qualifying&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-533363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}