F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head so far
Motorsport.com’s 2026 F1 qualifying data exposes clear patterns in teammate battles, revealing which teams dominate quali and which drivers lag behind.
com, show stark contrasts in teammate performance across the grid. The data excludes grid penalties and focuses on raw lap times, highlighting teams where internal battles skew results. Mercedes leads with a clear advantage in quali margins, while McLaren’s drivers sit within tenths of each other, signaling tighter competition.
Ferrari’s duo remains split, with one driver consistently outpacing the other by margins that suggest car setup or confidence gaps. Red Bull’s dominance in quali persists, but their teammates’ margins are narrower than expected, hinting at potential weaknesses in race trim. The numbers also expose outliers: Haas’s drivers are separated by over a second in quali, a gap that mirrors their struggles in race pace.
