Beating your team-mate is the number one rule for every driver in F1; some battles have been close this year in each team but others have been one-sided; watch the Spanish GP this weekend, with every session live on Sky Sports F1
Monday 17 June 2024 13:08, UK
Sky Sports F1 analyse the team-mate head-to-heads of each team ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
After early Red Bull dominance on the track, the field appears to have closed up as McLaren and Ferrari have both won races, while the midfield continues to be extremely competitive.
Something that never changes in F1 for each driver is you must beat your team-mate. There have been some fascinating inter-team battles up and down the grid this year, so Sky Sports F1 take a look at the key stats from each outfit.
N.B. Grid penalties are not included in qualifying head-to-head scores. No Sprint or Race Day score is given if both cars fail to finish or at least one car fails to start.
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It's been one-way traffic at Red Bull as Max Verstappen is yet to be beaten in a competitive session by Sergio Perez when reliability hasn't been a factor.
Perez has gone over a year without a win and when Verstappen suffered from a brake failure at the Australian Grand Prix, the Mexican only finished fifth.
If Red Bull want to win the Constructors' Championship, Perez must get closer to Verstappen.
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It's been a season of two halves so far at Ferrari. Carlos Sainz came flying out of the blocks with three podiums from three starts, winning in Melbourne and a question of what could have been if he hadn't missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to surgery on his appendix.
Leclerc then got back to his best and has recently been ahead of Sainz in the key sessions, with his strong form culminating in victory on home soil at the Monaco Grand Prix.
A dismal weekend for Ferrari saw both drivers miss out on Q3 before failing to finish the race.
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Lando Norris is in front of Oscar Piastri in the key qualifying and race head-to-heads but there has been little to separate the McLaren pair overall.
Piastri has made strides with his tyre management and drove just as well as Norris in the Miami Grand Prix, before making some unfortunate contact with Sainz.
This is the most Norris has been pushed at McLaren for a few years, but the Brit is doing a strong job of keeping his team-mate behind him.
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*Russell crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix on Lap 57, but was a classified finisher in 17th
STORY SO FAR
Lewis Hamilton is having his worst season in F1 yet and it's not being helped by the fact George Russell is beating him in qualifying and the race.
Aside from a front-row start for the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint, and second place in the shortened race, Hamilton has had little to shout about.
Russell emphasised his dominance over Hamilton by taking Mercedes' first pole of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix and could have claimed victory if it weren't for a couple of key errors in the race.
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Lance Stroll hasn't been as convincingly dominated by Fernando Alonso this year compared to 2023 but the Spaniard still has the upper hand.
Alonso scored points in each of the opening six races, while Stroll could only do so twice. The latter only finished ahead of his team-mate at the Australian Grand Prix due to Alonso's penalty for causing George Russell to crash out.
Qualifying has been much closer though, so that's an area where Stroll can take some confidence.
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*Neither driver finished the Chinese GP
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Yuki Tsunoda has clearly been outperforming Daniel Ricciardo in their first full season together as team-mates at RB, but the Australian hit back with his best weekend of 2024 in Canada.
While Tsunoda has had his contract extended for 2025, Ricciardo is fighting to remain in the sport.
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*Neither driver finished the Monaco GP
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Nico Hulkenberg is arguably the most underrated driver in F1 at the moment and is not slowing down at the age of 36.
Kevin Magnussen has been a great team player for Haas, particularly at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the Miami Sprint, but he's been in that position because Hulkenberg has been in front.
Magnussen's seat for 2025 isn't guaranteed, so he is another driver who needs to close the gap to his team-mate.
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While Esteban Ocon has had the edge over Pierre Gasly on Saturdays and Sundays, it's the latter who has more points.
The score would be the other way round had Alpine not have switched their cars in the closing stages of the Canadian Grand Prix, a decision that left Ocon rather unhappy.
With Ocon's exit from the team at the end of the season confirmed, this promises to continue to be a fiercely contested battle.
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*Williams withdrew Sargeant from the Australian Grand Prix
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*Sargeant did not start the Australian Grand Prix
STORY SO FAR
The Williams inter-team battle is the most one-sided in the field as Logan Sargeant just can't get on terms with Alex Albon.
Williams haven't had the car to shine as much as in 2023 but the advantage Albon holds over Sargeant is no different. The American is yet to out-qualify Albon and his time in F1 would appear to be running out.
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Valtteri Bottas has a 100 per cent record over Zhou Guanyu in qualifying but their poor pit stops in the early part of the season make it difficult to compare them on race day.
Bottas has continued his trend of being a step ahead of Zhou and both drivers are driving for a seat on the 2025 grid, knowing at least one of them will be leaving the team at the end of this year.
Formula 1 heads back to Europe as the championship moves on to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix. Watch every session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from June 21-23 live on Sky Sports F1. Stream every F1 race and more with a NOW Sports Month Membership - No contract, cancel anytime
