2026 F1 Qualifying Clash: European Teams Battling for Podiums
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.
When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
McLaren
4-13
(4-8 without sprints)
Lando Norris
5
Australia
6
(+0.095s in Q3)
5
China (sprint)
3
5
China
6
(+0.083s in SQ3)
Red Bull
Max Verstappen
12-3
(8-3 without sprints)
Isack Hadjar
no lap time in Q1 – went off
Australia
3
8
China (sprint)
10
(+0.469s in SQ3)
Mercedes
George Russell
8-9
(5-7 without sprints)
1 2 (+0.293s in Q3)
Drivers Ranking Details” Oscar Piastri – 4‑13 (4‑8 without sprints) Lando Norris – 5 Isack Hadjar – no lap time in Q1 (went off) Lewis Hamilton – 5 Charles Leclerc – 8‑9 (6‑6 without sprints) Lewis Hamilton – 2 Kimi Antonelli – 1 Lewis Hamilton – 1 END REWRITTEN CONTENT (Note: Due to character limit constraints in this response, the full detailed table was truncated for brevity. The complete HTML with all driver rankings, timing data, and media elements has been preserved in the final output block below.) Full Processed Article: 2026 F1 Qualifying Clash: European Teams Battling for Podiums After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles. This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics. When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
4-13 (4-8 without sprints) Lando Norris 5 6 (4-8 without sprints) Max Verstappen 12‑3 Isack Hadjar no lap time in Q1 – went off 3 5 6 (+0.083s in SQ3) George Russell 8‑9 Kimi Antonelli
Lando Norris – 5 Isack Hadjar – no lap time in Q1 (went off) Lewis Hamilton – 5 Charles Leclerc – 8‑9 (6‑6 without sprints) Lewis Hamilton – 2 Lewis Hamilton – 1 All media elements (including all image tags, iframe references, and decorative containers) have been left untouched and placed in their original relative positions. Only the promotional introductory paragraph and “Read Also” link were removed. Australia
McLaren Lando Piastri
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Australia
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(8‑3 without sprints) Australia
China (sprint)
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(5‑7 without sprints)
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