Red Bull extended Sergio Perez’s contract for two more seasons earlier this year. But will they really tolerate a repeat of his 2024 performance?
Team mates head-to-head articles archive
Every Formula 1 driver knows only one of their rivals has exactly the same car that they do. Team mates need to work together to move their team forward – but each driver knows that it’s essential for their standing in the paddock to put up a competitive showing against their rival in the other garage.
We pit each pair of drivers head-to-head in this series of articles to judge who holds the upper hand in every team based on their performances in qualifying and races.
Ocon vs Gasly: Little to separate Alpine’s duelling duo after two years as team mates
F1 drivers head-to-head
Posted onEsteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are heading their separate ways after two years as team mates. Did either conclusively beat the other? Take a look at the data.
Vettel, Verstappen, Norris: The team mate contests that defined Ricciardo’s career
Formula 1
Posted onThree contests against different team mates defined Daniel Ricciardo’s career. Here’s how he did against all of them.
Head-to-head: Sargeant leaves F1 31-0 down against Albon in qualifying
Formula 1
Posted onLogan Sargeant’s performances against team mate Alexander Albon leave little cause to doubt Williams’ reasons for dropping him mid-season.
Albon continues domination of Sargeant, but next team mate will be tougher
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onAlexander Albon easily had the beating of Logan Sargeant over the last year and a half but knows he faces a tougher challenge next.
Alpine’s new team boss needs to keep a lid on F1’s fiercest team mate rivalry
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onNew Hitech team principal Oliver Oakes will have to manage the potentially combustible pairing of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
Stroll makes better start to second season alongside Alonso despite car trouble
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onLance Stroll was soundly beaten by Fernando Alonso in their first season as team mates last year, but has performed better so far this season.
Hulkenberg has the beating of his team mate again, albeit with Magnussen’s help
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onNico Hulkenberg continued to overshadow his team mate in their second season together, and as he prepares to move on Kevin Magnussen’s future is in doubt.
Hamilton belatedly back to his best in his final season alongside Russell
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onGeorge Russell out-qualified his team mate over eight of the first nine rounds this year, but Lewis Hamilton now appears to be back to his best.
Bottas retains an upper hand over Zhou – but will either keep their seat?
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onZhou Guanyu fared better against Valtteri Bottas last year but that hasn’t continued and the pair are in competition to remain at the team.
Red Bull keep Perez in car after 31 consecutive qualifying defeats to Verstappen
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onSergio Perez’s form at the start of the year was adequate, but he fell into a slump after six races, despite which Red Bull chose not to replace him.
Ricciardo finally starts showing form against Tsunoda – but too late to replace Perez
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onYuki Tsunoda was the driver to beat at RB for most of the opening rounds but Daniel Ricciardo is finally starting to deliver.
Leclerc leads Sainz in last year together – thanks to Sainz’s Jeddah absence
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onPart two of our F1 team mate head-to-heads series looks at how the Ferrari drivers measure up against each other.
Norris says he hasn’t earned number one status – and he’s right
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onIn the first part of our series comparing each driver against their team mate this year, how his Oscar Piastri stacking up in his second season against Lando Norris?
Tsunoda shows more signs of progress against trio of team mates in 2023
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onYuki Tsunoda was the constant in AlphaTauri’s line-up this year, but one of his trio of team mates fared far worse than the others.
Leclerc turns the tables on Sainz at last race in another close fight at Ferrari
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onFor the second time in three years Ferrari’s closely-matched team mates swapped championship places at the final round.
Strong second half of Piastri’s debut season will put Norris on alert for 2024
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onA strong debut season for Oscar Piastri, especially in the second half, will give Lando Norris plenty to think about for next year.
Russell can’t repeat points win over Hamilton but proves a close match again
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onAfter two seasons, George Russell has the best scoring rate against Lewis Hamilton than any of his team mates since Jenson Button.
Zhou raises his game but Bottas still lays down the law at Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onZhou Guanyu may have scored the same number of points as he did in his rookie season, but he did a better job in a weaker car.
Hulkenberg overshadows Magnussen on return, but both have little to celebrate
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onNico Hulkenberg justified Haas’s decision to give him his first full-time seat for four years, but neither he nor Kevin Magnussen had much to work with.