Valtteri Bottas started his second season at Mercedes in good shape but Lewis Hamilton turned the tables and was dominating his team mate as 2018 ended.
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.
2018 team mates battles: Hulkenberg vs Sainz at Renault
2018 F1 season review
Posted onNico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jnr destroyed their original 2017 team mates. But how did they fare against each other at Renault this year?
2018 team mates battles: Grosjean vs Magnussen at Haas
2018 F1 season review
Posted onKevin Magnussen led the way at Haas during the first half of 2018, but Romain Grosjean fought back after the summer break.
2018 team mates battles: Perez vs Ocon at Force India
2018 F1 season review
Posted onSergio Perez out-scored Esteban Ocon in their second season as team mates despite usually qualifying and finishing behind the other Force India.
2018 team mates battles: Gasly vs Hartley at Toro Rosso
2018 F1 season review
Posted onBrendon Hartley was told he had to do one thing to secure his place in Formula 1 next year: Beat Pierre Gasly. How close did he get?
Who’s winning the F1 team mate battles of 2018 so far?
2018 F1 season
Posted onWho are the most closely-matched Formula 1 team mates so far in 2018? And who is being dominated by the guy in the other garage? Here’s the full data.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Bottas at Mercedes
2017 F1 season review
Posted onIn his first year alongside Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas started strongly, earned a one-year contract extension after the summer break, then slumped.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Vettel vs Raikkonen at Ferrari
2017 F1 season review
Posted onFor the third year running Sebastian Vettel had the beating of Kimi Raikkonen, though he had a bit of help from the Ferrari pit wall.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Verstappen vs Ricciardo at Red Bull
2017 F1 season review
Posted onRed Bull’s finishing rate in 2017 was so poor the cars only took the chequered flag together seven times in 20 races, but Verstappen was usually ahead.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Perez vs Ocon at Force India
2017 F1 season review
Posted onSergio Perez and Esteban Ocon pushed each other so hard it drove Force India to ban the pair from racing each other.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Massa vs Stroll at Williams
2017 F1 season review
Posted onLance Stroll was blown away in qualifying by Felipe Massa but fared a lot better in the races in his first season of F1.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Hulkenberg vs Palmer at Renault
2017 F1 season review
Posted onThe contest between Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer at Renault was so one-sided it came as no surprise that Palmer was shown the door.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Sainz vs Kvyat at Toro Rosso
2017 F1 season review
Posted onThe battle between Carlos Sainz Jnr and Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso was remarkably similar to how it unfolded 12 months earlier.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Alonso vs Vandoorne at McLaren
2017 F1 season review
Posted onFernando Alonso is not at all shy when it comes to pressing his point about how well he’s been driving. And it isn’t hard to see why.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Grosjean vs Magnussen at Haas
2017 F1 season review
Posted onAlthough Romain Grosjean was the top scorer at Haas again, Kevin Magnussen has plenty to be pleased about his first season at the team.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Ericsson vs Wehrlein at Sauber
2017 F1 season review
Posted onSauber fiercely rejected reports they had given favourable treatment to Marcus Ericsson during 2017 at the expense of the more competitive Pascal Wehrlein.
Team mate battles 2017: The stars of the midfield
2017 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon has shown signs of being a serious threat to team mate Sergio Perez which could give Force India more headaches in the second half of 2017.
Team mate battles 2017: Four drivers dominating at mid-season
2017 F1 season
Posted onAnalysis of the drivers’ qualifying and race performances in 2017 reveals who can take maximum satisfaction from their season so far.
Perez vs Hulkenberg: The result after three years
2016 F1 season
Posted onNico Hulkenberg was widely expected to show Sergio Perez the way in their three-year spell at Force India, but that’s not exactly how it worked out.
Who won the team mate battles of 2016: The front runners
2016 F1 season review
Posted onWhich drivers ruled the roost in their teams during 2016? Now the season is over it’s time to delve into the data and deliver a verdict.