Verstappen remains faultless, painful stats for Hamilton

A driver's first opponent is their teammate. With exactly the same equipment, your teammate is the one you want to beat first. How do the duels between the drivers stand after the Chinese Grand Prix? Here is the complete overview of all internal duels.

Max Verstappen is still faultless in 2024 against Sergio Perez. The Dutchman finished ahead of his teammate in the first five qualifying sessions and did the same in the four races he completed. Verstappen also has a sizeable margin over his teammate in points, despite a DNF in Australia.

Who is ahead in their duel against their F1 teammate?

Besides Verstappen, Alexander Albon is also faultless on both days. Fernando Alonso is also unbeaten on Sunday, but is not on Saturday. Alonso did widen the gap with Lance Stroll after the Canadian made a fool of himself with his action where he ran into Daniel Ricciardo.

At Mercedes, the gap on Sunday is also painful for now. Lewis Hamilton, surely the big man within the team, finished behind his teammate in every race so far. As a result, Hamilton is also well behind his younger colleague in points. Hamilton was also quite unhappy with his car in China.