My Best Driver is the Slowest?

Between my two drivers, we'll keep it at numbers for ease, my 1st driver is Talent-2 and my 2nd driver is Talent-7. Besides Experience, which is 6 for driver 1 and 5 for driver 2, driver 2 has better stats in every category. Driver 2 is paid over $100K more than driver 1. 

But driver 1 consistently finishes ahead of driver 2, and the gap has been growing. Why would driver 1 do so well with only Experience a single point higher, but nothing else? Especially such a huge gap in the Talent stat...I don't understand why driver 1 is faster!

Driver talent doesn't have as big of an impact at early levels, especially not between 2 and 7 when the rest of their stats are sub-10. The biggest impact here is your 1st driver weighing 12kg lighter than 2nd driver, and with a bit more stamina.

Physical stats > Driving stats

Wow, that's interesting and important to know. Thanks for the help and explanation!

Think of talent kind of like a multiplier of their other driver stats. 
So a 10(50% max) talent all 20's driver (20 skill x 50% talent = 10 skill), and a 20(100% max) talent all 10's (10 skill x 100% talent = 10 skill) driver would be very closely matched. 

Its obviously not that simple, but that's how I've been calculating and seems to be somewhat accurate lol

"My Best Driver is the Slowest?"

You must stop calling him that then ! (smiley emoji)

My best driver is worst than my worst driver who is best. 🤔

Well, my statement is still correct. As far as skill in all categories, he is the better driver. As mentioned above by someone else, it’s likely all to do with the very large weight difference between the two. So I can’t call her the “best driver” when she’s not. 

I have a headache... who's your best driver Jason? Jk!  

Well I think he should be re-labeled best stat driver, and the one who is leading the drivers championship should be called best ?

im purely speculating of course and no-one should take my word as gospel :) even though im right,

Ferrari say Seb is their best driver but look who keeps spinning out ! 

Gotta be his mustache, should get a beard like bottas

the mustache is wrong

Seb is having the same season as when he was with Daniel at Red Bull,  Hes under pressure from Ferreri to win the tittle or he's out and with Charles being quick

The pressure is immense no doubt