AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
RUS leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. George Russell leads on The Index, 7.60 to 7.29 — P13 against P16, a gap of 0.31 of a grade point. Round by round, George Russell has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.01 against 6.78. George Russell takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.65 to 7.15. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — George Russell sits P15 on 28 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P3 and P17.