FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
ALO leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Fernando Alonso leads on The Index, 8.73 to 7.60 — P7 against P13, a gap of 1.13 of a grade point. Round by round, Fernando Alonso has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 8.91 against 6.29. George Russell takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.26 to 6.36. They are effectively inseparable on Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Fernando Alonso sits P10 on 73 points to George Russell's P15 on 28. Officially they stand P18 and P3.