Head-to-head · season 2026 · Mercedes team mates
KimiAntonelliMercedes vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
Kimi Antonelli leads 12–3 in the race-grade duel, across the rounds both were rated in.
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gaps = not classifiedKimi Antonelli vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell are Mercedes team mates this season, which makes this the cleanest comparison in Formula 1: two drivers, the same machinery, the same strategy calls. Kimi Antonelli leads on The Index, 9.67 to 8.23 — P2 against P11, a gap of 1.44 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 12 of 15 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Overdelivery — 9.38 against 7.27. George Russell takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.52 to 7.76. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Kimi Antonelli sits P2 on 181 points to George Russell's P12 on 75. Officially they stand P1 and P2.