IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
HAD leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, 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 6.81 — P13 against P20, a gap of 0.79 of a grade point. Round by round, Isack Hadjar has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 7.94 against 6.78. George Russell takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.26 to 6.99. 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 Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P3 and P8.