LewisHamiltonFerrari vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
HAM leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 7.60 — P5 against P13, a gap of 1.32 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 8.85 against 6.29. George Russell takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.65 to 8.45. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency, Tyre Management. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to George Russell's P15 on 28. Officially they stand P2 and P3.