EstebanOconHaas F1 Team vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
OCO leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Esteban Ocon vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersEsteban Ocon drives for Haas F1 Team, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Esteban Ocon leads on The Index, 7.71 to 7.60 — P12 against P13, a gap of 0.12 of a grade point. Round by round, Esteban Ocon has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Esteban Ocon's clearest advantage is Race Start — 8.66 against 6.86. George Russell takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.65 to 8.49. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency, Attack & Defence, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Esteban Ocon sits P12 on 39 points to George Russell's P15 on 28. Officially they stand P18 and P3.