SergioPerezCadillac vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
PER leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Sergio Perez vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersSergio Perez drives for Cadillac, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Sergio Perez leads on The Index, 8.07 to 7.60 — P11 against P13, a gap of 0.47 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Sergio Perez's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 8.48 against 6.29. George Russell takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.65 to 6.26. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Sergio Perez sits P11 on 49 points to George Russell's P15 on 28. Officially they stand P21 and P3.