GeorgeRussellMercedes vs YukiTsunodaRacing Bulls
RUS leads the grade duel 2–1 — across the 14 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
George Russell vs Yuki Tsunoda: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGeorge Russell drives for Mercedes, Yuki Tsunoda for Racing Bulls, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Yuki Tsunoda leads on The Index, 7.78 to 7.71 — P13 against P14, a gap of 0.07 of a grade point. Round by round, George Russell has out-driven the other in 2 of 3 races where both were graded. George Russell's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 7.31 against 6.00. Yuki Tsunoda takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.70 to 7.68. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — George Russell sits P15 on 36 points to Yuki Tsunoda's P23 on 8. Officially they stand P2 and P20.