George Russell

Mercedes · P2 · 236 p

The Mercedes car currently sits at the front of the field (0.12 s/lap off the fastest car in race pace). Qualifying and race pace go hand in hand for Russell (0.32 and 0.33 s/lap off the front). Form has been stable over the last five races. Russell is hard to pass (defence +0.78 s/lap, car and driver combined).

Russell has 236 points to Antonelli's 302, 3 wins to 8. In qualifying Antonelli leads the intra-team qualifying battle 9–7, by 0.126 s/lap on average in Antonelli's favour. In races where both were classified: 8–4 to Antonelli, and in race pace Antonelli is 0.118 s/lap quicker over the season. On current form the two are level. Tyre management is worse than the team-mate's (0.000 against -0.025 s/lap stint slope versus the field).