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George Russell Data Sparks Huge Kimi Antonelli Shock Amid F1 Struggles
Highlights
- George Russell has better average finish than teammate Kimi Antonelli.
- Antonelli leads championship with six wins from eleven races.
- Russell’s average finish is 3.8; Antonelli’s is 4.09.
- Russell’s DNFs excluded from average finish calculation.
- Lewis Hamilton holds best average finish at 3.7 this season.
- Russell trails Antonelli 4-7 in race wins in 2026.
George Russell holds a better average finishing position than Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the first half of the 2026 season, despite Antonelli’s heavier win count.
Antonelli has six wins from 11 races, plus a second and two thirds. Russell’s nine classified finishes include two wins, three seconds, two fourths, a seventh and a 12th.
On RacingNews365’s methodology, Russell averages 3.8 per classified race versus Antonelli’s 4.09, reflecting classification effects rather than outright pace.
Russell’s Canada retirement for a technical failure and Belgium collision DNF are excluded because he was not classified.
Antonelli’s Barcelona failure came after 90% distance, yielding classification in 16th. His Silverstone track-limits penalty dropped him to 15th. Both count and depress his average.
Russell averages 3.8; Antonelli 4.09 — DNFs excluded for Russell, while Antonelli’s late classification and penalties count against him.
The sums underline it. Antonelli’s finishing positions total 45 across 11 classified races; Russell’s total 35 across nine, with DNFs removed from the divisor.
Even so, Russell’s figure is not the season’s benchmark. Lewis Hamilton leads this metric at 3.7 from 11 classifications, built on reliable podiums and steady top-six results.
Lewis Hamilton holds the best average finish so far: 3.7 from 11 classified races.
Head-to-head, Russell trails Antonelli 4-7 on wins in 2026, but the average finish tilts his way when DNFs are considered, as covered in our teammate head-to-heads analysis.
Antonelli leads the championship by 59 points with six wins from 11 starts.
Championship context remains clear. Antonelli leads Russell by 59 points, a strike rate consistent with Antonelli’s rise, yet offset by classified low scores that inflate his average despite impressive pace.
For Mercedes, the trend splits peaks and consistency. Antonelli’s surges define headlines, while Russell’s resilience, highlighted in our recent feature, underscores dependable race craft and damage limitation.
Visual Summary
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Russell
Russell
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Antonelli
Antonelli
AVG FINISH
3.8
BEST OF ALL MERCEDES
RACE WINS
6
BUT LESS CONSISTENT
Outshone on pure speed, George Russell‘s steady hands deliver Mercedes’ best average finish—proving resilience is a weapon!
Win
Top-4
Low Finish
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