MercedesStreaks & milestones
2
more wins for Russell’s 10th career win
within reach this season
2
more poles for Russell’s 20th career pole
within reach this season
7
more starts for Russell’s 175th career start
in 7 races
Season path
Model’s average miss 2.2 places · 13 finishes
R16 Bahrain
Started P7Retired (classified P20)0 ptsModel called P3 before the weekend · 21.1% to win
FinishModel’s call×RetiredWin
Teammate duel
7
Qualifying
9
4
Race · both finished
8
236
Points
320
Median qualifying gap 0.25% slower — about 0.22 s over a 90-second lap. Compared in the last session both reached, so Q3 laps never meet Q1 laps.
Driver DNA
One-lap pace vs teammate10th of 23
slower+0.03%faster
Average share of a lap gained or lost to the teammate in the same car, across practice and qualifying. The model's skill signal.
Racecraft15th of 23
loses-0.1 plgains
Places finished ahead of (or behind) where their race pace ranked them, per finish. Front-runners have little room to gain, so a leader rarely scores high here.
The record
2026
16
Races
3
Wins
8
Podiums
12
Points finishes
3
Retirements
3→3.5
Grid → finish
-0.5 per race
Career
168
Starts
8
Wins
32
Podiums
18
Poles
0
Titles
Our read
Across the season the model has placed Russell about 1.75 places too high on average — they finish behind where we put them. How the model is graded.
Spoiler-free mode
Hiding points and results, which give away the Bahrain Grand Prix.