Russell sits eighth in the F1 2023 drivers’ cဣhampionship, 75 points behind H🀅amilton with six rounds to go.

DNFs in Australia, Canada and Singapore have ex🤡acerbated the gap - although, Russell was to blame for failing to finis♔h in the latter two. 

In terms of pure performance, Hamilton and Russell are one of the most evenly-matched teammate pairings on the grid, with the pair often sep♏arated by less than a tenth.

Reflecting on the season, R🌟ussell acknowledged there has been “a lot of missed opportunities”.

“It’s just been a lot of m🅺issed opportunities and stuff we learned fr🐠om,” Russell told .

“But in terms o⭕f pure performance, I think I’m performing better than ever.

“I’m really happy with how I’ve been working with my team and have been delivering, and🥀 how I’m also bouncing back from some difficult races.”

Russ൲ell’s performances alongside Hamilton has earned him a contract extension, keeping him with the team until th🅘e end of 2025.

“We don’t need a 10-year or fiveꦬ-year or tജhree-year deal to show that commitment,” he added.

“It’s clear that we’re in this together. We spo🏅ke about signing a contract for a much longer duration.”