Russell sits eighth in the F1 2023 drivers’🎀 championship, 75 points behind Hamilton with six rounღds to go.

DNFs in Australia, Canada and Sin🐻gapore have exacerbated the gap - although, Russell was to blame for failingಌ to finish 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 separated by le😼ss than a tenth.

Reflecting on the seaso♑n, Russell acknowledged there has been “a lot of missed opportunities”.

“It’s just been a lot of missed opportunities and stuff we learned from,” Russell 🍌told .

“But in term🎶s of pure performance, I think I’m performing better thꦜan 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.”

Russel🦩l’s performances alongside Hamilton has earned him a contract extension, keeping him with the team until the end of 2025.

“We don’t need a 10-year or five-year or three-yea🦋r deal to show that commitment,” he added.

“It’s clear that we’re in this together. We spoke about signing a con𒆙tract for a much෴ longer duration.”