George Russell is the most dominant Formula One team-mate of the modern era

Mercedes driver George Russell has a superb record of beating his team-mate (John Nguyen/PA)

George Russell has a better record of beating his team-mate than any other driver to have started at least 50 races in the last 40 years.

Russell, who is outperforming Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes so far in 2022, has finished ahead of his team-mate in 49 of his 69 Grands Prix since making his debut in 2019.