F1.com estimates Russell may have missed up to 56 points in 2026

George Russell was running third at Sepang when a power-unit failure ended his race on Sunday. F1.com estimates the retirement may have cost him 15 points, part of a season-wide tally of up to 56.

Published on 7 October, the analysis combines possible alternative results from five Grands Prix and explicitly calls the total an estimate. It estimates at least 18 points lost in Canada. For Hungary, it counts six based on a hypothetical fourth-place finish, although Russell actually finished seventh after an anti-stall problem at the start. The analysis adds a possible five points for Japan if he had finished ahead of Charles Leclerc.

For Belgium, the analysis includes 12 points on a hypothetical fourth-place finish, although it says the result is impossible to assess: a deployment issue left Russell slow off the line, and contact with Lewis Hamilton ended his race.

The same analysis estimates that Kimi Antonelli has also lost a likely 36 points to reliability problems. Russell gained three points when Antonelli's Barcelona retirement promoted him from third to second. At Silverstone, a left-front wheel-shield failure forced Antonelli into multiple pit stops; after a time penalty for track violations, he finished outside the points while Russell finished second.

Antonelli still led Russell by 84 points after Malaysia, with 183 points remaining in the 2026 season.