Mercedes arrived in Austin having won every pole since the hybrid turbo era began in 2014, but they appeared to have lost their edge early.
Valtteri Bottas registered his first win of the 2021 Formula 1 season at the Turkish GP, yet he isn't the main talking point after the weekend.
Lewis Hamilton only managed to finish fifth at the Turkish Grand Prix, thanks in no small part to a confused pit stop strategy from Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton was actually fastest on the day and won qualifying, but he will start from 11th due to a 10-place grid penalty.
Hamilton's Mercedes W12 has a new internal combustion engine (ICE) and exhaust, but he had already used up his allotted number of new ICEs.
Russell has recently scored points in four of the last five Grand Prix, propelling him to 15th in the drivers' standings this year.
Red Bull recently re-signed Sergio Perez for 2022, but it appears that Norris was briefly on their radar at the start of the season.
The Russian GP saw Lewis Hamilton become the first Formula 1 driver to notch up 100 wins, but that wasn't the only talking point of the race.
Lewis Hamilton has become the first individual in the history of F1 to win 100 races.
Hamilton's win re-establishes him as the championship leader, but Verstappen's drive reduces the Brit's lead to just two points.