Looking at reliability only, there’s a solid argument that Russell and Antonelli should only be separated by 15 points rather than 66:
China - Russell engine Q3, should’ve been lead Mercedes. (RUS +7, ANT -7)
Monaco - Pit lane sensor (RUS +15)
Canada - Russell engine failure (RUS +25, ANT -7)
Spain - Antonelli engine failure (RUS -3, ANT +18)
Britain, Belgium - Russell engine software issue, unfair advantage to Antonelli (RUS -18, ANT -25)
Overall - Russell 266, Antonelli 281.
Would’ve been a proper scrap to the end.