Comments on: Analysis: F1 team mates in qualifying

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:29:43 +0000

I’ve now sent my spreadsheet that compares average team-mate performance across sessions (and a couple of other things) to Keith and D Winn to have a look at.

By: D Winn

D Winn — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:33:54 +0000

Number 38, I totally agree. However, the original request was for a comparison of team drivers in quali, so that is all I did.
I believe Alianora is working on something far more advanced.

By: Number 38

Number 38 — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:13:39 +0000

An entertaining exercise but wouldn’t a similar chart of FINISHING positions have meant more?

By: Michael K

Michael K — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:02:13 +0000

Green Flag, yep, that’s all there really is to say about this. You’d need the fuel load as another indicator to get something out of this. See who carried more, and give them another point for that, without going too much into trying to work out some perfectly weighted formula here

By: Green Flag

Green Flag — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:15:30 +0000

Rohan – you are right about Lewis/Heikki and Kimi/Massa, but my point – see my earlier post – is that in Q1 and Q2 the top teams’ drivers are not really trying and in Q3 fuel strategy determines lap times, not who’s actually the faster/better qualifier.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:36:01 +0000

And that Heikki and Lewis are well matched in Q1 and Q2, but Lewis is better in Q3 (either because he carries less fuel or is able to handle a fuel-laden car better).

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:34:55 +0000

I think it’s rather interesting actually. One example is at Red Bull where, even this early into the season, it seems as though DC has closed the gap slightly to Webber in terms of quali performances. And that Massa has pulled out a gap to Kimi likewise.

By: Green Flag

Green Flag — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:05:51 +0000

A rather pointless exercise – but hey, if you’ve got the time. The top 3 or 4 teams will always make Qualy 3 – save for the odd mechanical problem – without really having to drive at 10/10ths and once in the last group fuel strategy determines grid positions…