F1 Statistics archive
F1 2009: The year in stats (Part 1)
Next week’s installment of the F1 Fanatic post-season review will include the driver rankings, which I’m writing at the moment (and keeping a close eye on your suggestions in the forum).
To help me work out who’s done the best job this year I’ve compiled some statistics on the drivers’ performances in 2009. Who was the [...]
Red Bull’s pace and Hamilton’s fumble (Japanese Grand Prix analysis)
A look at the data from the Japanese Grand Prix just how far ahead Red Bull were – and how they should have had a one-two at a track that suited the RB5 perfectly.
See below for the analysis in full, including the battle between Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton and how Jenson Button salvaged a [...]
Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Yesterday’s race was the 80th running of the Italian Grand Prix, and the 60th time it has been a world championship event.
So it was fitting that the ‘temple of speed’ served up another of the fastest races of all time – and it was won by the sport’s oldest practitioner.
Here are the facts and [...]
British Grand Prix stats and facts
McLaren have failed to score point for four races – the first time that’s happened since 1981.
But it’s all good for Sebastian Vettel, who joins the ranks of F1 drivers to score a ‘hat-trick’ in a Grand Prix. Here are the stats and facts from the British Grand Prix.
It wasn’t just Button that cost Vettel second (Turkish Grand Prix analysis)
Sebastian Vettel’s three-stop strategy at Istanbul left him vulnerable to team mate Mark Webber. Webber occasionally managed to match Vettel’s pace despite carrying a heavier fuel which, along with Vettel’s delay behind Button, helped Webber nab second off his team mate.
Here’s an analysis of the Turkish Grand Prix including how far McLaren are off the [...]
Turkish Grand Prix facts and stats
Four consecutive wins for Jenson Button – three consecutive no-scores for McLaren. Here’s the Turkish Grand Prix in numbers.
Button vs the best (F1 in numbers)
There’s a lot of discussion among F1 fans at the moment about how Brawn – and Jenson Button in particular – are dominating the championship.
So how far ahead are Button and Brawn? Are we set for the kind of one-sided seasons we’ve seen in the past? Let’s see how they measure up against F1’s greats. [...]
Monaco Grand Prix facts & stats
Jenson Button completes a hat-trick of wins with his triumph in the Monaco Grand Prix – the first time this has been done in three years.
It was the second-fastest Monaco Grand Prix of all time and te first time a driver has won three consecutive races with the same engine.
Here’s more facts and stats from [...]
At least the racing is (slightly) better
The political deadlock dominates the F1 headlines but on the hunch that many of you are as sick of it as I am I thought it would be a good time to write about something a bit more positive.
We’ve had many discussions about whether the new technical rules for 2010 would improve the quality of [...]
Webber’s fine drive and Rosberg’s troubles (Spanish Grand Prix analysis)
We’ve already discussed Rubens Barrichello’s strategy at length but there was much more going on in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Here’s how Mark Webber bagged third, why Nico Rosberg had a poor race, and how Giancarlo Fisichella set a faster lap than Lewis Hamilton.
