Numbers, numbers! So many of them and yet they are critical to good decision making least of all in F1 as Mercedes found out In Monaco. However despite the personal disappointment for Hamilton, this was still a 1,3 for Mercedes. As we will see later in the Performance and Value analysis, the result further reinforces…
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Spain Baseline
On the surface it would look like Spain was the usual baseline activity for the teams. Some major upgrades usually appear and the race normally defines how much relative to each other these upgrades are going to enhance their relative performance. The actual race results suggest that the teams are settling down to their season…
Pre-Spain Analysis
As we approach the first significant data signpost in F1 2015 (ie. Spain) it is worth taking stock of the data so far. The ‘market share’ view of Performance describes succinctly what we all probably know namely: Mercedes started off perfect against the Max Share Line, have lost a bit in Malaysia and China but…
What a difference a race makes…..?
I am not sure I can really add to the volume of reporting and analysis over what happened at the Sepang Circuit this weekend gone. I am trying to remain grounded in the long term analysis that is based on data and not emotion as one could be forgiven for thinking that Ferrari had already…
2015 Pre-Season Thoughts…….
The back end of 2014 season found me with less time than I would have liked to complete the data analysis. Much like the F1 Teams I have managed to squeeze some extra time out of the winter period in order to catch up on last season and prepare for 2015. 2014 Wrap Up By…
Post Japan – Quick Analysis
A very sad end to the race, let’s hope Jules Bianchi makes a speedy recovery, the news so far is encouraging. Just pulled the results through the engine and I do need do double check things but this is the following summary (which surprises me, although it should not given the way the models work):…
More Musical Chairs, is this it?
So the 2015 driver selection is firming up. My feeling was that this news would emerge after the Japanese race, but there we go. It looks like a very carefully sequenced set of press releases are now in progress to tell us all what we have suspected for some time. Some further good insight and…
Pre-Japan Thoughts……Wet,Dry Routine?
As we approach the Japanese event I thought it worth a few moments to record a few thoughts on what is probably the tipping point for most of the teams this season and possibly for the sport as a whole. I will focus on the following areas: Musical chairs The rumours and chat continue and…
Singapore Post Race Results and Analysis – Quick and Dirty
Whilst the race itself was very intersting and good viewing, the impact of the result was not too strategic in overall shift. Looking at the Performance Coeficient Plot there have been a few adjustments, but they seem to be minor: Mercedes continue to mantain their position in the mid-30s but seem unlikely to return to…
Singapore Pre-Race Analysis
Ahead of the Singapore Race I think the following is the fairest overall summary of where the teams are (more detailed analysis can be found in the individual pages for Teams and Overall): Mercedes are running the most efficient operation, but only just, Force India are hot on their heels as they have been all…