Formula 1 Advanced

Our own split of how fast the car is from how fast the driver is.

• Pace deficitPace deficit to the benchmarkSeconds off the fastest, fuel and traffic removed.
• Car ΔModelled car share of the deficitWhat stays behind when a driver leaves.
• Driver ΔModelled driver share of the deficitWhat he would carry to another team.
• P(win)Modelled win probabilityWith podium alongside. From pace, not from the odds.
• Exp. finishExpected finishing rankMore useful than a win number for a midfield car.
• Sessions ratedRated session countBlank under six sessions for a driver, four for a car.
• Spearman ρRank correlationHow well it ordered the field: 0.686 mean across 2025.

The chance a car simply does not make the finish.

• DNF%Retirement rateWhat most outright prices under respect.
• Model DNF%Modelled retirement rateLeans on team history when the driver sample is thin.
• DNSDid not start countUsually a garage or formation lap failure.
• DSQDisqualification countReads as team discipline as much as technical.
• CauseFailure modeMechanical, collision or driver error.

What the crew controls, and what the pit lane costs.

• PitStationary stop timeTime on the jacks. The pure crew measure.
• LanePit lane timeEntry to exit, which is what a strategy call spends.
• Avg. stopAverage stopOne spectacular stop does not win anything.
• Best stopFastest stopUseful mainly as a ceiling.
• Stop countStops per raceThe starting point of any strategy read.

How likely a race here is to be neutralised.

• SC rateSafety car rateBunches the field and resets every strategy.
• VSCVirtual safety carCounted apart: it does not close the field up.
• Red flagRed flag rateHands everyone a free tyre change.
• DeploysInterventions per raceHow many, not merely whether there was one.
• Track typeCircuit classificationPermanent, street or semi permanent.

The timing screens, with glory laps separated from race runs.

• Long runLong run paceStints of five laps or more. The best race preview.
• Median lapMedian practice lapFar more stable than a single quickest.
• Best lapBest practice lapA qualifying simulation read.
• TrapMaximum trap speedSeparates engine mode from cornering.
• Quali gapQualifying gapThe cleanest single lap comparison there is.

The only comparison that holds the machinery constant.

• Quali winsQualifying head to headThe intra team record across the season.
• Outqualified%Share of qualifying sessions wonAs a rate, so a rain hit session does not skew it.
• Median quali gapMedian qualifying gapThe number to quote, rather than the win count.
• Finished ahead%Race finishes aheadIn the same machinery.
• Places gainedPositions gained from gridStarts, strategy and racecraft in one figure.

What reorders the field: tyres, rain, and what is at stake.

• Deg/lapDegradation per lapSeconds lost per lap here. It sets stint length.
• Compound ΔPace offset between compoundsDecides whether a one stop is even on.
• Wet / dryWet and dry splitThe running order genuinely changes in the rain.
• Circuit historyDriver record at this circuitA real repeatable effect at street tracks.
• StakesChampionship stakesA live title changes how much risk is acceptable.