Comments on: Best Laps #13 – Monza (very delayed) http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12/comment-page-1#comment-6968 admin Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:32:03 +0000 http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12#comment-6968 Best Lap Comparison - Singapore GP 2009 <br /> ======================================= <br /> <p>Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying <br /> periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? <br /> </p><p>Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same <br /> driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy <br /> who replaced him. <br /> </p><p>Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched <br /> from Ferrari to Mercedes power. <br /> </p><p>'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R) <br /> 'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions <br /> 'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds <br /> '%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time <br /> </p><p>Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they got worse. <br /> </p><p>There can be several reasons for the variations seen. <br /> </p><p>2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff <br /> ========================================================================================= <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Sutil       P3  138  1'47.727 Sutil       Q1   95 1'48.231 +0.504 +0.47 <br /> [Honda]           Barrichello P3   86  1'46.073 Barrichello Q2  146 1'46.787 +0.714 +0.67 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Coulthard   Q2  137  1'45.298 Vettel      Q2  142 1'46.362 +1.064 +1.01 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2   81  1'45.212 Webber      Q2  114 1'46.328 +1.116 +1.06 <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  P3  114  1'47.166 Liuzzi      Q1  136 1'48.792 +1.626 +1.52 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2  154  1'44.429 Rosberg     Q2  150 1'46.197 +1.768 +1.69 <br /> [Honda]           Button      Q2  157  1'45.133 Button      Q2  150 1'47.141 +2.008 +1.91 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q1  136  1'44.501 Hamilton    Q2  135 1'46.657 +2.156 +2.06 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q2  154  1'44.826 Nakajima    Q2  151 1'47.013 +2.187 +2.09 <br /> Renault           Alonso      P3  145  1'44.506 Alonso      Q2  136 1'46.767 +2.261 +2.16 <br /> Toyota            Glock       Q2  154  1'44.441 Glock       Q2  146 1'46.707 +2.266 +2.17 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  155  1'44.519 Kubica      Q2  134 1'46.813 +2.294 +2.19 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  159  1'44.520 Heidfeld    Q2   97 1'46.832 +2.312 +2.21 <br /> Toyota            Trulli      Q2  138  1'45.038 Trulli      Q2  135 1'47.413 +2.375 +2.26 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  144  1'44.207 Kovalainen  Q2  144 1'46.842 +2.635 +2.53 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Bourdais    P3  125  1'45.599 Alguersuari Q1  129 1'48.340 +2.741 +2.60 <br /> Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2  132  1'44.232 Räikkönen   Q2  139 1'47.177 +2.945 +2.83 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  156  1'44.261 Buemi       Q2  137 1'47.369 +3.108 +2.98 <br /> Renault           Piquet      P3  102  1'45.249 Grosjean    Q1   55 1'48.544 +3.295 +3.13 <br /> Ferrari           Massa       Q2  147  1'44.014 Fisichella  Q1  148 1'48.350 +4.336 +4.17 <br /> </p><p>Notes <br /> </p><p>Track changes since 2008 meant that all drivers were slower. <br /> </p><p>The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares <br /> with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison. <br /> </p><p>2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff <br /> ========================================================================================= <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  P3  252  1'47.166 Sutil       Q1  231 1'48.231 +1.065 +0.99 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  218  1'45.212 Webber      Q2  256 1'46.328 +1.116 +1.06 <br /> [Honda]           Button      Q2  243  1'45.133 Barrichello Q2  296 1'46.787 +1.654 +1.57 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2  308  1'44.429 Rosberg     Q2  301 1'46.197 +1.768 +1.69 <br /> Renault           Alonso      P3  247  1'44.506 Alonso      Q2  191 1'46.767 +2.261 +2.16 <br /> Toyota            Glock       Q2  292  1'44.441 Glock       Q2  281 1'46.707 +2.266 +2.17 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  314  1'44.519 Kubica      Q2  231 1'46.813 +2.294 +2.19 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  280  1'44.207 Hamilton    Q2  279 1'46.657 +2.450 +2.35 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  281  1'44.261 Buemi       Q2  266 1'47.369 +3.108 +2.98 <br /> Ferrari           Massa       Q2  279  1'44.014 Räikkönen   Q2  287 1'47.177 +3.163 +3.04 <br /> </p><p>Circuit revisions slowed all teams by at least one second per lap. <br /> </p><p>Taking the positions of the teams from table 2 we can produce an average position for <br /> the season to date. <br /> </p><p>    Team              R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 10 11 12 13 14  Tot  Avg. <br /> ========================================================================== <br />  1. Brawn-Mercedes     1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  -  4  1  2  1  3   21  1.62 <br />  2. F India-Mercedes   8  6  1  1  5  2  3  5  -  2  2  1  4  1   41  3.15 <br />  3. Red Bull-Renault   2  4  3  3  2  4  4  6  -  3  3  5  5  2   46  3.54 <br />  4. Williams-Toyota    3  2  4  6  3  7  2  2  -  1  4  4 10  4   52  4.00 <br />  5. Toyota             4  3  5  7  4  9  5  3  - 10  7  3  3  6   69  5.31 <br />  6. Renault            5  5  6  4  8  5  6  4  -  7  6  7  2  5   70  5.38 <br />  7. T Rosso-Ferrari   10  7  8  5  6  3  7  9  -  6 10 10  7  9   97  7.46 <br />  8. BMW Sauber-BMW     7  8  7  9  9 10  8  8  -  5  8  6  9  7  101  7.77 <br />  9. Ferrari            6  9  9 10  7  6  9  7  -  9  9  8  8 10  107  8.23 <br /> 10. McLaren-Mercedes   9 10 10  8 10  8 10 10  -  8  5  9  6  8  111  8.54 <br /> </p><p>-- <br /> </p><p>Brian W Lawrence <br /> Wantage, <br /> Oxfordshire, UK <br /> Brian_W_Lawre...@msn.com <br /> </p> Best Lap Comparison – Singapore GP 2009
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Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?

Here are two tables – one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy
who replaced him.

Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched
from Ferrari to Mercedes power.

‘S’ is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
‘Lps’ are the total laps in all sessions
‘Diff’ is the gain/loss in seconds
‘%Diff’ is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time

Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they got worse.

There can be several reasons for the variations seen.

2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff
=========================================================================================
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil       P3  138  1’47.727 Sutil       Q1   95 1’48.231 +0.504 +0.47
[Honda]           Barrichello P3   86  1’46.073 Barrichello Q2  146 1’46.787 +0.714 +0.67
Red Bull-Renault  Coulthard   Q2  137  1’45.298 Vettel      Q2  142 1’46.362 +1.064 +1.01
Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2   81  1’45.212 Webber      Q2  114 1’46.328 +1.116 +1.06
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  P3  114  1’47.166 Liuzzi      Q1  136 1’48.792 +1.626 +1.52
Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2  154  1’44.429 Rosberg     Q2  150 1’46.197 +1.768 +1.69
[Honda]           Button      Q2  157  1’45.133 Button      Q2  150 1’47.141 +2.008 +1.91
McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q1  136  1’44.501 Hamilton    Q2  135 1’46.657 +2.156 +2.06
Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q2  154  1’44.826 Nakajima    Q2  151 1’47.013 +2.187 +2.09
Renault           Alonso      P3  145  1’44.506 Alonso      Q2  136 1’46.767 +2.261 +2.16
Toyota            Glock       Q2  154  1’44.441 Glock       Q2  146 1’46.707 +2.266 +2.17
BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  155  1’44.519 Kubica      Q2  134 1’46.813 +2.294 +2.19
BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  159  1’44.520 Heidfeld    Q2   97 1’46.832 +2.312 +2.21
Toyota            Trulli      Q2  138  1’45.038 Trulli      Q2  135 1’47.413 +2.375 +2.26
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  144  1’44.207 Kovalainen  Q2  144 1’46.842 +2.635 +2.53
T Rosso-Ferrari   Bourdais    P3  125  1’45.599 Alguersuari Q1  129 1’48.340 +2.741 +2.60
Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2  132  1’44.232 Räikkönen   Q2  139 1’47.177 +2.945 +2.83
T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  156  1’44.261 Buemi       Q2  137 1’47.369 +3.108 +2.98
Renault           Piquet      P3  102  1’45.249 Grosjean    Q1   55 1’48.544 +3.295 +3.13
Ferrari           Massa       Q2  147  1’44.014 Fisichella  Q1  148 1’48.350 +4.336 +4.17

Notes

Track changes since 2008 meant that all drivers were slower.

The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.

2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff
=========================================================================================
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  P3  252  1’47.166 Sutil       Q1  231 1’48.231 +1.065 +0.99
Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  218  1’45.212 Webber      Q2  256 1’46.328 +1.116 +1.06
[Honda]           Button      Q2  243  1’45.133 Barrichello Q2  296 1’46.787 +1.654 +1.57
Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2  308  1’44.429 Rosberg     Q2  301 1’46.197 +1.768 +1.69
Renault           Alonso      P3  247  1’44.506 Alonso      Q2  191 1’46.767 +2.261 +2.16
Toyota            Glock       Q2  292  1’44.441 Glock       Q2  281 1’46.707 +2.266 +2.17
BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  314  1’44.519 Kubica      Q2  231 1’46.813 +2.294 +2.19
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  280  1’44.207 Hamilton    Q2  279 1’46.657 +2.450 +2.35
T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  281  1’44.261 Buemi       Q2  266 1’47.369 +3.108 +2.98
Ferrari           Massa       Q2  279  1’44.014 Räikkönen   Q2  287 1’47.177 +3.163 +3.04

Circuit revisions slowed all teams by at least one second per lap.

Taking the positions of the teams from table 2 we can produce an average position for
the season to date.

    Team              R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 10 11 12 13 14  Tot  Avg.
==========================================================================
 1. Brawn-Mercedes     1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  -  4  1  2  1  3   21  1.62
 2. F India-Mercedes   8  6  1  1  5  2  3  5  -  2  2  1  4  1   41  3.15
 3. Red Bull-Renault   2  4  3  3  2  4  4  6  -  3  3  5  5  2   46  3.54
 4. Williams-Toyota    3  2  4  6  3  7  2  2  -  1  4  4 10  4   52  4.00
 5. Toyota             4  3  5  7  4  9  5  3  - 10  7  3  3  6   69  5.31
 6. Renault            5  5  6  4  8  5  6  4  -  7  6  7  2  5   70  5.38
 7. T Rosso-Ferrari   10  7  8  5  6  3  7  9  -  6 10 10  7  9   97  7.46
 8. BMW Sauber-BMW     7  8  7  9  9 10  8  8  -  5  8  6  9  7  101  7.77
 9. Ferrari            6  9  9 10  7  6  9  7  -  9  9  8  8 10  107  8.23
10. McLaren-Mercedes   9 10 10  8 10  8 10 10  -  8  5  9  6  8  111  8.54

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

]]> By: admin http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12/comment-page-1#comment-6969 admin Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:32:03 +0000 http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12#comment-6969 Best Lap Comparison - Abu Dhabi GP 2009 <br /> ======================================= <br /> <p>Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying <br /> periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? <br /> </p><p>Since the Abu Dhabi GP is new for 2009 there are no times from last year for <br /> comparison. These were the best laps for each driver during the event: <br /> </p><p>Team              Driver    Sess #laps    Time <br /> ================================================ <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2   110  1'39.695 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Vettel      Q2   160  1'39.984 <br /> Brawn-Mercedes    Button      Q2   160  1'40.148 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2   150  1'40.272 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Buemi       R    173  1'40.326 <br /> Toyota            Trulli      Q2   157  1'40.373 <br /> Brawn-Mercedes    Barrichello Q2   160  1'40.421 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q1   135  1'40.520 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q1   156  1'40.558 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2   168  1'40.661 <br /> </p><p>Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2   164  1'40.726 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    R    155  1'40.754 <br /> Renault           Alonso      R    138  1'40.757 <br /> Toyota            Kobayashi   Q2   158  1'40.777 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q1   146  1'40.808 <br /> F India-Mercedes  Sutil       R    128  1'40.904 <br /> Ferrari           Fisichella  R    152  1'41.132 <br /> F India-Mercedes  Liuzzi      R    140  1'41.277 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Alguersuari Q1   109  1'41.503 <br /> </p><p>Renault           Grosjean    Q1   149  1'41.950 <br /> </p><p>-- <br /> </p><p>Brian W Lawrence <br /> Wantage, <br /> Oxfordshire, UK <br /> Brian_W_Lawre...@msn.com <br /> </p> Best Lap Comparison – Abu Dhabi GP 2009
=======================================

Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?

Since the Abu Dhabi GP is new for 2009 there are no times from last year for
comparison. These were the best laps for each driver during the event:

Team              Driver    Sess #laps    Time
================================================
McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2   110  1’39.695
Red Bull-Renault  Vettel      Q2   160  1’39.984
Brawn-Mercedes    Button      Q2   160  1’40.148
Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2   150  1’40.272
T Rosso-Ferrari   Buemi       R    173  1’40.326
Toyota            Trulli      Q2   157  1’40.373
Brawn-Mercedes    Barrichello Q2   160  1’40.421
BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q1   135  1’40.520
BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q1   156  1’40.558
Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q2   168  1’40.661

Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2   164  1’40.726
Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    R    155  1’40.754
Renault           Alonso      R    138  1’40.757
Toyota            Kobayashi   Q2   158  1’40.777
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q1   146  1’40.808
F India-Mercedes  Sutil       R    128  1’40.904
Ferrari           Fisichella  R    152  1’41.132
F India-Mercedes  Liuzzi      R    140  1’41.277
T Rosso-Ferrari   Alguersuari Q1   109  1’41.503

Renault           Grosjean    Q1   149  1’41.950

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

]]> By: admin http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12/comment-page-1#comment-6967 admin Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:32:02 +0000 http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12#comment-6967 Best Lap Comparison - Brazilian GP 2009 <br /> ======================================= <br /> <p>Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying <br /> periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? <br /> </p><p>Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same <br /> driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy <br /> who replaced him. <br /> </p><p>Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched <br /> from Ferrari to Mercedes power. <br /> </p><p>'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R) <br /> 'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions <br /> 'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds <br /> '%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time <br /> </p><p>Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they got worse. <br /> </p><p>There can be several reasons for the variations seen. <br /> </p><p>2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff <br /> ========================================================================================= <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Sutil       P2  153  1'13.428 Sutil       P2   90 1'12.720 -0.708 -0.96 <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  Q1  154  1'13.426 Liuzzi      P2  149 1'12.950 -0.476 -0.65 <br /> [Honda]           Button      Q1  164  1'12.810 Button      P2  174 1'12.523 -0.287 -0.39 <br /> [Honda]           Barrichello Q1  175  1'12.548 Barrichello P2  175 1'12.459 -0.089 -0.12 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Coulthard   Q1   95  1'12.690 Vettel      P2  160 1'12.611 -0.079 -0.11 <br /> </p><p>Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     P3  159  1'12.625 Rosberg     P2  132 1'12.633 +0.008 +0.01 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q1  163  1'12.800 Nakajima    P2  131 1'12.929 +0.129 +0.18 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  171  1'12.289 Webber      P1  174 1'12.463 +0.174 +0.24 <br /> Renault           Alonso      Q2  176  1'12.090 Alonso      P2   87 1'12.314 +0.224 +0.31 <br /> Toyota            Trulli      Q2  173  1'12.107 Trulli      P2   97 1'12.605 +0.498 +0.69 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  187  1'11.845 Buemi       P2  180 1'12.357 +0.512 +0.71 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  177  1'12.300 Kubica      P2  167 1'12.862 +0.562 +0.78 <br /> Renault           Piquet      Q2  120  1'12.137 Grosjean    P2  148 1'12.806 +0.669 +0.93 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2  159  1'11.856 Hamilton    P2  150 1'12.749 +0.893 +1.24 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  184  1'12.026 Heidfeld    P2  103 1'12.948 +0.922 +1.28 <br /> Toyota            Glock       Q2  189  1'11.909 Kobayashi   P2  164 1'12.869 +0.960 +1.34 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Bourdais    Q2  175  1'12.075 Alguersuari P2  179 1'13.041 +0.966 +1.34 <br /> Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2  158  1'11.950 Räikkönen   P2  171 1'13.026 +1.076 +1.50 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  163  1'11.768 Kovalainen  P1  152 1'12.989 +1.221 +1.70 <br /> Ferrari           Massa       Q1  170  1'11.830 Fisichella  P2  139 1'13.275 +1.445 +2.01 <br /> </p><p>Notes <br /> </p><p>Only five drivers bettered their 2008 times although Nico Rosberg was only eight thousandths <br /> slower. <br /> </p><p>The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares <br /> with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison. <br /> </p><p>2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff <br /> ========================================================================================= <br /> F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  Q1  307  1'13.426 Sutil       P2  239 1'12.720 -0.706 -0.96 <br /> [Honda]           Barrichello Q1  339  1'12.548 Barrichello P2  349 1'12.459 -0.089 -0.12 <br /> </p><p>Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     P3  322  1'12.625 Rosberg     P2  263 1'12.633 +0.008 +0.01 <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  266  1'12.289 Webber      P1  334 1'12.463 +0.174 +0.24 <br /> Renault           Alonso      Q2  296  1'12.090 Alonso      P2  235 1'12.314 +0.224 +0.31 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  362  1'11.845 Buemi       P2  359 1'12.357 +0.512 +0.71 <br /> Toyota            Glock       Q2  362  1'11.909 Trulli      P2  261 1'12.605 +0.696 +0.97 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  361  1'12.026 Kubica      P2  270 1'12.862 +0.836 +1.16 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  322  1'11.768 Hamilton    P2  302 1'12.749 +0.981 +1.37 <br /> Ferrari           Massa       Q1  328  1'11.830 Räikkönen   P2  310 1'13.026 +1.196 +1.67 <br /> </p><p>Only Force India and Brawn were able to set better times (Rosberg's times are repeated for <br /> Williams, missing out by 8/1000ths). <br /> </p><p>Taking the positions of the teams from table 2 we can produce an average position for <br /> the season to date. <br /> </p><p>    Team              R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16  Tot  Avg. <br /> ================================================================================ <br />  1. Brawn-Mercedes     1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  -  4  1  2  1  3  -  2   23  1.64 <br />  2. F India-Mercedes   8  6  1  1  5  2  3  5  -  2  2  1  4  1  -  1   42  3.00 <br />  3. Red Bull-Renault   2  4  3  3  2  4  4  6  -  3  3  5  5  2  -  4   50  3.57 <br />  4. Williams-Toyota    3  2  4  6  3  7  2  2  -  1  4  4 10  4  -  3   55  3.93 <br />  5. Renault            5  5  6  4  8  5  6  4  -  7  6  7  2  5  -  5   75  5.36 <br />  6. Toyota             4  3  5  7  4  9  5  3  - 10  7  3  3  6  -  7   76  5.43 <br />  7. T Rosso-Ferrari   10  7  8  5  6  3  7  9  -  6 10 10  7  9  -  6  103  7.36 <br />  8. BMW Sauber-BMW     7  8  7  9  9 10  8  8  -  5  8  6  9  7  -  8  109  7.78 <br />  9. Ferrari            6  9  9 10  7  6  9  7  -  9  9  8  8 10  - 10  117  8.36 <br /> 10. McLaren-Mercedes   9 10 10  8 10  8 10 10  -  8  5  9  6  8  -  9  120  8.57 <br /> </p><p>Since the Abu Dhabi GP is a new event and will not be included in the comparisons this is the <br /> final average for the season. <br /> </p><p>-- <br /> </p><p>Brian W Lawrence <br /> Wantage, <br /> Oxfordshire, UK <br /> Brian_W_Lawre...@msn.com <br /> </p> Best Lap Comparison – Brazilian GP 2009
=======================================

Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?

Here are two tables – one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy
who replaced him.

Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched
from Ferrari to Mercedes power.

‘S’ is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
‘Lps’ are the total laps in all sessions
‘Diff’ is the gain/loss in seconds
‘%Diff’ is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time

Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they got worse.

There can be several reasons for the variations seen.

2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff
=========================================================================================
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil       P2  153  1’13.428 Sutil       P2   90 1’12.720 -0.708 -0.96
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  Q1  154  1’13.426 Liuzzi      P2  149 1’12.950 -0.476 -0.65
[Honda]           Button      Q1  164  1’12.810 Button      P2  174 1’12.523 -0.287 -0.39
[Honda]           Barrichello Q1  175  1’12.548 Barrichello P2  175 1’12.459 -0.089 -0.12
Red Bull-Renault  Coulthard   Q1   95  1’12.690 Vettel      P2  160 1’12.611 -0.079 -0.11

Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     P3  159  1’12.625 Rosberg     P2  132 1’12.633 +0.008 +0.01
Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q1  163  1’12.800 Nakajima    P2  131 1’12.929 +0.129 +0.18
Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  171  1’12.289 Webber      P1  174 1’12.463 +0.174 +0.24
Renault           Alonso      Q2  176  1’12.090 Alonso      P2   87 1’12.314 +0.224 +0.31
Toyota            Trulli      Q2  173  1’12.107 Trulli      P2   97 1’12.605 +0.498 +0.69
T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  187  1’11.845 Buemi       P2  180 1’12.357 +0.512 +0.71
BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q2  177  1’12.300 Kubica      P2  167 1’12.862 +0.562 +0.78
Renault           Piquet      Q2  120  1’12.137 Grosjean    P2  148 1’12.806 +0.669 +0.93
McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2  159  1’11.856 Hamilton    P2  150 1’12.749 +0.893 +1.24
BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  184  1’12.026 Heidfeld    P2  103 1’12.948 +0.922 +1.28
Toyota            Glock       Q2  189  1’11.909 Kobayashi   P2  164 1’12.869 +0.960 +1.34
T Rosso-Ferrari   Bourdais    Q2  175  1’12.075 Alguersuari P2  179 1’13.041 +0.966 +1.34
Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2  158  1’11.950 Räikkönen   P2  171 1’13.026 +1.076 +1.50
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  163  1’11.768 Kovalainen  P1  152 1’12.989 +1.221 +1.70
Ferrari           Massa       Q1  170  1’11.830 Fisichella  P2  139 1’13.275 +1.445 +2.01

Notes

Only five drivers bettered their 2008 times although Nico Rosberg was only eight thousandths
slower.

The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.

2008 Team         2008 Driver S   Lps  Time     2009 Driver S   Lps  Time    Diff.  %Diff
=========================================================================================
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella  Q1  307  1’13.426 Sutil       P2  239 1’12.720 -0.706 -0.96
[Honda]           Barrichello Q1  339  1’12.548 Barrichello P2  349 1’12.459 -0.089 -0.12

Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     P3  322  1’12.625 Rosberg     P2  263 1’12.633 +0.008 +0.01
Red Bull-Renault  Webber      Q2  266  1’12.289 Webber      P1  334 1’12.463 +0.174 +0.24
Renault           Alonso      Q2  296  1’12.090 Alonso      P2  235 1’12.314 +0.224 +0.31
T Rosso-Ferrari   Vettel      Q2  362  1’11.845 Buemi       P2  359 1’12.357 +0.512 +0.71
Toyota            Glock       Q2  362  1’11.909 Trulli      P2  261 1’12.605 +0.696 +0.97
BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2  361  1’12.026 Kubica      P2  270 1’12.862 +0.836 +1.16
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2  322  1’11.768 Hamilton    P2  302 1’12.749 +0.981 +1.37
Ferrari           Massa       Q1  328  1’11.830 Räikkönen   P2  310 1’13.026 +1.196 +1.67

Only Force India and Brawn were able to set better times (Rosberg’s times are repeated for
Williams, missing out by 8/1000ths).

Taking the positions of the teams from table 2 we can produce an average position for
the season to date.

    Team              R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16  Tot  Avg.
================================================================================
 1. Brawn-Mercedes     1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  -  4  1  2  1  3  -  2   23  1.64
 2. F India-Mercedes   8  6  1  1  5  2  3  5  -  2  2  1  4  1  -  1   42  3.00
 3. Red Bull-Renault   2  4  3  3  2  4  4  6  -  3  3  5  5  2  -  4   50  3.57
 4. Williams-Toyota    3  2  4  6  3  7  2  2  -  1  4  4 10  4  -  3   55  3.93
 5. Renault            5  5  6  4  8  5  6  4  -  7  6  7  2  5  -  5   75  5.36
 6. Toyota             4  3  5  7  4  9  5  3  - 10  7  3  3  6  -  7   76  5.43
 7. T Rosso-Ferrari   10  7  8  5  6  3  7  9  -  6 10 10  7  9  -  6  103  7.36
 8. BMW Sauber-BMW     7  8  7  9  9 10  8  8  -  5  8  6  9  7  -  8  109  7.78
 9. Ferrari            6  9  9 10  7  6  9  7  -  9  9  8  8 10  - 10  117  8.36
10. McLaren-Mercedes   9 10 10  8 10  8 10 10  -  8  5  9  6  8  -  9  120  8.57

Since the Abu Dhabi GP is a new event and will not be included in the comparisons this is the
final average for the season.

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

]]> By: admin http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12/comment-page-1#comment-6966 admin Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:32:01 +0000 http://www.formulaonesport.com/best-laps-13-monza-very-delayed-12#comment-6966 Best Lap Comparison - Japanese GP 2009 <br /> ====================================== <br /> <p>Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying <br /> periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? <br /> </p><p>Since the Japanese GP has switched from Fuji to Suzuka comparisions in lap times are <br /> not relevant. These were the best laps for each driver during the event: <br /> </p><p>Team              Driver    Sess #laps    Time <br /> ================================================ <br /> Red Bull-Renault  Vettel      Q2   103  1'30.341 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2   113  1'30.627 <br /> Toyota            Trulli      Q2   117  1'30.737 <br /> Brawn-Mercedes    Button      Q2   113  1'30.880 <br /> Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2   132  1'31.052 <br /> Brawn-Mercedes    Barrichello Q2   114  1'31.055 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Buemi       Q2    84  1'31.103 <br /> F India-Mercedes  Sutil       Q2   117  1'31.222 <br /> McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2   120  1'31.223 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2   117  1'31.260 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q1   126  1'31.286 <br /> </p><p>Renault           Alonso      Q1   115  1'31.401 <br /> BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q1   111  1'31.417 <br /> Toyota            Glock       Q1    39  1'31.550 <br /> T Rosso-Ferrari   Alguersuari Q1   115  1'31.571 <br /> Ferrari           Fisichella  Q1   122  1'31.704 <br /> Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q1   110  1'31.718 <br /> Renault           Grosjean    Q1   113  1'32.073 <br /> F India-Mercedes  Liuzzi      Q1   100  1'32.087 <br /> </p><p>Red Bull-Renault  Webber      R     83  1'32.569 <br /> </p><p>Toyota            Kobayashi   P1    23  1'43.407 <br /> </p><p>Notes: <br /> </p><p>Timo Glock was ill on Friday and was replaced for P1 & P2 by Kamui Kobayashi. <br /> Glock returned on Saturday, but crashed during Q2 and missed the rest of the season. <br /> </p><p>Mark Webber missed all 3 qualifying sessions. <br /> </p><p>-- <br /> </p><p>Brian W Lawrence <br /> Wantage, <br /> Oxfordshire, UK <br /> Brian_W_Lawre...@msn.com <br /> </p> Best Lap Comparison – Japanese GP 2009
======================================

Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?

Since the Japanese GP has switched from Fuji to Suzuka comparisions in lap times are
not relevant. These were the best laps for each driver during the event:

Team              Driver    Sess #laps    Time
================================================
Red Bull-Renault  Vettel      Q2   103  1’30.341
McLaren-Mercedes  Hamilton    Q2   113  1’30.627
Toyota            Trulli      Q2   117  1’30.737
Brawn-Mercedes    Button      Q2   113  1’30.880
Ferrari           Räikkönen   Q2   132  1’31.052
Brawn-Mercedes    Barrichello Q2   114  1’31.055
T Rosso-Ferrari   Buemi       Q2    84  1’31.103
F India-Mercedes  Sutil       Q2   117  1’31.222
McLaren-Mercedes  Kovalainen  Q2   120  1’31.223
BMW Sauber-BMW    Heidfeld    Q2   117  1’31.260
Williams-Toyota   Rosberg     Q1   126  1’31.286

Renault           Alonso      Q1   115  1’31.401
BMW Sauber-BMW    Kubica      Q1   111  1’31.417
Toyota            Glock       Q1    39  1’31.550
T Rosso-Ferrari   Alguersuari Q1   115  1’31.571
Ferrari           Fisichella  Q1   122  1’31.704
Williams-Toyota   Nakajima    Q1   110  1’31.718
Renault           Grosjean    Q1   113  1’32.073
F India-Mercedes  Liuzzi      Q1   100  1’32.087

Red Bull-Renault  Webber      R     83  1’32.569

Toyota            Kobayashi   P1    23  1’43.407

Notes:

Timo Glock was ill on Friday and was replaced for P1 & P2 by Kamui Kobayashi.
Glock returned on Saturday, but crashed during Q2 and missed the rest of the season.

Mark Webber missed all 3 qualifying sessions.

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

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