1. Analysis Results and Conclusions
This is the race pace analysis which considers fuel loads, tyre degradations, and other contexts of the race.
Table 1 and 2 shows power relationship of each car’s race pace in dry conditions.
Table 1-1 Race pace on medium tyres 1
Table 1-2 Race pace on medium tyres 2
Table 2 Race pace on hard tyres
And we got Fig.3 by taking all of these tables together.
Table 3 Overall race pace
Points to note
For drivers who demonstrated varying competitiveness with different tyre compounds, we determined the importance based on the number of laps they ran on each tyre and reflected this in the overall results.
Looking Back at the Race Pace
The field was incredibly close, but Red Bull continued to lead, epitomizing the 2023 season’s race pace hierarchy.
Additionally, it was gratifying to see drivers like Perez, Stroll, Sargeant, and Russell, who have been outpaced by their teammates this season, put on good performances. Especially for top teams, having both cars compete closely will be crucial in the tight title battles anticipated in the coming years. In this sense, the continued performance of drivers like Perez and Stroll could significantly contribute to their teams’ title aspirations.
2. About the Analysis Method
I assumed a fuel effect of 0.06 [s/lap] and calculated the degradation value from the slope of the graph. I derived the race pace in equal conditions from the tyre history. I also took into account clear/dirty air and the context of the race.
The tyres used by each driver (from Pirelli Official)
Also, if a driver was in dirty air in the first half of a stint but in clear air from the middle, and even in dirty air in the first half he was able to save his tyres and did not slow down excessively, I treated the whole stint as if it were clear air. I defined this condition as open-end clear air (OEC).
This time, I ignored the difference between soft tyres used in qualifying and new soft tyres, and scrubbed and new medium/hard tyres.
3. Appendix
For reference, I attach the graphs I used for analysis.
参考までに、分析に使用したグラフを添付する。
Writer: Takumi