Brian_W_Lawrence
Rookie
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.
Notes
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.
All data from http://www.formula1.com or http://www.fia.com.
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
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[Honda] Button Q2 86 1'26.259 Button Q2 147 1'24.855 -1.404 -1.63
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 134 1'26.173 Barrichello Q2 157 1'24.783 -1.390 -1.61
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 70 1'26.407 Webber Q2 130 1'25.241 -1.166 -1.35
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 88 1'26.063 Vettel Q2 112 1'25.121 -0.942 -1.09
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 130 1'26.059 Rosberg Q2 155 1'25.123 -0.936 -1.09
Toyota Glock Q2 119 1'26.164 Glock Q2 168 1'25.281 -0.883 -1.02
Toyota Trulli Q2 92 1'26.101 Trulli Q2 160 1'25.265 -0.836 -0.97
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q2 121 1'26.413 Nakajima Q2 105 1'25.607 -0.806 -0.93
Ferrari Räikkönen Q1 126 1'26.140 Räikkönen Q2 137 1'25.380 -0.760 -0.88
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil P3 80 1'27.489 Sutil Q1 128 1'26.742 -0.747 -0.85
Renault Piquet P3 84 1'27.284 Piquet Q1 118 1'26.598 -0.686 -0.79
Renault Alonso P3 141 1'26.082 Alonso Q2 132 1'25.605 -0.477 -0.55
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 125 1'27.446 Bourdais Q1 141 1'26.964 -0.482 -0.55
Ferrari Massa Q2 114 1'25.691 Massa Q2 142 1'25.319 -0.372 -0.43
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 127 1'25.315 Kubica Q2 150 1'25.152 -0.163 -0.19
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 130 1'25.518 Heidfeld Q2 145 1'25.504 -0.014 -0.02
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P3 83 1'26.682 Fisichella Q1 1361'26.677 -0.005 -0.01
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 134 1'25.452 Kovalainen Q2 78 1'25.726 +0.274 +0.32
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 98 1'25.842 Buemi Q1 145 1'26.503 +0.661 +0.77
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 140 1'25.187 Hamilton Q1 130 1'26.454 +1.267 +1.49
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q1 77 1'28.208
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 39 1'28.912
Notes
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
========================================================================================
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 220 1'26.173 Barrichello Q2 304 1'24.783 -1.390 -1.61
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 158 1'26.063 Vettel Q2 242 1'25.121 -0.942 -1.09
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 251 1'26.059 Rosberg Q2 260 1'25.123 -0.936 -1.09
Toyota Trulli Q2 211 1'26.101 Trulli Q2 328 1'25.265 -0.836 -0.97
Renault Alonso P3 226 1'26.082 Alonso Q2 250 1'25.605 -0.477 -0.55
Ferrari Massa Q2 240 1'25.691 Massa Q2 279 1'25.319 -0.372 -0.43
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 257 1'25.315 Kubica Q2 295 1'25.152 -0.163 -0.19
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P3 163 1'26.682 Fisichella Q1 264 1'26.677 -0.005 -0.01
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 274 1'25.187 Kovalainen Q2 208 1'25.726 +0.539 +0.63
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 223 1'25.842 Buemi Q1 286 1'26.503 +0.661 +0.77
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q1 116 1'28.208
All data from http://www.formula1.com or http://www.fia.com.
