Re: Poll- Who will take pole postition at Silverstone
I have been doing some statistics on each of the drivers who have scored a pole position in the last 26 races.
Why 26? to be fair, I have included all the races since Lewis Hamilton arrived in F1 at the start of the season last year... they make for interesting reading:
| Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 8 | 160 | 60 |
| Felipe Massa | 9 | 6 | 75 | 44 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 4 | 200 | 100 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 8 | 6 | 75 | 62.5 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
[td]Driver[/td][td]Poles[/td][td]Wins[/td][td]Win %[/td][td]Pole To Win %[/td]
Most wins: Raikkonen
Most Poles: Massa
Overall win ratio: Alonso
Poll to win ratio: Alonso
So, I hope there may be somebody good at maths amongst us, but based on this small sample size, I reckon that if Hamilton gets pole position on Saturday he stands the best chance of converting that pole to a race victory compared to Massa and Raikkonen, whereas if he fails to secure pole position, the previous statistics suggest that Raikkonen could win.
I know lies, lies and damned statistics but interesting or what?