[Driver] Teams Mates Comparison 2013

[Schummy]

Here we go again. I have begun with the teams I think are more interesting (hopefully I will increase the "coverage" later ;-p ).

TEAM     AUS MAL             Rel 
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VET-WEB  101 111 = 5-1 (VET) 78% Advantage
ALO-MAS  011 000 = 2-4 (MAS) 31% Similar
HAM-ROS  111 101 = 5-1 (HAM) 78% Advantage
RAI-GRO  111 100 = 4-2 (RAI) 31% Similar
BUT-PER  101 100 = 3-3 (---)  0% Equalness
SUT-DIR  011 111 = 5-1 (SUT) 78% Advantage
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The most interesting thing as now is probably Massa's "embarrasing" pace. It's yet too early, of course, but last season Massa needed 12 GPs to get 4 points (this season just 2 GPs).

[Bononi]

Thanks mate ! Let's go with the driver's battles !

[Marbot]

Given what happened in the last race, isn't this all a bit pointless? Interesting, but pointless.

[Schummy]

Au contraire, it is interesting about the psychology of drivers and teams. And all of it translates into points at the end of the season.

[Bononi]

I'm highly interested in Seb's psyque !

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by Schummy

Au contraire, it is interesting about the psychology of drivers and teams. And all of it translates into points at the end of the season.

I agree with that, but you are just using what happens out the on the track as a comparison between the drivers. That's the part that I was saying was pointless, because it's controlled by means other than a drivers capability to score points, fastest laps, win races, etc.

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by Bononi

I'm highly interested in Seb's psyque !

Do you think that it's reached a particular score out of 100?

[Schummy]

Originally Posted by Marbot

I agree with that, but you are just using what happens out the on the track as a comparison between the drivers. That's the part that I was saying was pointless, because it's controlled by means other than a drivers capability to score points, fastest laps, win races, etc.

This type of hard team orders are unusual along a season. It can affect team mates when, for some reason, the "2nd" driver is near of and beats the "1st driver" in several occasions. Historically it is not a very repetitive scenario. Let's say it is not pointless but can be biased in some circumstances.

Even so, one can play with those circumstances to see how the score could have been. For example, Red Bull score in Sepang could have been 100 without team orders. At the end of the season one can analyze if team orders have altered the conclusions.