"Average" positions (4 GPs)

[Schummy]

---(Somewhat boring details section)-------
For some reasons I think average final positions (in GPs) are a good indication (not the only or necessarily the best) about the relative form of driver/car; just an item more to get information.

But simple average is no convenient because "anomalous" data can destroy the intended effect of "averaging" as a "predictor" for (imaginary) future races.

To overcome this difficulty, sometimes it's used some "modified average". I will use here an average dropping "anomalous" classifications. With only 4 races, this average is similar to the well known "median" (the "middle" number in the data).
---(Ok, now the real data)------

   | Positions |   Stats
    B  M  A  S  Me   MAD  Av  Rank
FA  1  2  1  2  1.5  0.5  1.5  1
MS  2  6  -  1  4    2.5  4    2/3
KR  3  -  2  5  4    1.5  4    3/3
GF  -  1  5  8  6.5  3.5  6.5  6
JM  5  4  -  3  4.5  1    4.5  4
JB  4  3 10  7  5.5  2    6    5
FM  9  5  -  4  7    2.5  7    7
JV  -  7  6 12  9.5  3    9.5  8
RS 14  8  3  9  8.5  3    8.5  9

The first four columns are the positions acheived in the GPs so far.
Me=Median
MAD=A measure of the irregularity of results.
Av=The corrected average
Rank=Ranking by corrected averages

Average positions expressed in a semigraphic way

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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 FA   MS  JB   RS
      KR   GF    JV
       JM   FM
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Fisichella looks worse than in FIA classification, and he is the most irregular of that set of drivers. Appart from his (deserved) win in MAL he has been disappointing.

JPM is doing a regular, consistent work, its only fault was that semiaccident in the infamous last corner in Melbourne. Anyway he still is devoid of a top race/result.