Data Driven F1

What was it? Was there a race or not? Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss Spa-Francorchamps GPs, which were affected by extreme weather throughout the history of F1. They analyze the importance of combining personal experience and intuition with data when trying to predict race weather. Note: After the recording, it became known that Kimi Räikkönen is planning to retire after the 2021 season.

Lella Lombardi was not the first woman in Formula 1, but the first to win points. To date, she remains the most successful female  driver in the F1 history. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze her career, life  and legacy.

We continue our journey through the 1970s, discussing the 1975 F1 season, the season Niki Lauda once called “the unbelievable year”. This was a season like no other! There were many tragic events that year, but also new heroes, extraordinary underdogs racing to victory, and history made! As always, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze all races, cars, drivers, teams, and decisions.

We are back from our summer break with an episode, not only about the exciting Hungary GP (text analytics, strategies, team duels, and much more), but discussing also various other topics, like Esteban Ocon’s sunglasses. Furthermore, we have a focus on Codemasters driver ratings from 2020 and ’21 to analyze how practicable they are for prediction purpose. We stay with data analytics, as we speak a...

In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the life and career of Clay Regazzoni. The discussion touches his strong character, his driving expertise and his contribution to racing analytics.

The 1974 season brought as for a first time a head-to-head duel between of the sport's most famous teams, McLaren and Ferrari. Emerson Fittipaldi, Denny Hulme, Niki Lauda or Clay Regazzoni; who would win this year's title? Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the 1974 Formula 1 season. As usual, the discussion considers technology, strategies, race analytics, as well as team and driver behaviou...

In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz speak about Brazil’s first Formula 1 superstar: Emerson “Emmo” Fittipaldi. Entering motorsports at a young age, he took the responsibility to lead the Lotus team to the title after a number of team driver fatalities. Besides that, he made bold decisions on and off the racing track. Ganna and Patrick discuss his life, career, championships and legacy...

Sergio Perez unchained, team duels, sentiment analysis, and more in our post-mortem analytics special.

In the second part of the deep-dive into the history and impact of big tobacco in Formula 1, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz focus directly on the teams, presenting iconic liveries, of which many became a part of pop culture and even entered the children’s rooms as toys. Disclaimer: According to the World Health Organization, “Tobacco kills up to half of its users. Tobacco kills more than 8 millio...

In this episode Patrick Henz and Ganna Pogrebna discuss the role of Big Tobacco companies in Formula 1. This includes marketing concepts, behavioral change in society, evolution of legal requirements. In detail we analyze strategies used in cooperation with Ferrari and McLaren. This to conclude about the industry’s impact on the sport. Disclaimer: According to the World Health Organization, “Tobac...

Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss 15 races, teams, strategies, victories, and, unfortunately, the fatal accidents, which overshadowed the 1973 F1 season. A year of transition, as a new generation of drivers established themselves in Formula 1. Furthermore, 1973 was a season where Ferrari had to redefine itself, planning its return to being competitive in the next seasons.

Besides the big technical developments and the shining heroes, Formula 1 writes also different kind of stories. Tales of dreamers and the numerous small teams. This is the unlikely story of the Eifelland Caravans F1 Team, written by motorsports enthusiast and company owner Günther Hennerici, the endurance sports car racing driver Rolf Stommelen and the eccentric industrial designer Luigi Colani. &...

Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz review the qualification and race of the Portugal F1 2021 weekend from a data analytics point-of-view. We focus on (1) the internal team duels and discuss why this year is so tough for new drivers to establish themselves inside their teams. Furthermore, (2) we use natural language processing and sentiment analysis to show whether emotional loading of their commentar...

Can the outcome of a race be predicted using sentiment analysis of driver interviews? Fun analytics facts from the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and beyond – just one click away!

The 1972 Formula 1 year saw the the duel between the acting word champion Jackie Stewart and the new Brazilian talent Emerson Fittipaldi. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the season, including its highlights, races, technology and drivers.

In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz talk about the life and career of Sir John Young “Jackie” Stewart, OBE. Why do we love Jackie so much? Well, he not only has an impeccable racing track record, but he has also revolutionized the way we think (and do!) safety in Formula 1​. Tune in for our analysis of Jackie’s “machine-like consistency” on track as well as his attitude towards risk​...

In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz speak about the Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, successful in Formula 1, Le Mans, Can Am and Paris-Dakar.

In 1971, slick tires entered Formula 1. Furthermore, a four-wheel drive gas turbine-powered car was tested by the Lotus team. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz use this opportunity to speak about gas turbine cars in general as well as analyze the 1971 F1 season focusing on drivers, teams, cars and races.

The F1 Grandmaster and his Appointment with Death Jochen #Rindt became the only #Formula1 #Champion to be crowned posthumously after his fatal accident in 1970. He was a truly unique driver with his risk-taking rock star attitude, hard work, amazing #racing #talent and strong #character . In this episode of #DataDriven #F1 , Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss his life and career.

The first season of the new decade saw the rise of new teams, fascinating motorsports, but also many fatal and tragic accidents. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the different aspects of the 1970 season, including races, teams and drivers.

The vision ahead of its time The Sigma Grand Prix was the product of the revolutionary vision of Pininfarina’s young and talented designer Paolo Martin. Based on the structure of a Ferrari 312 F1, the 1969 Pininfarina Sigma show car presented safety features, which were later gradually introduced into Formula 1. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss this creation and analytics behind.

In this episode of Data Driven F1, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss autonomous racing and how it evolved in the last few years. Will Formula 1 ever go driverless? Check out our analysis of the current trends, including the Indy Autonomous Challenge and Roborace. We align Dallara’s raise as technology company with the Triple Helix Model of Innovation and the Motor Valley in the Italian regio...

In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz have their focus on France and its impact on Formula 1. The discussion starts from the very first car race in the human history and goes on to detailed analysis of numerous French F1 teams and sponsors (most of which use traditional blue in livery and logos). Allez les Bleus!

In this special edition of Data Driven F1, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the different team approaches, including their motivators and key focuses. Looking at a large time period from 1950s to 2020, this episode analyzes team successes and failures in Formula1. Including in alphabetic order: Andrea Moda, Brabham, Ferrari, Honda, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Minardi, Red Bull, Vanwall and Willia...

The last season of the decade brought many innovations including high wings and visible sponsorship. Furthermore, exotic four-wheel drive Formula 1 cars had their short appearances.    In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze technology, drivers and strategies from 1969.