There were 17 F1 races in 2020 and 21 in 2019 but FormulaRapida.net still has prepped up an absolute difference of points and other things for teams and drivers.
After a remarkable 2020 F1 season, FormulaRapida.net felt it worthwhile to explore the statistical discrepancies between this past year and that which preceded it, 2019. Using both direct comparisons, and metrics accounting for variables such as an abbreviated 2020 season, we contrasted performances of both teams and drivers.
Notable changes were observed among the mid-field teams, many of whom excelled in 2020 despite a season of only 17 F1 races – four less than 2019. Of the five teams widely considered part of the mid-field, in fact, only one lost points, that being Ferrari. The Italian marque struggled in 2020, despite having been a frontrunning outfit in 2019.
Of the teams on the grid, Racing Point was the most successful when compared to F1 2019, with Ferrari the least. The former outfit benefitted from a win in Sakhir with Sergio Perez as one of two first-time winners in 2020, with the other being Alpha Tauri who won in the Italian GP with Pierre Gasly.
The following is the statistical analysis of each F1 team in 2020 vs 2019:
Mercedes (points, championship position):
2019: 739, P1
2020: 573, P1
Difference: -166 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 9/15/32/9
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 15/13/25/9
Red Bull Racing (points, championship position):
2019: 417, P3
Points total 2020: 319, P2
Difference: -98 points, +1 WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 2/3/9/5
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/2/13/3
McLaren (points, championship position):
2019: 145, P4
2020: 202, P3
Difference: +57 points, +1 WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/1/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/2/3
Racing Point (points, championship position):
2019: 73, P7
2020: 195, P4
Difference: +122 points, +3 WCC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/1/4/-
Renault (points, championship position):
2019: 91, P5
2020: 181, P5
Difference: +90 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/3/2
Ferrari (points, championship position):
2019: 504, P2
2020: 131, P6
Difference: -373 points, -4 WCC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 7/3/19/6
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/3/-
AlphaTauri (points, championship position):
2019: 85, P6
2020: 107, P7
Difference: +22 points, -1 WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/2/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/1/1/-
Alfa Romeo (points, championship position):
2019: 57, P8
2020: 8, P8
Difference: -49 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums, 2019/FL: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums, 2020/FL: -/-/-/-
Haas (points, championship position):
2019: 28, P9
2020: 3, P9
Difference: -25 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/1
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Williams (points, championship position):
2019: 1, P10
2020: 0, P10
Difference: -1 point, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
The following is a statistical analysis of each F1 driver in 2020 vs 2019:
Lewis Hamilton (points, championship position):
2019: 413, P1
2020: 347, P1
Difference: -66 points, no change in WDC position
Poles/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 5/11/17/6
Poles/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 10/12/14/6
Valtteri Bottas (points, championship position):
2019: 326, P2
2020: 223, P2
Difference: -103 points, no change in WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 5/4/16/3
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 5/2/11/2
Max Verstappen (points, championship position):
2019: 278, P3
2020: 214, P3
Difference: -64 points, no change in WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 2/3/9/3
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/2/11/3
Alexander Albon (points, championship position):
2019: 92, P8
2020: 105, P7
Difference: +13 points, +1 WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/2/-
Carlos Sainz (points, championship position):
2019: 96, P6
2020: 105, P6
Difference: +9 points, no change in WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/1/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/1/1
Lando Norris (points, championship position):
2019: 49, P11
2020: 97, P9
Difference: +48 points, +2 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/1/2
Sergio Perez (points, championship position):
Points total 2019: 52, P10
Points total 2020: 125, P4
Difference: +73 points, +6 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/1/2/-
Lance Stroll (points, championship position):
2019: 21, P15
2020: 75, P11
Difference: +54 points, +4 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/-/2/-
Daniel Ricciardo (points, championship position):
2019: 54, P9
2020: 119, P5
Difference: +65 points, +4 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/2/2
Esteban Ocon (points, championship position):
2019: Did Not Race
2020: 62, P12
Difference: No Data
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: No Data
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/1/-
Charles Leclerc (points, championship position):
2019: 264, P4
2020: 98, P8
Difference: -166 points, -4 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 7/2/10/4
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/2/-
Sebastian Vettel (points, championship position):
2019: 240, P5
2020: 33, P13
Difference: -207 points, -8 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: 2/1/9/2
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/1/-
Pierre Gasly (points, championship position):
2019: 95, P7
2020: 75, P10
Difference: -20 points, -3 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/1/2
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/1/1/-
Daniil Kvyat (points, championship position):
2019: 37, P13
2020: 32, P14
Difference: -5 points, -1 WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/1/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Kimi Raikkonen (points, championship position):
2019: 43, P12
2020: 4, P16
Difference: -39 points, -4 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Antonio Giovinazzi (points, championship position):
2019: 14, P17
2020: 4, P17
Difference: -10 points, no change in WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Romain Grosjean (points, championship position):
2019: 8, P18
2020: 2, P19
Difference: -6 points, -1 WDC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Kevin Magnussen (points, championship position):
2019: 20, P16
2020: 1, P20
Difference: -19, -4 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
George Russell (points, championship position):
2019: 0, P20
2020: 3, P18
Difference: +2 points, +2 WDC positions
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/1
Nicholas Latifi (points, championship points):
2019: Did Not Race
2020: 0, P21
Difference: No Data
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2019: No Data
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
In order to account for a 17-race season in 2020, FormulaRapida.net also used a different metric, calculating the points tallies of all teams and drivers in the first 17 F1 rounds of 2019, and comparing that to their respective totals in 2020. Using this method, we were able to compare performances more directly.
The following is a statistical analysis of each F1 teams’ performance with values adjusted:
Mercedes
Points 2020 (17 round season): 573
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 614
Points difference (adjusted): -97 in 2020
Red Bull Racing
Points 2020 (17 round season): 319
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 336
Points difference (adjusted): -17 in 2020
McLaren
Points 2020 (17 round season): 202
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 112
Points difference (adjusted): +90 in 2020
Racing Point
Points 2020 (17 round season): 195
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 58
Points difference (adjusted): +137 in 2020
Renault
Points 2020 (17 round season): 181
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 70
Points difference (adjusted): +111 in 2020
Ferrari
Points 2020 (17 round season): 131
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 435
Points difference (adjusted): -304 in 2020
Alpha Tauri
Points 2020 (17 round season): 107
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 62
Points difference (adjusted): +45 in 2020
Alfa Romeo
Points 2020 (17 round season): 8
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 35
Points difference (adjusted): -27 in 2020
Haas
Points 2020 (17 round season): 3
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 28
Points difference (adjusted): -25 in 2020
Williams
Points 2020 (17 round season): 0
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 1
Points difference (adjusted): -1 in 2020
The following is a statistical analysis of each F1 driver’s performance with values adjusted:
Lewis Hamilton
Points 2020 (17 round season): 347
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 338
Points difference (adjusted): +9 in 2020
Valtteri Bottas
Points 2020 (17 round season): 223
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 274
Points difference (adjusted): -51 in 2020
Max Verstappen
Points 2020 (17 round season): 214
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 212
Points difference (adjusted): +2 in 2020
Alexander Albon
Points 2020 (17 round season): 105
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 62
Total points difference: +13 in 2020
Carlos Sainz
Points 2020 (17 round season): 105
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 76
Points difference (adjusted): +29 in 2020
Lando Norris
Points 2020 (17 round season): 97
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 35
Points difference (adjusted): +62 in 2020
Sergio Perez
Points 2020 (17 round season): 125
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 37
Points difference (adjusted): +88 in 2020
Lance Stroll
Points 2020 (17 round season): 75
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 21
Points difference (adjusted): +54 in 2020
Daniel Ricciardo
Points 2020 (17 round season): 119
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 34
Points difference (adjusted): +85 in 2020
Esteban Ocon
Points 2020 (17 round season): 62
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: —
Points difference (adjusted): —
Charles Leclerc
Points 2020 (17 round season): 98
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 223
Points difference (adjusted): -125 in 2020
Sebastian Vettel
Points 2020 (17 round season): 33
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 212
Points difference (adjusted): -179 in 2020
Pierre Gasly
Points 2020 (17 round season): 75
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 75
Points difference (adjusted): 0 in 2020
Daniil Kvyat
Points 2020 (17 round season): 32
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 34
Points difference (adjusted): -2 in 2020
Kimi Raikkonen
Points 2020 (17 round season): 4
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 31
Points difference (adjusted): -27 in 2020
Antonio Giovinazzi
Points 2020 (17 round season): 4
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 4
Points difference (adjusted): 0 in 2020
George Russell
Points 2020 (17 round season): 3
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: 0
Points difference (adjusted): +3 in 2020
Nicholas Latifi
Points 2020 (17 round season): 0
Points 2019 in rounds 1-17: —
Points difference (adjusted): —
[Note: We understand that the absolute difference doesn’t show the entire picture but we are taking it in terms of a full F1 season for 2019 and 2020. For this reasons, we used the 17 vs 17 formula as well, taking 2019’s first 17 rounds’ results]
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