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F1 2021: A statistical difference of team performance vs 2020 season

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There were 22 F1 races in 2021 and 17 in 2020 but FormulaRapida.net still has prepped up an absolute difference of points and other things for teams.

After a remarkable 2021 F1 season, FormulaRapida.net felt it worthwhile to explore the statistical discrepancies between this past year and that which preceded it, 2020. Using both direct comparisons, and metrics accounting for variables such as an abbreviated 2021 season, we contrasted performances of the drivers.

There was decrease of points among the front-runners, but the likes of Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari increased their numbers – especially the latter after the disaster of 2020. The Williams team scored handy points in the period too, to better their 2021 numbers.

The following is the statistical analysis of each F1 team in 2020 vs 2019:

Mercedes (points, championship position):

2020: 573, P1
2021: 613.5, P1
Difference: +40.5 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 15/13/25/9
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: 9/9/27/10

Red Bull Racing (points, championship position):

2020: 319, P2
2021: 585.5, P2
Difference: +266.5 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/2/13/3
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: 10/11/23/8

Ferrari (points, championship position):

2020: 131, P6
2021: 323.5, P3
Difference: +192.5 points, improves by three places in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/3/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: 2/-/5/-

McLaren (points, championship position):

2020: 202, P3
2021: 275, P4
Difference: +73 points, drops by one place in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/2/3
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: 1/1/5/2

Alpine (points, championship position):

2020: 181, P5
2021: 155, P5
Difference: -26 points, no change in WCC position
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/3/2
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: -/1/2/-

AlphaTauri (points, championship position):

2020: 107, P7
2021: 142, P6
Difference: 
+35 points, improves by one place in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/1/1/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: -/-/1/1

Aston Martin (points, championship position):

2020: 195, P4
2021: 77, P7
Difference: -118 points, drops by three places in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: 1/1/4/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: -/-/1/-

Williams (points, championship position):

2020: 0, P10
2021: 23, P8
Difference: +23 points, improves by two places in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: -/-/1/-

Alfa Romeo (points, championship position):

2020: 8, P8
2021: 13, P9
Difference: +5 points, drops by one place in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums, 2019/FL: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums, 2020/FL: -/-/-/-

Haas (points, championship position):

2020: 3, P9
2021: 0, P10
Difference: -3 points, drops by one place in WCC
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2020: -/-/-/-
Pole/Wins/Podiums/FL, 2021: -/-/-/-

In order to account for a 17-race season to match 2020, FormulaRapida.net also used a different metric, calculating the points tallies of all drivers in the first 17 F1 rounds of 2021, 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 2021 in rounds 1-17: 450.5
Points difference (adjusted): -122.5 in 2021

Red Bull Racing

Points 2020 (17 round season): 319
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 437.5
Points difference (adjusted): +118.5 in 2021

Ferrari

Points 2020 (17 round season): 131
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 250.5
Points difference (adjusted): +119.5 in 2021

McLaren

Points 2020 (17 round season): 202
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 254
Points difference (adjusted): +52 in 2021

Alpine

Points 2020 (17 round season): 181
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 104
Points difference (adjusted): -77 in 2021

AlphaTauri

Points 2020 (17 round season): 107
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17:
94
Points difference (adjusted):
-13 in 2021

Aston Martin

Points 2020 (17 round season): 195
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 62
Points difference (adjusted): -133 in 2021

Williams

Points 2020 (17 round season): 0
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 23
Points difference (adjusted): +23 in 2021

Alfa Romeo

Points 2020 (17 round season): 8
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 7
Points difference (adjusted): -1 in 2021

Haas

Points 2020 (17 round season): 3
Points 2021 in rounds 1-17: 0
Points difference (adjusted): -3 in 2021

[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 2020 and 2021. For this reasons, we used the 17 vs 17 formula as well, taking 2021’s first 17 rounds’ results]

Here’s how the drivers stood in this difference: https://formularapida.net/f1-2021-a-statistical-difference-of-driver-performance-vs-2020-season/

Here’s how F1 teams were categorised in 2021 tier system

Here’s how the F1 2021 drivers’ list stood

Here’s drivers’ selecting their Top 10 of F1 2021

Here’s the team bosses’ Top 10 list