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Best lap of weekend - Sepang
Best lap of weekend - Sepang
How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
segments and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2007?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not compare the 2007 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions (2007 excludes any third drivers)
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2007 time
Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they
got worse.
There can be several reasons for the variations seen.
Apologies if the tables wrap - save it and reformat if you are interested.
Note: Spyker-Ferrari was renamed to Force India-Ferrari.
2007 Team 2007 Driver S Lps Time 2008 Driver S Lps Time Diff.
%Diff
=========================================================================================
Spyker-Ferrari Albers P3 81 1'38.225 Fisichella P3 143
1'36.229 -1.996 -2.03
Honda Barrichello Q1 122 1'36.827 Barrichello Q2 134
1'35.622 -1.205 -1.24
Spyker-Ferrari Sutil P3 83 1'38.018 Sutil P3 76
1'36.939 -1.079 -1.10
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 104 1'36.501 Vettel Q2 131
1'35.648 -0.853 -0.88
Honda Button Q1 136 1'35.913 Button Q2 147
1'35.208 -0.705 -0.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 132 1'35.579 Webber Q2 139
1'34.967 -0.612 -0.64
Toyota Schumacher Q2 147 1'35.595 Glock Q2 104
1'35.000 -0.595 -0.62
Renault Fisichella Q2 145 1'35.706 Alonso Q2 129
1'35.140 -0.566 -0.59
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 120 1'35.203 Heidfeld Q2 139
1'34.648 -0.555 -0.58
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 132 1'34.687 Räikkönen Q2 130
1'34.188 -0.499 -0.53
Toyota Trulli Q2 154 1'35.255 Trulli Q2 156
1'34.825 -0.430 -0.45
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 93 1'35.730 Coulthard Q2 92
1'35.408 -0.322 -0.34
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 98 1'36.473 Nakajima P3 129
1'36.183 -0.290 -0.30
Renault Kovalainen Q2 135 1'35.630 Piquet Q2 153
1'35.562 -0.068 -0.07
Ferrari Massa Q2 138 1'34.454 Massa Q2 117
1'34.412 -0.042 -0.04
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 138 1'34.650 Hamilton Q2 136
1'34.627 -0.023 -0.02
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 115 1'34.739 Kubica Q2 130 1'34.811 +0.072
+0.08
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 132 1'35.380 Rosberg Q2 134 1'35.670 +0.290
+0.30
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q1 131 1'36.140 Bourdais P3 49 1'36.668 +0.528
+0.55
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 133 1'34.057 Kovalainen Q2 135 1'34.759 +0.702
+0.75
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 116 1'36.195 Davidson P3 120 1'37.140 +0.945
+0.98
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 125 1'35.945 Sato P3 115 1'36.908 +0.963
+1.00
Notes
=====
Fisi improved the most - compared with Albers. The same as Melbourne.
The bottom six drivers went slower than in 2007 - Heikki was slower than Alonso was
last
year and Lewis was the bottom of the list of drivers who improved, so overall McLaren
didn't too very well.
The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with
the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.
2007 Team 2007 Driver S Lps Time 2008 Driver S Lps Time Diff.
%Diff
=========================================================================================
Spyker-Ferrari Sutil P3 164 1'38.018 Fisichella P3 219
1'36.229 -1.789 -1.83
Honda Button Q1 258 1'35.913 Button Q2 281
1'35.208 -0.705 -0.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 225 1'35.579 Webber Q2 231
1'34.967 -0.612 -0.64
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q1 235 1'36.140 Vettel Q2 180
1'35.648 -0.492 -0.51
Renault Kovalainen Q2 280 1'35.630 Alonso Q2 282
1'35.140 -0.490 -0.51
Toyota Trulli Q2 301 1'35.255 Trulli Q2 260
1'34.825 -0.430 -0.45
Ferrari Massa Q2 270 1'34.454 Räikkönen Q2 247
1'34.188 -0.266 -0.28
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 235 1'34.739 Heidfeld Q2 269
1'34.648 -0.091 -0.10
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 230 1'35.380 Rosberg Q2 263 1'35.670 +0.290
+0.30
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 271 1'34.057 Hamilton Q2 271 1'34.627 +0.570
+0.61
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 241 1'35.945 Sato P3 235 1'36.908 +0.963
+1.00
Force India improved the most - Fisi is doing an excellent job. Eight teams improved,
three didn't. Strange to see Williams and McLaren keeping Super Aguri company.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
segments and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2007?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not compare the 2007 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions (2007 excludes any third drivers)
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2007 time
Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they
got worse.
There can be several reasons for the variations seen.
Apologies if the tables wrap - save it and reformat if you are interested.
Note: Spyker-Ferrari was renamed to Force India-Ferrari.
2007 Team 2007 Driver S Lps Time 2008 Driver S Lps Time Diff.
%Diff
=========================================================================================
Spyker-Ferrari Albers P3 81 1'38.225 Fisichella P3 143
1'36.229 -1.996 -2.03
Honda Barrichello Q1 122 1'36.827 Barrichello Q2 134
1'35.622 -1.205 -1.24
Spyker-Ferrari Sutil P3 83 1'38.018 Sutil P3 76
1'36.939 -1.079 -1.10
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 104 1'36.501 Vettel Q2 131
1'35.648 -0.853 -0.88
Honda Button Q1 136 1'35.913 Button Q2 147
1'35.208 -0.705 -0.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 132 1'35.579 Webber Q2 139
1'34.967 -0.612 -0.64
Toyota Schumacher Q2 147 1'35.595 Glock Q2 104
1'35.000 -0.595 -0.62
Renault Fisichella Q2 145 1'35.706 Alonso Q2 129
1'35.140 -0.566 -0.59
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 120 1'35.203 Heidfeld Q2 139
1'34.648 -0.555 -0.58
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 132 1'34.687 Räikkönen Q2 130
1'34.188 -0.499 -0.53
Toyota Trulli Q2 154 1'35.255 Trulli Q2 156
1'34.825 -0.430 -0.45
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 93 1'35.730 Coulthard Q2 92
1'35.408 -0.322 -0.34
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 98 1'36.473 Nakajima P3 129
1'36.183 -0.290 -0.30
Renault Kovalainen Q2 135 1'35.630 Piquet Q2 153
1'35.562 -0.068 -0.07
Ferrari Massa Q2 138 1'34.454 Massa Q2 117
1'34.412 -0.042 -0.04
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 138 1'34.650 Hamilton Q2 136
1'34.627 -0.023 -0.02
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 115 1'34.739 Kubica Q2 130 1'34.811 +0.072
+0.08
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 132 1'35.380 Rosberg Q2 134 1'35.670 +0.290
+0.30
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q1 131 1'36.140 Bourdais P3 49 1'36.668 +0.528
+0.55
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 133 1'34.057 Kovalainen Q2 135 1'34.759 +0.702
+0.75
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 116 1'36.195 Davidson P3 120 1'37.140 +0.945
+0.98
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 125 1'35.945 Sato P3 115 1'36.908 +0.963
+1.00
Notes
=====
Fisi improved the most - compared with Albers. The same as Melbourne.
The bottom six drivers went slower than in 2007 - Heikki was slower than Alonso was
last
year and Lewis was the bottom of the list of drivers who improved, so overall McLaren
didn't too very well.
The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with
the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.
2007 Team 2007 Driver S Lps Time 2008 Driver S Lps Time Diff.
%Diff
=========================================================================================
Spyker-Ferrari Sutil P3 164 1'38.018 Fisichella P3 219
1'36.229 -1.789 -1.83
Honda Button Q1 258 1'35.913 Button Q2 281
1'35.208 -0.705 -0.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 225 1'35.579 Webber Q2 231
1'34.967 -0.612 -0.64
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q1 235 1'36.140 Vettel Q2 180
1'35.648 -0.492 -0.51
Renault Kovalainen Q2 280 1'35.630 Alonso Q2 282
1'35.140 -0.490 -0.51
Toyota Trulli Q2 301 1'35.255 Trulli Q2 260
1'34.825 -0.430 -0.45
Ferrari Massa Q2 270 1'34.454 Räikkönen Q2 247
1'34.188 -0.266 -0.28
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 235 1'34.739 Heidfeld Q2 269
1'34.648 -0.091 -0.10
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 230 1'35.380 Rosberg Q2 263 1'35.670 +0.290
+0.30
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 271 1'34.057 Hamilton Q2 271 1'34.627 +0.570
+0.61
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 241 1'35.945 Sato P3 235 1'36.908 +0.963
+1.00
Force India improved the most - Fisi is doing an excellent job. Eight teams improved,
three didn't. Strange to see Williams and McLaren keeping Super Aguri company.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
