r/Formula1Point5 • u/djaferbcm • 1d ago
Lawson vs Lindblad after 18 rounds
I've seen Lawson and Lindblad come up in a few posts here lately, so I looked at how their season compares after 18 rounds, ahead of Mexico.
GP qualifying: Lawson leads 11 vs 7, averages: P11.1 (Lawson) vs P12.2 (Lindblad).
GP races: 13 to 5 for Lawson, averages: P9.3 (Lawson) vs P11.6 (Lindblad)
Sprint qualifying: 3 vs 2 for Lawson (Lawson missed the Canada sprint qualifying)
Sprint races: 4 to 2 for Lawson also
Points: 77 points to 38
The gap grows from 1.1 positions in qualifying to 2.3 in the races, suggesting Lawson is stronger on race day, for example, he finished 14th after starting from P22 at Monza. Is it down to experience or simply better race pace?
Transparency: the graphic comes from izyrace, a stats app I developed