New graphics for Formula 1

Formula 1 is set to make a comeback with new graphics that are quite intriguing at first glance. Indeed, these involve evaluating the cars of each driver according to numerous criteria. Firstly, there is the rating of the cars based on their ability to handle slow corners (below 125 km/h), medium-speed corners (between 125 and 175 km/h), fast corners (above 175 km/h), and straights. Each of these elements will be rated out of 10, allowing for a ranking of each driver’s cars against each other.

For example, the Ferrari is likely to have a high rating on the straight compared to cars like the Haas, which might be ranked quite low in this aspect. This will also allow viewers to see which drivers within the same team have opted for a car with more aero, thus explaining why one is better in certain parts of a circuit than the other.

The other graph will show whether a car tends to suffer from understeer or oversteer. Each single-seater will be rated on a scale from -10 to 10, with -10 being maximum understeer and 10 being maximum oversteer. A car with the most balanced setup will have a score of 0. This will also allow us to see each driver’s preferences or simply the characteristics of the cars on a track.

The advantage of these new graphics is that they allow new viewers to better understand why some teams perform worse on certain tracks compared to others, and also to follow each team’s development between Grand Prix to see the impact of improvements made.

The real problem is that if these graphics are inaccurate like those we had in 2019 with tire degradation and their remaining lifespan, then these graphics will be useless and obsolete and will clutter the screen for not much.