How Dominant Are Red Bull Really?
An Analysis of Dominance in Formula 1 Across the Years
Overview
Red Bull Racing are currently the kings of F1, winning both championships this year in dominating fashion. There is no doubt this team is one of the greats, but how great are they really? Here is a short personal data analysis project I did comparing the performances of Red Bull(2023) to other dominant F1 teams from the past, including Mercedes(2015), Ferrari(2002) & McLaren(1988).
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The data is sourced from the Ergast API (http://ergast.com/mrd).
This project involved
Data Collection & Processing:
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Collected data from each season's race & qualifying results and saved them in .csv files
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Cleaned and processed the data to make it usable
Data Analysis:
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Conducted exploratory analysis using Python
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Calculated relevant statistics for comparison between teams using Python
Visualisation & Reporting:
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Visualised the data in intuitive and aesthetic graphs using Microsoft PowerBI
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Wrote up a comprehensive final report
If you're interested, you can read my full report below or explore the Python script I wrote to calculate the stats:
This was a very interesting project with results that may be surprising to younger or more casual fans of the sport. This project served as a great experience for me to hone my data processing, analysis and visualisations skills. I look forward to sharing more interesting projects in the future :)