Data Driven F1

Data Driven F1

By Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick HenzSports
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Data Driven F1 episodes

  • Drivers: James Hunt

    In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze the life, career, and legacy of the legendary Formula 1 driver James Hunt, known for his talent and rockstar attitude. Naturally, the discussion could not avoid the "Rush" movie. Where did the movie go wrong and what did it get right?

    Several photos used in preparation of this episode where obtained from alamy.com.


    1 hr 14 min
  • Legends: Hesketh Racing

    Formula 1 champion James Hunt is connected with the name Hesketh for good, despite the fact that he won his G1 title after leaving “the biggest little racing team.” Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss Lord Hesketh, Anthony “Bubbles” Horsley, Harvey Postlethwaite, as well as James Hunt, the cars, and the team ‘s philosophy, its rise and fall. Don’t miss our analysis of this extraordinary team.

    57 min
  • Drivers: Brambilla Brothers

    Racers by heart, the Brambilla brothers from Monza became fan favorites. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz use historic race data to analyze speed & strategy. They also discuss Tino and Vittorio's "never give up" attitude in decision-making, career, and life.

    1 hr 32 min
  • 2021 Spa-Francorchamps Analytics Special

    What was it? Was there a race or not? Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss Spa-Francorchamps GPs, which were affected by extreme weather throughout the history of F1. They analyze the importance of combining personal experience and intuition with data when trying to predict race weather.

    Note: After the recording, it became known that Kimi Räikkönen is planning to retire after the 2021 season.

    34 min
  • Drivers: Lella Lombardi

    Lella Lombardi was not the first woman in Formula 1, but the first to win points. To date, she remains the most successful female  driver in the F1 history. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze her career, life  and legacy.

    52 min
  • Season 1975

    We continue our journey through the 1970s, discussing the 1975 F1 season, the season Niki Lauda once called “the unbelievable year”. This was a season like no other! There were many tragic events that year, but also new heroes, extraordinary underdogs racing to victory, and history made! As always, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz analyze all races, cars, drivers, teams, and decisions.


    1 hr 11 min
  • 2021 Analytics Special: Hungary and more
    We are back from our summer break with an episode, not only about the exciting Hungary GP (text analytics, strategies, team duels, and much more), but discussing also various other topics, like Esteban Ocon’s sunglasses. Furthermore, we have a focus on Codemasters driver ratings from 2020 and ’21 to analyze how practicable they are for prediction purpose.
    We stay with data analytics, as we speak about Amazon Web Services’ study to define the fastest Formula 1 driver from the early 1980s to today, also in relation to the company’s new cooperation with the Scuderia Ferrari.
    59 min
  • Drivers: Clay Regazzoni
    In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the life and career of Clay Regazzoni. The discussion touches his strong character, his driving expertise and his contribution to racing analytics.
    58 min
  • Season 1974

    The 1974 season brought as for a first time a head-to-head duel between of the sport's most famous teams, McLaren and Ferrari. Emerson Fittipaldi, Denny Hulme, Niki Lauda or Clay Regazzoni; who would win this year's title? Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the 1974 Formula 1 season. As usual, the discussion considers technology, strategies, race analytics, as well as team and driver behaviour.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Drivers: Emerson Fittipaldi
    In this episode, Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz speak about Brazil’s first Formula 1 superstar: Emerson “Emmo” Fittipaldi. Entering motorsports at a young age, he took the responsibility to lead the Lotus team to the title after a number of team driver fatalities. Besides that, he made bold decisions on and off the racing track. Ganna and Patrick discuss his life, career, championships and legacy.
    1 hr 20 min

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