F1 fans will have something new to look forward to once the season commences in Austria on the 5th of July. Fans will get to see a total of 6 new statistical graphics this season. This innovation is a result of Formula One’s partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). In June 2018 F1 announced Amazon Web Services as their official cloud and machine learning provider. Since then AWS has been responsible for all the innovation and technology seen in the sport.

F1 to unveil new statistical graphics during the course of the 2020 season

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The 300 sensors placed on each F1 car will help to gather all the relevant data. The ‘Car Performance Scores’ will be the first of the 6 real-time statistical graphics to be unveiled. The season opener in Austria will be its launch date. Formula One.com states “(It’ll compare) different cars’ performance throughout the lap in real-time, based on low-speed cornering, high-speed cornering, straight-line performance, and car handling.”

The other 5 stat graphics include, ‘Ultimate Driver Speed Comparison’ which will show a comparison between a current driver and a former driver. Additionally, it will determine who is the fastest among them. It’s set to be unveiled at Silverstone (August 7-9). ‘High-Speed/Low-Speed corner performance’ will show how well each driver can tackle the bends. The day of the Belgium Grand Prix (August 28-30) will be its unveiling.

The other three graphics will be unveiled in the second half of the season, however, no date has been given. Nevertheless, the other three are, ‘Driver Skill Rating’ which will provide a driver ranking based on factors like qualifying, starts, race pace, tire management, and overtaking/defending style. The ‘Car/Team Development’ will allow fans to see the progress made by the car/team through the course of the season. Finally, the ‘Qualifying and Race Pace Predictions’ will predict how a team will perform in qualifying and in the race.

Formula One.com interviewed F1’s Chief engineer, Rob Smedley. He said, “Over the past two years, Formula One has embraced AWS’s services to perform intense and dynamic data analysis. The F1 Insights we’re delivering together are bringing fans closer to the track than ever before. (It’s) unlocking previously untold stories and insights from behind the pit wall.”

Furthermore, he said, “We’re excited to be expanding this successful relationship to bring even more insights to life. Allowing fans to go deeper into the many ways that drivers and racing teams work together to affect success.”