• View: Race, accumulated time

    Population: Top 6 drivers

    X-Axis: Lap number in race order

    Y-Axis: Time delta to reference

    Reference: Winner average pace

  • The Race Timeline shows how the outcome of the race was largely decided in the opening phase.

    Ferrari launched strongly from the start, briefly jumping ahead, but Antonelli secured the lead within the first laps and the field quickly stabilized in the order ANT–RUS–HAM–LEC. This early configuration proved to be a preview of the competitive structure for the remainder of the race.

    A Safety Car on Lap 11, triggered by a stalled Aston Martin, reset the race and effectively locked the strategy. Almost the entire field switched from Medium to Hard, committing to a long one-stop stint focused on tire management. Mercedes and Ferrari both executed double-stack pit stops. The Mercedes stop cost Russell track position, an effect visible in the chart as the first quartile of slower laps after the restart.

    From that point the race settled into controlled pace management. Antonelli maintained a stable gap at the front while Hamilton and Leclerc engaged in sustained wheel-to-wheel racing, providing one of the most entertaining battles of the race. Russell became entangled in that fight and lost further ground before attempting a late recovery once in clean air.

    A brief lock-up and gravel excursion from Antonelli late in the stint cost roughly two seconds but did not threaten the lead. The timeline shows a consistently smooth pace profile from the race leader as he managed the gap to the finish.

    The result: Antonelli converts pole into victory, while the seven-time world champion still reminds the field that the old lion continues to roar.

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  • View: Race, lap time distributions

    Population: Top 6 drivers

    X-Axis: Percentiles and Quartiles

    Y-Axis: Lap time in seconds

    Filter: 5%,10% excluded for scaling

  • The Race Distribution chart shows the full lap-time spectrum during the race, revealing three clear performance clusters.

    At the front, Mercedes and Ferrari form the leading group, with Antonelli, Russell, Hamilton, and Leclerc producing very similar pace envelopes across the race. The distributions are tight, indicating that the top four drivers operated within a narrow performance window for most of the event.

    Within that group, the separation is subtle but consistent. Over the full distribution Antonelli edges Russell, while Hamilton slightly edges Leclerc. These differences are small but visible across most percentiles of the lap-time spectrum.

    Russell’s distribution is influenced by track position and traffic after the Safety Car phase. Getting caught in the Hamilton–Leclerc battle forced several slower laps in the first quartile of the distribution, which slightly distorts his otherwise strong race pace.

    Behind the leading cluster, Haas and Alpine form a second performance group, clearly separated from the leaders across the entire distribution.

    With McLaren absent from the race, the leading quartet effectively defined the competitive ceiling of the event. From pole position, Antonelli was able to control the race pace from the front, converting a marginal pace advantage into a clean victory.

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  • View: Race, sorted timeline

    Population: Top 6 drivers

    X-Axis: Percentiles and Quartiles

    Y-Axis: Lap time in seconds

    Reference: Winner average lap

  • The Race Sorted chart integrates the lap-time distributions by ordering all race laps by percentile. This removes the timeline and reveals the relative performance envelope of each driver across the full race.

    Three performance clusters appear clearly. Mercedes and Ferrari form the leading group, while Haas and Alpine occupy a second tier. The separation between the clusters is consistent across the full distribution, indicating that the midfield cars briefly benefited from favorable conditions during pit cycles and traffic but lacked the underlying pace to challenge the front runners.

    Within the leading cluster the gaps remain narrow. Russell’s profile shows the largest penalty from race entropy, particularly in the slower percentiles where traffic and the Hamilton–Leclerc battle cost him several laps. Once clear of that fight, the Mercedes pace becomes evident as Russell’s curve converges toward the race leader.

    From the front, Antonelli managed the race rather than extending the gap, maintaining a stable performance envelope that Russell never fully threatened. The sorted curves show a controlled race from pole position, allowing the young Italian to convert his advantage into a first Grand Prix victory.

    Congratulations, Kimi.

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