A supreme drive saw Max Verstappen triumph in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, the second instalment in a Formula 1 season that continues to deliver. Let’s crunch the numbers and see what really went on. Easily the most difficult assessment to make in F1 is the elusive oddity otherwise known as race pace. Nobody really knows what it is, it is liquid in nature comprising a vast array of convoluted variables and various items on the cars themselves requiring some form of management throughout the race. It is impossible to conclusively put an exact number to race pace, especially with the conditions at Imola on Sunday. Over time I’ve come to believe that if you extract each drivers...
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