Lusail

Qatar • December 01, 2024 • Race

Worth Watching Score

8.1

If you’re after a title twist, this won’t change the story: Max Verstappen controlled it to win ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri. The interest is in the chaos behind—three safety cars and five DNFs chopped up the rhythm and sparked split strategies, generating 85 overtakes, mostly in a lively midfield. There were incidents and a couple of restarts to reset gaps, but little sustained fight for the lead. Worth a watch for the shuffle and onboard scraps, but more of a highlights race than a sit-down classic.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+233%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	32.0	6.04	0.25	+1.51	+68%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	6.0	7.3	0.20	+1.46	+19%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	2.0	5.0	0.20	+1.0	-23%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	70.0	6.09	0.15	+0.91	+52%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	5.0	10.0	0.05	+0.5	+14%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	28.5	3.63	0.10	+0.36	-8%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	5.0	10.0	0.03	+0.3	+131%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	1.0	5.0	0.02	+0.1	-9%
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	N	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	M→H→H→H	Finished
2	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	M→H→H→H	Finished
3	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	M→H→H→H	Finished
4	George RUSSELL Mercedes	M→H→H→H→H	Finished
5	Pierre GASLY Alpine	M→H→H→H	Finished
6	Carlos SAINZ Ferrari	M→H→H→H	Finished
7	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	M→H→M→M	Finished
8	ZHOU Guanyu Kick Sauber	M→H→H→H	Finished
9	Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team	M→H→H→H	Finished
10	Lando NORRIS McLaren	M→H→H→H→H	Finished
11	Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber	M→H→M→M	Finished
12	Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes	M→H→H→H→H	Finished
13	Yuki TSUNODA RB	M→H→H→H→S	Finished
14	Liam LAWSON RB	M→H→H→H→S	Finished
15	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→S→S→S→S	Finished
16	Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team	H→H→M→M→M	DNF
17	Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing	M→H→H→H	DNF
18	Lance STROLL Aston Martin	M→H→H	DNF
19	Franco COLAPINTO Williams	U→M	DNF
20	Esteban OCON Alpine	U→M	DNF