How it works
No opinions. No spoilers. Just data.
The verdicts
Enough happened that watching in full is worth your time. A highlights package would leave out moments that matter.
The key moments are captured in a short highlights reel. Watching the full race won't add much.
What we measure
Safety cars and red flags disrupt running order and create unpredictability. More interruptions generally mean more action.
Drivers who gain 5+ places on track. Retirements aren't counted — only genuine forward movement signals a race worth watching.
Sustained rain changes everything. A brief shower scores less than a race run in genuinely wet conditions — what matters is how long the track stayed wet.
Genuinely varied pit stop strategies — where some drivers run significantly more stops than others — create diverging paths and keep more storylines alive for longer.
What we don't use
We never use finishing positions, driver names, lap times, or results of any kind. Everything comes from race control data and anonymised telemetry via OpenF1. The verdict is based entirely on what happened on track — not who it happened to.
How it's scored
Each signal contributes points up to a defined cap: race incidents up to 25, weather up to 15, on-track action up to 40, and strategy up to 10. The raw score is normalised against a benchmark of 65 points — calibrated so that a genuinely exciting race (safety car, lead battle, solid overtaking) scores 6–8 out of 10. A score of 4.5 or above earns a Watch verdict; below that it's Highlights. Strategy points are only awarded when a race features genuinely varied pit stop counts — not just because the field averaged a second stop.
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