The Project: Analyzes F1 race data from 2018–2024 to answer the ultimate question: Is success driven by the driver’s skill or the team’s engineering?

Key Takeaways:

• Precision is Everything: Driver mistakes have the largest impact on season point totals—a 10% increase in mistakes can nearly halve a top team’s points.

• The "Sweet Spot": Championship-winning drivers balance high aggression with superior tire management.

• Budget Matters: While constructor budgets strongly predict points, the gap is narrowing under the new cost cap regulations.

• Regulation Shifts: Rule changes effectively shake up the field, but their long-term impact on point margins remains unpredictable.

Technical Implementation:

• Models: Multi-factor ANOVA and multiple linear regression

• Tools: Python (Pandas/NumPy) and data sourced from Kaggle

Other team members: Saba Shaik, Lanie McKinney, Maranda Cherry