[Team] Reliability 2010

[Schummy]

After 3 Gps, we have some perspective about reliability. If MR=Mechanical Retirements and CR=Crash Retirement (CR is not a reliability issue, at least "car reliability" ), then we have had:

BAH: 7 MR, 1 CR (CR=Chandhok), MR= 30%
AUS: 6 MR, 4 CR (CR=Buemi, Koba, Hulk, Petrov), MR= 30%
MAL: 7 MR, 1 CR (CR=Glock), MR= 30%

(Curiously, there was 30% of MR in each race! (rounding to integer))

Top teams (speed wise) have had a very good reliability, and the inverse is also true: the slowest teams had big problems, but in different levels. In the following table there is data about MR= Total MR by the team and Comp%= percentage of distance reliably done (i.e. without MR)

Team         Com%     MR
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McLaren      100%      0
Williams     100%      0
Ferrari      100%      1
ToroRosso     99%      1
RedBull       90%      1
Mercedes      86%      1
Lotus         79%      2
Renault       74%      2
ForceIndia    72%      2
Hispano       74%      2
Virgin        54%      4
Sauber        36%      4
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A positive "surprise" is Toro Rosso with only 1 MR and 99% of distance completed. Also relatively surprising in a positive way is Hispano's very decent record, having in consideration the circumstances.

Very negative is Sauber's situation, 4 (out of 6) MRs and only a scarce (pathetic?) 36% of distance without mechanical truobles. Virgin is in bad shape as well, 4 MRs and 54% of distance.

An interesting aspect is the sub-case "Engine Retirements", but it is another question (i.e. I don't have the time to go into it ).

[Bononi]

Nice work as usual Schummy !

[E.B]

Interesting (disappointing) to see Sauber so woefully unreliable compared to the 'expected to have failures' new teams.....

[Schummy]

I liked those beers!

Of course wine and champagne are welcomed as well.

[Cougar]

Originally Posted by Schummy

...
An interesting aspect is the sub-case "Engine Retirements", but it is another question (i.e. I don't have the time to go into it ).

Oh come on.. we all know you do have time hehe

[Bononi]

Is Sauber going into oblivion ?

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by Bononi

Is Sauber going into oblivion ?

Without the backing of a manufacturer a huge sponsorship deal or a billionaire the answer to your question is yes.

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by Schummy

I liked those beers!

Of course wine and champagne are welcomed as well.

You deserve them all, mate !

[BootsOntheSide]

I take it you've ignored laps which could have been completed had the car not already crashed out? And clearly failures which didn't stop the car but caused it to lose places / points have been overlooked too.

Not sure how Kobayashi should be counted at Melbourne - he crashed, but due to a front wing failure; was there ever confirmation of whether he'd previously made contact? He was runnning about where you'd expect when he went into that corner, so he obviously hadn't been cruising back to the pits.

[Lotusonpole]

Another gem Schummy.


With all this I hope you've made alternative arrangements for getting home...Taxi!

How does it compare with the first 3 GP's of last year?
(If you have the data...please)

Many thanks
Peter

[Marbot]

With regards to reliabilty, Ferrari are to use their original Bahrain engines in China. These are the engines that had problems during that particular race weekend, but might not suffer the same problem in China?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82848

Over to you Schummy.

[Bononi]

I am particularly interested on how Mercedes will improve its reliability. Is that the case of a car fitted better to the young dude sitting next to TGF ? Or it's just plain bad luck - can't believe in luck - for the old man ? I guess Brawn has some homework to do.

[chunterer]

I'm also assuming that Red Bull have conquered their problems and will now keep winning until Ferrari and McLaren catch them up on outright pace.

[Marbot]

Well that's another one blown Fernando.

[Grandpa_Rob]

Originally Posted by chunterer

I'm also assuming that Red Bull have conquered their problems and will now keep winning until Ferrari and McLaren catch them up on outright pace.

That may come sooner than later, there will be a lot of wide eyes at the FIA examination of the Red Bulls in China this weekend.

[Schummy]

After the 6th GP (Monaco), reliabilities are:

           Fia%  MR
Williams   100%   0
Ferrari    100%   1
RedBull     96%   1
ToroRosso   95%   2
Mercedes    94%   1
Renault     91%   2
McLaren     90%   1
ForceIndia  86%   2
Hispano     82%   3
Lotus       75%   5
Virgin      50%   8
Sauber      45%   7

Fia% is the percentage of Kms done without MR(=Mechanical Retirements). CR= "Crash Retirements" (in fact, any non mechanical retirement).

BAH: 7 MR, 1 CR (CR=Chandhok), MR= 30%
AUS: 6 MR, 4 CR (CR=Buemi, Koba, Hulk, Petrov), MR= 30%
MAL: 7 MR, 1 CR (CR=Glock), MR= 30%
CHI: 4 MR, 3 CR (CR=Buemi, Kobayashi, Liuzzi), MR= 19%
SPA: 2 MR, 3 CR (CR=DelaRosa, Chandok, Senna), MR= 10%
MON: 7 MR, 2 CR (CR=Barrichello, Hulkenberg), MR= 32%

For Monaco, Barrichello's retirement has been considered a no Mechanical Retirement according to team's investigation. So Williams goes on being the only team without MRs.

Pretty good figures for leading teams (Button's MR in Monaco is the only dark spot for Macs). Special mention to (formerly said) Williams and Toro Rosso.

Very decent job by Hispania, and very poor by Sauber (being a supposedly veteran team). Virgin is the less reliable rookie team by far.

[Schummy]

Update after Canada.

           Rel%   MR
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Williams   100%   0
Ferrari    100%   1
RedBull     97%   1
ToroRosso   97%   2
Mercedes    95%   1
Renault     93%   2
McLaren     92%   1
ForceIndia  90%   2
Hispano     80%   5
Lotus       74%   8
Virgin      61%   9
Sauber      54%   8
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Basically there are two groups (and one "interloper"): the first class group (the big four plus Williams, Renault, ForceIndia and ToroRosso, i.e. the old teams minus Sauber anyway), with reliability around 90-100% and around 10% of mechanical retirements and the bottom group (Lotus, Virgin and... Sauber), with reliability 50-75% and about 50% of mechanical retirements. The "intermediate" one between those groups is Hispania.