For the fourth time in seven races, Williams are slower than they were 12 months ago. Their rivals have gained over a second on average, and the Canadian GP lap record could fall today.
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Sauber make biggest gain in Monaco as Haas slump
2018 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Sauber have made the most progress in Monaco, Haas have gone from being the most-improved team to the least.
New surface helps teams find three seconds per lap
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onEvery team is lapping quicker at the Circuit de Catalunya than they were 12 months ago, but one team has made far less progress than the rest.
Mercedes are one second slower in Baku than last year
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes dominated qualifying in the first two races at the Baku City Circuit but have taken a big step backwards in 2018.
Williams are slower than last year again in China
2018 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams have turned up with a slower car than they had last year for the second race weekend in a row in China.
Williams are 1.3 seconds slower in Bahrain than in 2017
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams are the only team which is lapping more slowly in Bahrain this year than 12 months ago – and they’ve lost a huge 1.3 seconds.
New cars up to 1.9s faster than last year – but one team is slower
Lap time watch: 2018 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 cars are 10 seconds quicker at Albert Park than when they first visited the circuit in 1996. But one of the teams is slower than it was a year ago.
Lap time watch: How much quicker were the 2017 cars?
2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe 2017 F1 rules were intended to create faster cars. That clearly happened, but just how big a step did they take?
Lap time watch: Only Haas make smaller gain than Mercedes in Brazil
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onAlthough a Mercedes is on pole position again in Brazil they’ve made less progress and this track than every other team, with one exception.
Lap time watch: Renault make biggest gain again
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRenault has taken the biggest step forward at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, lapping the track almost three-and-a-half seconds faster than they did last year.
Lap time watch: Why F1 is only 1.8s quicker at COTA
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onF1 cars are 1.8 seconds quicker at COTA this year. But shouldn’t the 2017 generation of high-downforce cars be even quicker than that?
Lap time watch: Mercedes make biggest gain at Suzuka
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have made the biggest step forward at Suzuka of all the teams. Ferrari are not far behind, however, and there’s some good news for Honda.
Lap Time Watch: F1 gets nine seconds quicker in two years at Sepang
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s pole position time was over nine seconds faster than the quickest lap seen two years ago. The all-time race lap record could fall tomorrow.
Lap time watch: Renault make huge gains in Singapore
2017 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onRenault lapped almost six seconds quicker than they managed last year in Singapore, while Ferrari smashed the old track record by three seconds.
Lap time watch: Mercedes make most progress as Williams struggle at Spa
2017 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onOminously for the competition, Mercedes are even further ahead than they were 12 months ago at Spa-Francorchamps.
Lap time watch: Ferrari make biggest gain in Hungary
2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Renault has made the biggest year-on-year gains at most tracks this year, in Hungary it’s Ferrari who has made the biggest step forward.
Lap time watch: Three seconds faster than an RB6 at Silverstone
2017 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula One’s new generation of cars are stunningly quick at Silverstone. They have cut their lap times by more than at almost any other track year-on-year.
Lap time watch: Williams fail to keep up with their rivals in Austria
2017 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 saw its lowest pole position time since 1985 today. But Williams have failed to keep up with their rivals’ progress at the Red Bull Ring.
Lap time watch: Mercedes even further ahead in Baku than last year
2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes were almost a second quicker than their closest rivals in Baku last year and 12 months later that gap has increased.
Lap time watch: F1’s record-breaking streak continues in Canada
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s pole position lap at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was the quickest ever seen at the track, which has been used in the same configuration for the last 15 years.