#chamionships

[frostythefrostedfox]

Man has beaten the bottling allegations for the night, lets see if this a one off or he finally got good.

Lovely race, masterfully crafted, lots of strategy, the 10 car undercut from Sainz was amazing, pretty great strat, ferrari could have fucked it up or played it safe, but they took a risk and it paid

The McL championship is real. I think that Ferrari skimmed a few points out of RB too

-8 to Verstappen's lead, which is shrinking fast, we have a championship, which might end in the last race, just like Max's, what a load of karma that would be

[vamppeach]

i am doomed to be enraptured by mediocre media

[collegefootballcountdown]

COUNTDOWN 126

[dream-this-nightmare-over]

does anybody know if tickets for euro24 will have name of buyer on them? if so it means that no one can buy for someone else a ticket? if i buy for a friend a ticket will my name be on ticket so they wont be able to get in stadium?

[worldlibertytv]

See ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. TERENCE CRAWFORD NY Press Conf-2023 in our World Liberty TV Boxing Blog @ https://www.worldlibertytv.org/errol-spence-jr-vs-terence-crawford-ny-press-conf-2023/

[stolemyhheart]

well this. aged.

[electricfied-wolf]

Rusty remebers the first race he's every seen. Its wasnt long after he first came online, new and slightly shy on the yard, Momma let him come along as "moral Support" so he could watch the race live, instead of on the screens back in the yard. His eyes wide with wonder as momma twists and turns around the track and beating out the other engines. Joy and excitement flicking across his face as it ends and he knows one day He'll be the one racing and drawing the endless cheers from the crowds.

(Prefacing this by saying that the homeyards don't actually watch the races if they're not attending, like if they stay home they just attend to work, they don't have enough room for the entire yard to have leisure time everytime someone goes off to race. The work must continue after all. It also makes for better drama if something bad happens at the race.) Rusty is THE mama's boy ever lets be honest. Had he come into existence in any yard besides the one he's in now, he probably wouldn't have developed any family dynamics because in rolling stock that kind of thing needs to be taught. They don't immediately have instincts of needing parents or anything, they're fully self-sufficient in that field. But being brought up in the yard he was, he was immediately introduced to the two old steam shunters who lived there, they welcomed him with open arms and he found himself sleeping snuggled up with freight cars some nights. Before he knew it he wasn't just calling these older engines by those names because everyone else did or visiting Belle so much for no reason, they became like parental figures to him. This specific batch of freight cars became his brothers and sister. He adopted the mentality of having this particularly family set-up because the group he was taken in by already went by it. As another steam shunter, he as a shoe-in to become part of their group from the moment he was brought in. Momma definitely ignited some of his love for racing, Poppa also participated in races and did win quite a few of the smaller ones, but Momma was the engine that was pushing for the world championship. Despite only being a yard engine and not being particularly suited for the lengthy and somewhat treacherous track that was the world championship's racing venue (they're all just as complicated no matter what country hosts the competition that year) she was absolutely determined and would let nobody talk her out of signing up for the preliminary races. She was going to at least get there no matter what. And she did. One year, she got there, and she didn't just race in the world championship, she won. And that fueled Rusty's desire to race even more, it got him really amped up, so when Greaseball entered the scene and wiped the floor with the competition...Rusty wasn't too pleased.

[waggle100]

Truck race will not end. Overtime 2 incoming

[pressmost]

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[slutforpringles]

Finally someone at Red Bull acknowledging that Perez has almost singlehandedly cost the team the constructors chamionship and thus every team member their bonus. 🙃

[lousycapy]

How statistics can easily be manipulated to fit a certain agenda in Formula 1

Hello! I’ve seen a lot of f1 fans or media sources bring up statistics incorrectly to prove their points recently, which is really getting on my nerves. So here is a comprehensive guide, with examples, of how statistics work and why they are not the be-all and end-all some people might think them to be. This is a pretty long post, so the explanations are all below the cut. With that, I hope you find this useful!

Multiple factors come into play when analyzing a statistic, so I’ve separated them in different categories: what data set is used to make the stat, how the stat can be interpreted and how being factually correct doesn’t equate a valid argument :

THE DATA SET

To make a statistic, you first need values which correspond to a data set. What said data set is made of is very relevant to the exactitude of the stat and how much regard should be given to it.

For example, to determine the average lap times of a driver over a stint you would need to divide the sum of all lap times by the number of laps executed. Which means that theoretically you could use a single lap as an average, e.g. 1:57:325/1 which gives an average lap time of 1:57:325s.

However, as you might imagine this stat is not representative of a driver’s stint, since the lap chosen to be analyzed could very well be an outlier. That’s why sample sizes matter, the more values make up your data set, the more representative of reality the result obtained is.

It is also important to know what the data set consists of. Let’s reuse our average lap times of a driver over a stint example, are outlaps/inlaps included? Is it based on clean air, dirty air? Are there laps excluded due to driver mistakes (e.g. going off track)? A stat being presented without any explanation of how it was calculated is absolutely worthless.

Finally, comprehension of the data set is very valuable as well.

Let’s imagine this fictional scenario where Ferrari makes Charles and Carlos compare average lap times. They both use the same car, on the same track, on the same tires, at the same time, for a stint of a total of 10 laps. Both drivers average a lap time of 80.125s over their whole stint, so is the conclusion that they have both done the exact same thing accurate? No!

Despite having the same average lap times in this scenario, the data set suggests a different conclusion, and different trends. Considering stints in a race are going to be longer than 10 laps, it can be assumed that Charles would average better lap times thanks to his consistency compared to Carlos, who would get worse lap times as time passes as can be observed thanks to the trend line in his graph.

2. INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA

Now that we can recognize the importance of the data set and its constituents, it is time to understand how the data provided can be used to make a statistic.

More than one answer can be correct based on the same sample of data. Despite using the same set, depending on how the data is used it can lead to different statistics that drive different arguments both being factually correct.

For example, I’d like to refer to the wonderful basspro24chevy World’s Destructor Chamionship from Brazil 24 on Reddit in an effort of determining who is the most destructive driver. Here is a chart I’ve made which also includes number of races each driver took part in (Ollie not included I was too lazy to recalculate how it affects the drivers he’s replaced’s damage bill) and the average cost of damage per race of each driver.

Based on these statistics, both arguments could be made to justify either Checo being the most destructive driver, since he’s the one who’s cost his team the most damage over the whole season, or Franco, since he’s the one who on average costs the most for his team per weekend.

Depending on someone’s biases, they could make some drivers look better than others despite using the same data set as another person, and depending on how their argument is justified even if they end up with a different conclusion it doesn’t mean they aren’t right as well.

3. FACTUALLY CORRECT ≠ VALID ARGUMENT

Even if you are factually correct with your statistic’s interpretation, and it is based on an acceptable data set, it doesn’t mean it has a direct link of causality with your argument and provides validation to the point you are trying to make.

For example, someone could argue that Checo is a safer pair of hands in races than Pierre, because over the course of the 2024 season he has DNFed 2 out of 21 races, meanwhile Pierre has DNFed 3 out of 21 races. However, the point being argued here is which driver is a safer pair of hands, and other variables than the drivers come into play when discussing those two’s DNFs.

Indeed, Checo drives a RedBull with a Honda engine, whilst Pierre drives an Alpine with a Renault engine. Out of Checo’s 2 DNFs, 2 were caused by driver mistakes. Out of Pierre’s 3 DNFs, 3 were caused by engine issues. The World’s Destructor Championship can also be used as a counterpoint to Checo being a safer pair of hands than Pierre by comparing damage bills.

Thus, instead of the conclusion being that Checo is a safer pair of hands than Pierre, the DNFs statistic is more appropriate to conclude that the Honda engine is more reliable than the Renault engine.

Which means that to make a valid argument, you need to be able to explain why the statistic presented is relevant and what it suggests. Alleviating circonstances also need to be taken into account to solidify the point being made.

For example, let’s imagine a scenario where Fernando is 1.235s off Lance during a qualifying run. To use this stat in an argument, you need to be able to justify why he was so far off. Was it genuine pace? Did he make a mistake which ruined the lap? Were they on the same tires? Was it track evolution? Are they on the same setup? Did Fernando come across traffic? Did Lance get a significant tow?

Contextualization matters twice as much as the actual statistic being presented, because the statistic without context can easily be manipulated in a way to drive a certain agenda.

4. CONCLUSION

All in all, what I’m trying to say is that even maths can be used to drive agendas. Statistics can not be taken at face value, because there are multiple factors that can influence their relevance. I hope you found this little guide helpful, and that it will help you analyze better the information you see online on how drivers are performing (or argue better with crazed fans, you do you 🫡)

Thanks for reading and have a good day!

[gayf1hoe]

Introduction

Y/N finds himself at the forefront of the F1 media. He is propelled to a team at the bottom of the Constructors Chamionship.

Can a man who doesn't settle for second best prosper in a car that isn't best known for its capabilites.

But amongst the turmoil he finds a face that is a beacon of love and support.

So will their love be smooth sailing or will they have to navigate incredible twists and turns.

[collegefootballcountdown]

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT

[littlefoldedpaperstars]

up the wolves by the mountain goats IS in fact the most foxhole court-aftg-foxes winning the chamionships coded song ever. I mean come on:

"there's bound to be a ghost at the back of your closet/no matter where you live/there'll always be a few things maybe several things/that you're gonna find really difficult to forgive" being the first lyrics

and at the end...

"I'M GONNA GET MYSELF IN FIGHTING TRIM/SCOPE OUT EVERY ANGLE OF UNFAIR ADVANTAGE/I'M GONNA BRIBE THE OFFICIALS/I'M GONNA KILL ALL THE JUDGES/IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU PEOPLE YEARS TO RECOVER FROM ALL OF THE DAMAGE"

a little corny and on the nose? maybe, but it still shakes me to my core.

anyway i am ILL over this song and how it simply embodies aftg. when that last part plays i simply ascend im sorry i never thought i would be obsessed with the mountain goats but here we are.

[perpetuallydaydreaming]

quick what’s 6x7?

chamionship cups

tensions run high during the quidditch league cups. when your favoured team loses, theres an annoying git that keeps replying to your tweets. not one to back down from a fight, you respond. chaos then ensues.

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fun facts:

— james is surprisingly innocent when it comes to dating, you’d think he’d be a total ladies man but women and men alike takes one look at him and goes, yeah there’s no way he’s single i’m not even gonna try.

— james bought a multiplication table poster and its plastered on his ceiling. after yn basically revealed to the world he doesnt know his multiplication table

[medichamcham]

Sometimes I forget that Rose and Giovanni were Pokemon trainers at some point in their past, so I would imagine that they would tell each other stories about their adventures, their wins, their loses, how they met their Pokemon, finding strangely colored ones only to realize its a shiny until its too late. Heck, Giovanni would probably talk about the matches that he had when he was a gym leader, maybe even complementing the ones that managed to beat him. And since Rose was in the chamionships, I think, he'd talk about him getting second and how he wished had the time to continue battling.

!!!!!! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE THAT REALIZES THIS!!!!!!!!!! ITS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS ABOUT THEM THAT GOT ME THINKING "WAIT A MINUTE. THEY GOT THAT IN COMMON TOO"

the way their history involves competitive pokemon battling!!! how they are incredibly skilled but not nearly enough to qualify as champion!! their affiliation with the pokemon league!!! their role as the antagonist in the games !! bawawgalbjakgkjdsklgjldks

i wonder how their lives would turn out if giovanni wasnt groomed into becoming team rockets leader + rose didnt need to place all his attention into managing macro cosmos ?? would they willingly stick around as a gym leader / challenger respectively? could they perhaps rank higher than initially ? much to think about. you can clearly tell both share a passion for pokemon battling but simply lack the time to practice it...