Lewis Hamilton and team Mercedes Benz they proved in the last race before the summer break that with a smart strategy and the right reaction to the course of the race, victory can be achieved from the third starting place. The current champion managed to overtake the then leader just before the end of the race Max Verstappen and bring your 81st career victory.
He had a lot of support from his team, which he also confirmed after the race Toto wolff, team boss Mercedes Benz. The Austrian praised his golden boy, but did not forget to praise the exceptional work of team strategists. They used some carefully thought-out means to make the right decisions at the right time.
Rob smedley, a former racing engineer at Ferrari in Williams, which at the same time makes money in management Formula 1, is the answer to a fan question on the website formula1.com explained: "Strategists use very sophisticated tools to help them determine the strategy of the race and to manage it in real time during the race."
"Years ago, we used the only deterministic tool that slightly shortened the racing time, but the models in use now are much more refined,”He recalls Smedley and adds in the same breath: "In the meantime, we have introduced a more statistical approach in which teams not only observe one performance of a simulation, but can now use millions of simulations to find a solution for the best look of success in a race. This is referred to as a Monte Carlo simulation."
And that's not all. “In addition, teams also use mathematical tools such as game theory. These are basically trying to predict the possible actions of all players - in this case individual racers - and to resist them in order to come out as winners in the end,”He explained Smedley. "The combination of these simulations can be very effective when it comes to determining the strategy of the race and adjusting during the race itself."
However, one must not forget one's own feelings, he warns Smedley. "Of course, these means should only serve as a supplement to human intelligence and intuition, which in certain cases still prevails over the effect of machines and programs. As with all things in Formula 1, the challenge is to find the right mix of calculations and human performance to ultimately get the optimal solution."
