Building an F1 prediction engine – Predictive Modelling Part I

Building an F1 prediction engine – Predictive Modelling Part I

In the previous series of posts I discussed and explained the steps involved in Feature Engineering. In this series, I will talk about the coolest part of applied ML; the Predictive Modelling phase. This is where you get to use all the ‘magic’ power of machine learning algorithms and see the performance of any models…

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British GP 2018

British GP 2018

Ferrari and Vettel are now leading the respective championships but F1 is heading to Silverstone, a circuit where Mercedes did an 1-2 last year and where a Mercedes car has been winning every year since 2013! So, the odds are with the reigning world champions and they should regain the lead after a disastrous Austrian…

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Austrian GP 2018

Austrian GP 2018

F1 is heading to the 2nd of the three back-to-back Grand Prix in Red Bull ring. Last year, Valtteri Bottas took the win with Lewis Hamilton only managing a 4th place. Vettel is definitely in need of a win if he wants to keep his chances of challenging for the drivers’ title high.

French GP 2018

French GP 2018

Alonso may have won Le Mans 24h and gone a step forward towards the triple crown, but his chances of repeating anything similar this weekend are pretty much non-existent. F1 returns to the Circuit Paul Ricard that held the French Grand Prix on several occasions between 1971 and 1990. The circuit features the distinctive ‘Blue’…

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Building an F1 prediction engine – Feature Engineering Part V

Building an F1 prediction engine – Feature Engineering Part V

Up till now we have discussed on how we can create some features and how we can encode them. We’ve, hopefully, ended up with lots of variables and we are seeking a way to keep the top-performing ones. In this post I’m going to explain ‘why’ and ‘how’ we should cleverly select our features.

Canadian GP 2018

Canadian GP 2018

F1 is heading to a circuit where Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have won in the last 3 occasions. Can they repeat it for a 4th time in a row? If Lewis wins, he will reach Michael Schumacher who has won the Canadian GP 7 times! Another important statistic is that Ferrari has not tasted the…

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Monaco GP 2018

Monaco GP 2018

Monaco, the most exciting race of the year, is approaching and the drivers want to showcase their talent in a so-called driver’s circuit. Following the Spanish GP where Mercedes dominated, this low-speed, low-grip circuit is expected to suit the Red Bulls and the Ferraris more than the current world champions.

Spanish GP 2018

Spanish GP 2018

Baku gave us one the most thrilling GPs ever and, surely, the more unpredictable race so far in 2018. Lewis and Mercedes finally clinched their fist victory of the season but it was not a clean one. F1 is heading to Spain where all teams and drivers have clocked hundreds of thousands of miles around…

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Azerbaijan GP 2018

Azerbaijan GP 2018

After what has been the most unpredictable Grand Prix so far in 2018 season, F1 is heading to Baku that holds the Azerbaijan GP. Last year, this circuit gave us some moments to remember such as Vettel colliding with Hamilton on purpose and Ricciardo’s three-way pass. This year, Lewis has yet to win a GP…

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Chinese GP 2018

Chinese GP 2018

Next up is the Chinese Grand Prix which comes after the Bahrain GP which had everything: the amazing 3-way overtake of Hamilton, both Red Bulls DNF’d, Raikkonen running over his mechanic at the pit-stop, Gasly finishing P4, Ericsson P9 and Vettel winning the race despite using his soft tyres for almost 40 laps! Will this…

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