So I finally got round to pushing a revised (and typo corrected!) version of Wrangling F1 Data With R: A Data Junkie’s Guide, that also includes a handful of new section and chapters, including descriptions of how to detect undercuts, the new style race history chart that shows the on-track position of each driver for each lap of a race relative to the lap leader, and a range of qualifying session analysis charts that show the evolution of session cut off times and drivers’ personal best times.
Code is described for every data manipulation and chart that appears in the book, along with directions for how to get hold of (most of) the data required to generate the charts. (Future updates will cover some of the scraping techniques required to get of of the rest of it!)
As well as the simple book, there’s also a version bundled with the R code libraries that are loaded in as a short-cut in many of the chapters.
The book is published on Leanpub, which means you can access several different electronic versions of the book, and once you’ve bought a copy, you get access to any future updates for no further cost…
There is a charge on the book, with a set minimum price, but you also have the freedom to pay more! Any monies received for this book go to cover costs (I’ve started trying to pay for the webservices I use, rather than just keep using their free plan). If the monthly receipts bump up a little, I’ll try to get some services that generate some of the charts interactively hosted somewhere…
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