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#F1 Fancy Stats: Lap 1 Baseline Retention

This article on advanced statistics applied to Formula 1 focuses on baseline position retention after the first lap of a grand prix race. Baseline position retention is simply a measure of how often a driver is able to retain or move up from their starting position after the first lap of the race. This statistic complements the widely-used positions gained and lost off after lap one in…