u/Fomula-Neon

Source: 2026 Silverstone qualifying timing data. I built the visualization with Formula Dream:

https://www.formuladream.app/f1-interactive/tools/f1-gap-visualizer?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=backlink&utm_content=dataisbeautiful

A tenth of a second is roughly eight metres at racing speed, so the visualization draws the qualifying gaps to scale at the finish line.

Antonelli was on pole, with Leclerc 0.175s behind (14.7 metres), Hamilton was 0.347s behind (29.1 metres), and Russell was 0.370s behind (31.0 metres), hadjar was 0.635s behind (53.3 metres) and Norris was 0.766s (64.3 metres)

The tool works with qualifying and race sessions across different seasons. It is free and requires no signup.

I built a free tool that shows the gap between F1 cars as actual distance at the finish line instead of just the time delta. This is the top runners from Austria qualifying.

It's a way to picture what the qualifying gap actually looks like in metres at the line.

Link: F1 Gap Visualizer

It's a work in progress and I'm still adding to it. I'd appreciate honest feedback or ideas for what to add.