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I initially saw this post on /r/formula1, but didn't like the way it was visualized. I found that the circular graph distorts proportions and makes it overall unnecessarily hard to follow. So I took the data from there and created my own visualization using Python (Jupyter Notebook, Matplotlib) and did some final touch-ups in Inkscape and Paint.net.

I've been thinking about this a lot too.

What's stopping a team from driving a Camry for one of their cars and a real F1 car as the other?

Kinda true, Hulkenberg is an above average driver who’s never done anything significant in the sport yet he is consistent and rarely makes errors so he gets a lot of laps, however, the first two are within the best of the history and are still better than 90% of the grid, Alonso is 41 and Hamilton is 38

what's the max possible? anyone at 100%?

It's the amount of laps over their entire career. So there isn't really an upper limit.

You were thinking about this a lot but never thought that their might be regulations on how a car can look and function like? Just for starters, not like their are hundreds of other reasons why a team shouldn't do it like.... trying to get as many points as possible and not relying on the fact that 10 cars need to DNF in order to get into the points.