Plot Fastest Lap — plot_fastest • f1dataR

Creates a ggplot graphic that details the fastest lap for a driver in a race. Complete with a gearshift or speed analysis.

Usage

plot_fastest(
  season = get_current_season(),
  round = 1,
  session = "R",
  driver,
  color = "gear",
  race = lifecycle::deprecated()
)

season: number from 2018 to current season (defaults to current season).
round: number from 1 to 23 (depending on season selected) and defaults to most recent.
session: the code for the session to load Options are 'FP1', 'FP2', 'FP3', 'Q', 'S', 'SS', 'SQ', and 'R'. Default is 'R', which refers to Race.
driver: three letter driver code (see load_drivers() for a list) or name to be fuzzy matched to a driver from the session if FastF1 >= 3.4.0 is available.
color: argument that indicates which variable to plot along the circuit. Choice of 'gear' or 'speed', default 'gear'.
race: number from 1 to 23 (depending on season selected) and defaults to most recent.

A ggplot object that indicates grand prix, driver, time and selected color variable.

# Plot Verstappen's fastest lap (speed) from Bahrain 2023:
if (interactive()) {
  plot_fastest(2023, 1, "R", "VER", "speed")
}