Racing Structural Physics
Performance, uncovered by physics.
QEIv15™ reveals the structural forces that govern competitive outcomes — when pressure converts into advantage, when control defends position, and when the field structure breaks.
These measurements unify driver execution, car constraints, degradation, and race phases into a single structural field view.
What Racing Structural Physics measures
Three core indicators describe how races unfold — beyond lap times — and remain comparable across drivers and teams.
SLI™ (φ) — Structural Load
The cost of maintaining competitive state relative to the field. Rising φ indicates increasing structural strain; low φ reflects efficient control.
SMI™ (φ-momentum) — Structural Advantage
Field-relative advantage measured per weekend from φ⁺ vs φ⁻. Higher φ-momentum reflects sustained structural leverage (not a one-lap spike).
κ / λ — Escalation & Stability
κ captures whether competitive pressure is intensifying or stabilising. λ indicates whether the current state is sustainable or diverging toward failure.
2025 Driver field advantage — φ-momentum per race
Higher indicates more structural advantage relative to the grid that weekend. Missing points reflect low coverage or non-participation.
Championship contenders — SMI™ per race (2025)
NOR · VER · PIA
Elite group — SMI™ per race (2025)
VER · NOR · PIA · LEC · HAM · RUS · ANT
Rookies — SMI™ per race (2025)
BEA · ANT · HAD · BOR · COL · LAW · DOO
Why teams care: SMI™ separates “high-pressure pace that holds” from “pace that collapses” by measuring advantage against the full field structure.
2025 Team systems — capacity (Σφ) and internal spread (Δφ)
Two-driver capacity and imbalance tell a clearer story than driver narratives alone.
Top-4 Team Sum Momentum (Σφ) — 2025
McLaren · Mercedes · Ferrari · Red Bull
Top-4 Teammate Lead (Δφ) — 2025
Internal imbalance / pressure
Interpretation: Σφ indicates total two-driver structural capacity; Δφ indicates spread between teammates (pressure/imbalance). Together they explain why constructors outcomes often diverge from single-driver narratives.
Case study preview — Abu Dhabi 2025
Battle windows show how structural pressure converts (or fails to convert) into on-track outcomes.
