Each spin lands on a real constructor and a five-year window — say Ferrari · 2000–2004. You see every driver who raced there, each frozen at their best year in that stretch with real wins, podiums and poles. Take one — then a principal and an engine. Catch a team's peak window and you strike gold; catch its rebuild years and you're stuck.
Every number on a driver card is real — actual wins, podiums and poles from that season, straight from the F1 record (1950–2024). Nothing is invented or hand-rated.
A driver's hidden strength is built from win, podium and pole rates — not raw counts — so short early-era seasons aren't unfairly punished against today's 24-race calendars. Rates from very short samples are regressed toward the era average, so a fluke 2-race cameo can't outscore a dominant full season.
Known limits, on purpose: we don't try to settle cross-era debates. A 1960s podium and a 2020s podium count the same here, even though grids, reliability and competition differ. Engine and principal strength is derived from each team's real results that window. Treat it as a fun, data-driven argument starter — not a definitive ranking.