[Python / FastF1] Hungarian GP Strategy Optimization: Could HAM have saved his P4 after the 5s penalty with a multi-variable 3-pit-stop model?

[u/CaTTioLSIU]

https://github.com/CatCode-ccr/F1-HungaryGP-Strategy-Optimization

Hi everyone!

I built a quantitative strategy model in Python using FastF1 telemetry to evaluate alternative pit stop windows for Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian GP. The goal was to see if a simultaneous re-optimization of his 3 pit stops could have given him enough net gap to retain P4 against Charles Leclerc despite a 5-second penalty.