For several years now, Atlas F1 kept an eye on the battle between teammates with a simple measurement: comparing the qualifying times of each driver against his teammate's. The new qualifying format has made the comparison somewhat difficult - potentially, every driver could be running with a different fuel load. Moreover, with only one lap each in two back-to-back sessions, small errors could divert the results of any comparison significantly. But, we believe that over an entire season all these factors even out and the overall qualifying differentials between teammates remains the best tool to compare the natural capabilities of the drivers. So, with a few charts and several observations, it's time to see who's hot and who's not...

With the first double qualifying session completed for 2004, the differentials are once again on a roll! Let's see which drivers deserve bragging rights.

Malaysian Notables

• Setting the Record Straight: The Malaysian Grand Prix saw the best qualifying results for Jaguar's Mark Webber (2nd) and Christian Klien (13th), and Minardi's Gianmaria Bruni (16th). The latter's teammate, Zsolt Baumgartner, equally his previous best (17th).

• Exclusions from the first session: Jordan's pair of Nick Heidfeld and Giorgio Pantano were excluding from the first qualifying chart, after Pantano failed to set a timed lap.

• Exclusions from the second session: Jenson Button and Takuma Sato of BAR, as well as Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli of Renault have been excluded from the second qualifying chart, after Sato and Alonso failed to set a timed lap.

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