New Beyond the Flag power rankings article format

With a change set for the presentation style of the Beyond the Flag Formula 1, NASCAR Cup Series, IndyCar and Formula E power rankings, here is how the new articles will be formatted.

As announced earlier today, we will be updating the way we present the driver power rankings and the team power rankings for Formula 1, the NASCAR Cup Series, IndyCar and Formula E, effective beginning this weekend. Both the Cup Series and IndyCar are scheduled to be in action this weekend.

As stated in this article from earlier today, the current article is intended to be short but detailed article in which we discuss how, exactly, the new power rankings articles will be formatted from this point forward (officially effective after Saturday night’s IndyCar race, the Iowa 300, at Iowa Speedway).

To clarify, nothing about how the power rankings are determined, both the formulated and the non-formulated rankings for both drivers and teams, has changed.

Here is a quick rundown of what to expect.

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Slide One: Introduction slide – This slide will combine what was generally posted in the introductory paragraphs for both the driver power rankings and team power rankings. Focus will be put on the race winners for that week with reference to how they stack up to the other winners throughout the season, as it has been. Key change: The non-formulated driver power rankings will no longer be on this slide.

Slide Two through Antepenultimate Slide: Formulated driver power rankings – The number of slides contained in this section will vary based on the series. Each slide will contain the power rankings of five drivers (four or six in special cases), numbered from the bottom to the top, and it will contain each of the variables for each driver that went into determining the rankings. Key change: The final slide of the formulated driver power rankings will no longer be the final slide of the entire slideshow.

Penultimate Slide: Formulated driver power rankings analysis and Non-formulated driver power rankings – Contained in this slide is the analysis in which a few key movements from the formulated driver power rankings are discussed and explained and the non-formulated driver power rankings. Key changes: The formulated driver power rankings analysis will no longer be on the final slide of the formulated driver power rankings and the non-formulated driver power rankings will no longer be on the first slide of the slideshow, nor will they appear ahead of the formulated driver power rankings.

Final Slide: Team power rankings – Contained in this slide are both the formulated team power rankings and the non-formulated team power rankings. Key changes: The team power rankings will no longer be presented in their own article.

Here is an example power rankings article format, using the NASCAR Cup Series as the example series.

• Slide One: Introduction
• Slide Two: Drivers #31 through #26 (formulated)
• Slide Three: #25 through #21
• Slide Four: #20 through #16
• Slide Five: #15 through #11
• Slide Six: #10 through #6
• Slide Seven: #5 through #1
• Slide Eight: #1 through # 31 (non-formulated)
• Slide Nine: Formulated driver analysis + Formulated/non-formulated team