Nicky Haldenby

After graduating in 2015 with a First Class honours degree in English Language and Literature, Nicky Haldenby, a lifelong fan of Formula 1, founded the Lights Out F1 Blog in 2016. The blog has become a firm fan-favourite, delving deep into the sport's history books and lifting the cover on unusual F1 statistics and trivia. Nicky also writes at F1Destinations and Motorsport Guides and can be heard as the resident stats man on the 2 Soft Compounds Podcast. His work has appeared on WTF1, BadgerGP, motorsport.com, Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live. Nicky is also the host of the F1 Rewind Podcast.

Driver Form: Brazil

Two drivers have never failed to reach Q3 at Interlagos, two have never been beaten by a team-mate in qualifying at the track and four drivers have completed every race they’ve appeared in here. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Brazilian Grand Prix! ?? Lewis Hamilton Ten years ago, Lewis […]

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Interlagos Track Stats

F1 heads to the ever-enthralling Interlagos circuit for the twentieth and penultimate round of the season. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix! ?? INTERLAGOS RACE WINNERS There have been 35 rounds of the Formula One World Championship held at the Interlagos circuit. From those 35 races, there

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Driver Form: Mexico

No current driver has retired more than once in Mexico City, ten drivers have a 100% finish rate here and five drivers are yet to be out-qualified by their team-mates at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Read all about each driver’s history at the Mexican Grand Prix! ?? Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri

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2018 F1 Title Permutations: Mexico

Lewis Hamilton’s fifth title victory is now all but a formality as he heads into the Mexican Grand Prix, needing just five points to seal the deal. The simplest title permutation for the Mexican Grand Prix is that if Lewis Hamilton finishes seventh or higher, he will be crowned 2018 champion. CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:  

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Driver Form: USA

Only two drivers have won at the Circuit of the Americas, three drivers have a 100% Q3 record and one driver hasn’t finished a race at this track since 2013. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the U.S. Grand Prix! ?? Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has won every U.S. Grand Prix

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COTA Track Stats

As Lewis Hamilton has his first chance to take a fifth title, we head to a track where the two championship protagonists have dominated over the years – the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 U.S. Grand Prix! ?? COTA RACE WINNERS There

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2018 F1 Title Permutations: USA

The title battle is now an exclusive race between two drivers – Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas are now firmly out of mathematical contention and, should Hamilton’s form continue, it won’t be too long before a fifth title is his. Here’s how the title can be won and lost over

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Driver Form: Suzuka

Max Verstappen is the only current driver to have a 100% points scoring record at the Japanese Grand Prix, seven drivers have a 100% Suzuka finish record and just two drivers have never been beaten in qualifying by a team-mate at the track. Here are all the stats and facts about each driver’s history at

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Suzuka Track Stats

For the seventeenth round of the championship, Formula One heads to Japan and one of the drivers’ favourite tracks – Suzuka. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix! ?? SUZUKA RACE WINNERS There have been 29 Formula One races held at the Suzuka circuit. During that time, there

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