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.

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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2018 F1 Title Permutations: Japan

There are now just four drivers left in mathematical contention for the 2018 Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen has dropped out of the title hunt as a result of his fifth place finish in Sochi. Here is how the championship battle looks ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix NOTE: You can find updated title permutations for

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Driver Form: Russia

Six current drivers hold a 100% Q3 record in Sochi, four drivers have a 100% Russian Grand Prix points-finish record and just two drivers have never been beaten by their team-mate in Qualifying at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s Russian Grand Prix history! ?? Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton won both

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Sochi Autodrom Track Stats

Formula One visits the Sochi Autodrom for the fifth time as we head into the sixteenth race weekend of the year. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix! ?? SOCHI RACE WINNERS There have been four previous Russian Grands Prix. From those four, there have been three different

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