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.

2023 Dutch Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Verstappen equals Formula 1’s consecutive win record, Gasly records his first podium finish in two years and Alonso sets the fastest lap for the first time in over six years. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix!

Italian Grand Prix: Monza Grid Slot Statistics

The polesitter has failed to win the last four races at Monza and no driver has scored from 20th since 1993. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of each grid slot at the Italian Grand Prix!

F1 Team Form: Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Mercedes have won the Italian Grand Prix in five of the last nine seasons, Red Bull recorded their first Monza podium since 2013 last year and Williams have recorded only one retirement in the last 20 years.

F1 Driver Form: Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Verstappen recorded his first Monza podium by winning in 2022 and won again in 2023, while seven drivers hold a 100% finish rate at the circuit. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Italian Grand Prix!

F1 Track Stats: Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix in every World Championship season except 1980. Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know about Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix!

2023 Dutch Grand Prix: Qualifying Stats

Verstappen equals the Zandvoort pole record, Williams reach Q3 with both cars for the first time in six years and Lawson makes his qualifying debut. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix!

2023 Dutch Grand Prix: Milestones and F1 Records to Break

Verstappen could equal Vettel’s consecutive win record, Leclerc could become the non-champion with the most poles and Hamilton could become the first driver to make 300 Q3 appearances. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix!

F1 Team Form: Dutch Grand Prix

Red Bull have won the last three Zandvoort races. But which teams have the most previous experience at the circuit – and which teams didn’t exist when F1 visited the Netherlands in the 1980s? Here’s everything you need to know about each team’s history at the Dutch Grand Prix!

F1 Driver Form: Dutch Grand Prix

Verstappen has won all three races at Zandvoort since F1’s 2021 return, seven drivers have scored in all of the last three races at the circuit and most of the grid had pre-Formula 1 experience at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Dutch Grand Prix.

F1 Track Stats: Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort

The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2021. Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know about Zandvoort ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix!

2023 Belgian Grand Prix: A Statistic For Every Driver

Verstappen becomes the fifth driver to take three successive Belgian Grand Prix wins, Hamilton records a result other than a podium or retirement at Spa for the first time since 2007 and Gasly and Albon fail to score at Spa for the first time in their careers. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend!

2023 Belgian Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Verstappen becomes the second driver to win eight consecutive races and equals the record for wins from the most different grid slots while Tsunoda returns to the points for the first time in eight races. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix!

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