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 Belgian Grand Prix: Qualifying Statistics

A Ferrari driver inherits pole at Spa for a second consecutive year, McLaren record their best combined qualifying result in Belgium since 2010 and Bottas out-qualifies his team-mate at Spa for the first time in seven years. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix!

2023 Belgian Grand Prix: Milestones and F1 Records to Break

Verstappen is hoping to become the second driver in history to take eight consecutive wins, Hulkenberg could reach 100 Q3 appearances and Mercedes could score points for a 50th consecutive race. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix!

Every Safety Car Deployment at the Belgian Grand Prix

There have been plenty of incidents at Spa Francorchamps which have resulted in the Safety Car being called out. From rain-related caution periods to first lap shunts, here’s a list of every time the Safety Car has made an appearance at the Belgian Grand Prix!

F1 Team Form: Belgian Grand Prix

Red Bull have been victorious in each of the last three races at Spa Francorchamps. They, Mercedes and Ferrari have shared the last 11 poles and wins at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each team’s history at the Belgian Grand Prix!

F1 Driver Form: Belgian Grand Prix

Verstappen has won the last three Spa races, 2022 ended a seven-year run of podiums in Belgium for Hamilton and seven drivers have a 100% finish rate at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Belgian Grand Prix!

2023 Hungarian Grand Prix: A Statistic For Every Driver

Verstappen becomes the fifth driver to take seven wins in a row, Russell records the best result from 18th on the grid at the Hungaroring and Hamilton is the first driver to take nine poles at a single circuit. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend!

2023 Hungarian Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Red Bull break the 35-year-old record for consecutive victories, Norris records consecutive podiums for the first time and the Enstone team record consecutive double retirements for the first time since 1999. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix!

2023 Hungarian Grand Prix Grid: facts, stats and the full line-up

Hamilton starts from pole position for the first time in 33 races and is joined on the front row – for the first time since the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – by Max Verstappen. Here’s how the grid lines up for the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix!

2023 Hungarian Grand Prix: Qualifying Statistics

Hamilton secures his first pole position since 2021, Alfa Romeo reach Q3 with both cars for the first time since the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix and Sainz’s streak of 33 consecutive top ten qualifications comes to an end. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix!

2023 British Grand Prix: A Statistic For Every Driver

Verstappen becomes the fifth driver to record 11 consecutive podiums, Norris records his first podium finish of the year and Perez records the best Silverstone result from 15th on the grid since 1989. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2023 British Grand Prix weekend!

Every Safety Car Deployment at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Since the first in 2006, there have been 12 outings for the Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car at the Hungaroring. Here’s a list of every time that the Safety Car has been deployed at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

2023 Hungarian Grand Prix: Milestones and F1 Records to Break

As Ricciardo makes his Formula 1 comeback, Verstappen is looking to equal the record for consecutive wins from pole and Red Bull could become the first team to record 12 successive F1 wins. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix!

Hungarian Grand Prix: Grid Slot Statistics

Only three of the last ten Hungaroring have been won from pole position. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of each grid slot at the Hungarian Grand Prix!

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