After graduating from the University of Hull 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. Now in its fifth season, the blog has become a firm fan-favourite, delving deep into the sport's history books and lifting the cover on unusual F1 statistics. Nicky also writes at F1Destinations and GPDestinations. In 2017 and 2018, he wrote for Badger GP. Nicky is also the host of the F1 Rewind Podcast and can be heard as the resident stats man on the 2 Soft Compounds Podcast.
Lance Stroll takes the first pole position of his career, Mercedes fail to qualify in the top six for the first time in over seven years and both Alfa Romeos escape Q1 for the first time this season. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix!Read More →
The 2020 Turkish Grand Prix will be the third Formula 1 race to have been held on 15th November, after the 1987 Australian Grand Prix and the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix.Read More →
As Formula 1 returns to Istanbul Park for the first time since 2011, Mercedes power seeks its 200th win and Hamilton is on the hunt for a seventh title. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix!Read More →
The Turkish Grand Prix has always been won from the front row of the grid, and podium finishes have been scored exclusively from the top five grid positions. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of each grid slot at Istanbul Park! THE STATS No wins away fromRead More →
Ferrari have the most wins at Istanbul Park, Red Bull have taken pole in the last three races at the track and Renault have never failed to qualify in the top ten. Here’s everything you need to know about each team’s history at the Turkish Grand Prix!Read More →
Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know from the previous seven races held at Istanbul Park ahead of Formula 1’s return to the circuit for the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix!Read More →
Hamilton passes 5,000 laps led, both Alfa Romeo drivers score and Verstappen retires in Italy for the third time this year. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend!Read More →
Hamilton passes 5,000 laps led, Mercedes secure a seventh consecutive title and Ricciardo becomes the first Australian to finish on the podium at Imola. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!Read More →
How closely were you watching the events of the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend? Test your knowledge of the Imola race in the Lights Out quiz!Read More →
Mercedes have been crowned Constructors’ Champions and Lewis Hamilton can seal a seventh title at Istanbul Park. Here are the title permutations ahead of the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix! After retiring from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Max Verstappen ensured that the 2020 Drivers’ Championship would be awarded to aRead More →
How many of your pre-weekend predictions for the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were correct? Find out here!Read More →
Bottas takes his fifteenth pole, Gasly equals his best ever qualifying result and Giovinazzi and Russell record their teams’ worst Imola qualifying results. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!Read More →
The 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will be the fifth race to be staged on 1st November. Three different countries have hosted a race on this day so far, with this weekend’s Grand Prix making Italy the fourth to do so.Read More →
Lewis Hamilton cannot clinch the 2020 Drivers’ Championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, but Mercedes could become seven-time Constructors’ Champions. Here are the title permutations as F1 heads to Imola.Read More →
As Formula 1 races in Italy for the 100th time, Hamilton could equal the record of most wins with a single constructor while Magnussen and Norris are looking to end their point-less streaks. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!Read More →
At the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Italy will become the first country to have hosted 100 rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship. Here are the countries which have hosted the most F1 races!Read More →
No driver has won at Imola from outside the top five on the grid, while all but two grid slots have previously scored. Here’s everything you need to know about each grid slot’s history at Imola!Read More →
Williams and Ferrari share the record for most wins at Imola, the Scuderia have finished on the podium in all of the last thirteen races at the track and Alfa Romeo have finished a race here only once. Here’s everything you need to know about each team’s history at Imola.Read More →