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.

2022 Dutch Grand Prix: Post Race F1 Statistics

Verstappen wins at home for the second year in a row, Alpine record the team’s longest run of double points finishes in 16 years and Bottas records three consecutive retirements for the first time.

2022 Dutch Grand Prix: F1 Milestones and Records to Break

As Verstappen hopes to become the 15th driver to win four races in a row, Leclerc moves into the top 10 of drivers to have made the most starts with Ferrari and Alonso can equal Raikkonen as the driver with the most finishes.

2022 Belgian Grand Prix: Post Race F1 Statistics

Verstappen makes this the first time in over 60 years that two consecutive races have been won from the lower half of the grid, Vettel becomes the driver to race the most laps at Spa and Gasly breaks a 69 year old record.

2022 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

With no driver starting in the position in which they qualified, Bottas was eliminated in Q1 for the first time in over seven years and Albon became the 20th driver to qualify in the top ten this year.

2022 Belgian Grand Prix: Milestones and F1 Records to Break

While Verstappen and Hamilton are on the brink of a new 1-2 record, Magnussen could move up the list of most starts without leading and Gasly could equal the longest non-scoring streak of his career on his 100th race start.

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

Russell takes his first pole position, Britain equals the record for most consecutive seasons with a pole and Vettel fails to reach Q3 in Hungary for the first time since 2008.

2022 French Grand Prix: A Statistic for Every Driver

Verstappen is the fourth driver to take back-to-back wins at Circuit Paul Ricard, Alonso becomes the driver to have completed the most racing laps and Ricciardo scores at consecutive races for the first time in almost a year.

Your 2022 French Grand Prix Predictions: The Results

Did you predict only one Ferrari would reach the chequered flag? Or that both Mercedes drivers would finish on the podium? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2022 French Grand Prix were correct?

2022 French Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

As Ferrari take their first pole at Circuit Paul Ricard since 1990, Leclerc becomes the driver to have recorded the third-most poles with the Scuderia and Ricciardo records his worst qualifying run in nine years.

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