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.

The longest gaps between F1 wins for car number 1

At the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen became the first driver to win in car number 1 since Sebastian Vettel at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. It was the longest gap between victories for car number 1. But when were the other longest gaps?

Johnny Herbert’s unlucky first race run

Johnny Herbert never had the best of luck in season-opening F1 races. His best result in a season-opener came on his debut at the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, where he finished fourth.

2022 Bahrain GP: A Statistic for Every Driver

Hamilton finishes on the podium for the 16th consecutive year, Tsunoda does something no driver has done since 2004 and Magnussen scores Haas’ best result in almost four years.

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