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.

2021 British GP: Milestones and Records to Break

At the first F1 weekend to feature Sprint Qualifying, Verstappen could equal Moss’ record of most wins without a title and Hamilton could equal the record for most victories at a single circuit.

2021 Austrian Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Verstappen is the first driver to win three F1 races in three weeks, Norris eclipses his 2020 points total and Honda win five races in a row for the first time since 1988.

2021 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

Verstappen takes a third consecutive pole, Williams reach Q3 for the first time in almost three years and neither Ferrari driver qualifies in the top ten in Austria for the first time since 1984.

F1 On This Day: 4th July

4th July is the day on which Mercedes secured their first Formula 1 win, the day Prost finished on the podium for the 100th time and the day on which Schumacher won the French Grand Prix for a seventh time. The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix will be the sixth F1 race held on 4th July.

2021 Austrian GP: Milestones and Records to Break

As Verstappen could become the first driver to win three races in fifteen days, Perez records his 200th race start and a Grand Prix will start with four World Champions on the grid for the 300th time.

2021 Styrian GP: A Statistic For Every Driver

Verstappen records the largest win margin in over five years, Norris loses positions for the first time in 2021 and Bottas enters the top ten in the all-time podium list.

2021 Styrian Grand Prix Quiz

How well can you remember the events of the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix weekend? Test your knowledge in the Lights Out quiz!

2021 Styrian Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Verstappen becomes the second driver to win three races in Austria, Mercedes fail to win four successive races for the first time in the V6 hybrid era and Honda record four consecutive wins for the first time in over 30 years.

2021 Styrian Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

Verstappen takes Red Bull’s first home pole, Gasly records his team’s best qualifying result at the circuit and Russell misses out on Q3 by just eighth thousandths of a second.

F1 On This Day: June 27th

27th June is the day on which the Stewart team started from pole for the only time, the day three British drivers shared the podium in 1965 and the day on which Mark Webber went airborne in Valencia.

2021 Stryian GP: Milestones and Records to Break

As Raikkonen becomes the most experienced driver at the Austrian venue, Hamilton could equal the record for most second place finishes and Honda could celebrate their 300th points-scoring race.

2021 French GP: A Statistic for Every Driver

Verstappen is Le Castellet’s first Honda-powered winner in 32 years, Schumacher reaches Q2 for the first time and Gasly equals his longest points-scoring streak.

2021 French Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Red Bull win a third consecutive race, neither Ferrari driver scores and all 20 drivers finish the race. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2021 French Grand Prix.

2021 French Grand Prix Qualifying Statistics

Verstappen records Pirelli’s 250th pole, Gasly records his team’s first Q3 appearance at Circuit Paul Ricard and Stroll fails to set a qualifying time for the second race in a row.

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