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.

F1 On This Day: 23rd May

23rd May is the day on which F1 celebrated its 200th World Championship race in 1971, the day that only five cars reached the chequered flag at the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix and the day on which Jarno Trulli took his only F1 win.

2021 Monaco GP: Milestones and Records to Break

As Williams celebrate their 750th race, Bottas could equal Piquet for tenth in the list of all-time podiums and could this be the first time there is an identical podium for a third race in a row?

2021 Spanish Grand Prix Quiz

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

2021 Spanish GP: A Statistic For Every Driver

Hamilton takes a fifth consecutive Catalunya win, Bottas and Verstappen move up the all-time podium list and Tsunoda encounters the curse of the sixteenth grid slot. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2021 Spanish Grand Prix weekend!

2021 Spanish Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Hamilton takes his 98th win, the podium is identical to last week and Vettel sets the longest point-less streak of his career. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix!

2021 Spanish GP: Qualifying Statistics

Hamilton records his 100th pole position, Red Bull qualify on the front row at Catalunya for the first time since 2011 and Alonso is out-qualified for a third race in a row. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix!

F1 On This Day: 9th May

9th May is the day on which Prost, Senna and Schumacher shared the podium for the only time, and the day that Jimmy Jump interrupted the start of the 2004 Spanish Grand Prix.

2021 Spanish GP: Milestones and Records to Break

As Verstappen makes his 100th start with Red Bull, Mercedes could overtake Williams in the all-time pole list and Hamilton could equal Schumacher for most Spanish Grand Prix wins. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix!

2021 Portuguese GP: A Statistic for Every Driver

Hamilton records the 250th win from second on the grid, Schumacher is the only driver yet to lose a position in a Grand Prix and Raikkonen brings out the first ever Safety Car in Portugal. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix weekend!

2021 Portuguese Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Hamilton records his 97th victory, Norris finishes in the top five for a third race in a row and there’s a new most common podium trio in Formula 1 history. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix!

2021 Portuguese Grand Prix Quiz

How closely were you watching the events of the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix weekend? Test your knowledge in the Lights Out quiz!

2021 Portuguese GP: Qualifying Statistics

Bottas records his seventeenth pole position, Vettel reaches Q3 for the first time in fifteen races and Russell records Williams’ best qualifying result in almost three years. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix!

F1 On This Day: 2nd May

The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix will be the third F1 race held on 2nd May. It’s the day on which Hunt was disqualified after winning the Spanish Grand Prix before being reinstated as the race winner and the day that Badoer set a new unwanted record in 1999.

F1 Track Stats: Portuguese Grand Prix

Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know about the Portuguese Grand Prix ahead of the 2021 race at Algarve International Circuit!

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