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.

Britain’s Road to 700 F1 Podiums

At the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris brought Britain’s Formula 1 podium tally to 700. We take a look at Britain’s path to their 700th top three result!

2021 Emilia Romagna GP: A Statistic For Every Driver

Verstappen is the 30th driver to reach eleven wins, Hamilton leads the championship for the 121st time and Schumacher does something no driver has done before. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend!

2021 Emilia Romagna GP: Post Race Statistics

Verstappen takes his 11th win, British drivers reach 700 podiums and Alonso scores his first point since his comeback to F1. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!

2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Quiz

How closely were you watching the action over the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend? Test your knowledge in the Lights Out quiz!

2021 Emilia Romagna GP: Qualifying Statistics

Hamilton secures his 99th pole at a 30th different circuit, Perez is on the front row for the first time and both Williams drivers reach Q2. Here are the facts and statistics from qualifying at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!

Imola F1 Quiz

How well can you remember the events of previous Formula 1 races at Imola? Test your knowledge of the circuit in the Lights Out quiz!

F1 On This Day: 18th April

The 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will be the third Formula 1 race held on 18th April. It’s the day on which Red Bull recorded their first pole position, the day that a Russian driver scored for the first time and the day that F1’s only posthumous champion was born.

2021 Emilia Romagna GP: Milestones and Records to Break

As F1 returns from a three-week break, Hamilton could become the driver to have led the title race on the most occasions and Alonso makes his 100th start with number 14. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!

Formula 1 Team Radio Quiz

Every Formula 1 fan loves an outburst from the drivers on the team radio. How well can you match up F1 team radio quotes to the races at which they were said? Test your knowledge in the Lights Out quiz!

Last 10 F1 Drivers Who Retired on the First Lap of Their Career

Nikita Mazepin suffered embarrassment at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, becoming the first driver to retire on the first lap of their Formula 1 career in almost twenty years. Here are the last ten F1 drivers to take the unwanted honour of recording a retirement before completing the first racing lap of their career.

2021 Bahrain GP: A Statistic For Every Driver

Hamilton takes the record for most laps led in F1, Bottas equals Rosberg’s podium tally and Mazepin is the first driver to crash out on Lap 1 of his career in almost 20 years. Here’s a statistic from each driver’s 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend!

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Hamilton becomes the second driver to win in fifteen consecutive seasons, Tsunoda is the first Japanese driver to score on debut and Aston Martin record their first point in Formula 1. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix!

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Quiz

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

F1 On This Day: 28th March

The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix will be the fourth Formula 1 race to take place on 28th March. It’s the day on which Ayrton Senna recorded his final home win, and the day Jenson Button won with McLaren for the first time.

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