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.

Formula 1 Drivers Who Raced on Their Birthday

There have been 74 occasions when a Formula 1 driver has raced on their birthday. From those 74 occasions, two have won a Grand Prix, six have finished on the podium and 17 have scored points. Here are all the statistics!

Formula 1’s Longest Off-Seasons

Formula 1’s 2019-20 winter break was set to be the shortest in 38 years. Instead, it became the longest in 55 years. We take a look back at Formula 1’s longest – and shortest – off seasons.

The F1 drivers who moved from McLaren to Ferrari

In 2021, Carlos Sainz will race alongside Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. The Spaniard becomes only the fifth driver in F1 history to move from McLaren to Ferrari. We take a look at the other four drivers who did so.

5 Questions for the 2020 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 is back. Will Mercedes dominate? Are Racing Point best of the rest? And have Williams moved up the order? Here are five questions which we may get the answers to over the 2020 Australian Grand Prix weekend.

Australian GP: Milestones and Records to Break

The first race to feature two Canadian drivers in over fifty years, the 800th race to feature a German driver and a chance for Vettel to set a new record of Albert Park wins. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2020 Australian Grand Prix!

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing Statistics

Who completed the most laps? Who set the fastest times? Who caused the most red flags? We have all the answers for you as we take a look at the statistics from F1’s 2020 pre-season testing!

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 6 Statistics

As the teams’ pre-season running came to an end, the majority of their best lap times tumbled. Here are all the statistics from the final day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 5 Statistics

Ferrari set the pace and Williams complete the most laps as Mercedes end the day bottom of the lap count. Here are all the statistics from the fifth day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 4 Statistics

Robert Kubica topped the timesheet for Alfa Romeo, while Red Bull and Racing Point showed good pace on harder tyre compounds. Here are all the statistics from the fourth day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Week 1 Statistics

From the fastest times for each driver and team to the most laps completed each day, here are all the statistics from the first week of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya!

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 3 Statistics

There were plenty of red flags as the lap times tumbled at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Here are all the statistics from the third day of pre-season testing!

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 2 Statistics

As Mercedes raised eyebrows with their innovative DAS system, Alfa Romeo set the fastest lap time of the day. Here are all the statistics from the second day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 1 Statistics

Formula 1 is back. Day 1 of pre-season testing saw Lewis Hamilton lead a Mercedes 1-2, with the team also completing the most laps. Here are all the statistics from the opening day of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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