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.

2019 French GP: Post Race Statistics

Mercedes scored their 50th 1-2 finish, Lewis Hamilton made his 200th appearance in the points and McLaren had a weekend to remember. Here are all the facts and statistics from the 2019 French Grand Prix weekend!

2019 French Grand Prix Quiz

How well can you remember the events of the 2019 French Grand Prix weekend? Test your knowledge in the Lights Out quiz!

2019 French GP: Qualifying Analysis

Lewis Hamilton secured his 86th pole position as Mercedes took their sixth front row lock-out of the 2019 season. We take a look at all the stats and stories from Saturday at the French Grand Prix!

Milestones and Records to Beat: 2019 French GP

A new pole-less record for Perez, the 850th start for McLaren and will we see a 20th different Grand Prix leader at Circuit Paul Ricard? Here are the records which are up for grabs over the 2019 French Grand Prix weekend!

2019 Canadian Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Mercedes set another new record, a Thai driver retires for the first time since 1954 and Daniel Ricciardo reaches 1,000 career points. Here are all the facts and statistics from the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix weekend!

2019 Canadian GP Qualifying Analysis

Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position with a new Track Record at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. We take a look at all the stats and stories from Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix!

Milestones and Records to Beat: 2019 Canadian GP

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve equals the Nurburgring, Sergio Perez equals an unwanted record and Mercedes could equal Lotus’ pole position tally. Here are the records which are up for grabs over the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix weekend!

Milestones and Records to Beat: 2019 Monaco GP

Mercedes could make history, Max Verstappen could equal the number of career laps of his father and Daniel Ricciardo could reach 1,000 career points. Here are the records which are up for grabs over the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix weekend!

Circuit de Monaco Track Stats

Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know about the Circuit de Monaco ahead of the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix!

2019 Spanish Grand Prix: Post Race Statistics

Mercedes stand on the brink of historic F1 domination, Bottas does something a driver hasn’t done at Catalunya since 1994 and Raikkonen does something he hasn’t done in almost five years. Here are all the facts and statistics from the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix weekend!

2019 Spanish Grand Prix Quiz

How well can you remember the events of the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix weekend? Find out in the Lights Out Quiz!

2019 Spanish GP: Qualifying Analysis

Valtteri Bottas took a dominant pole position at Catalunya, achieving a third consecutive pole for the first time in his career. We take a look at all the stats and stories from Saturday at the Spanish Grand Prix!

2019 Spanish GP: 5 Stories for Qualifying

Will Mercedes’ Spanish supremacy continue? Can Vettel take his first Catalunya pole? Will Hulkenberg qualify in the top ten? Here are five stories to look out for on Saturday at the Spanish Grand Prix!

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