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.

Milestones and Records to Beat: 2019 Chinese GP

The 1,000th World Championship race, a milestone weekend for Toro Rosso and a chance for Mercedes to equal McLaren’s tally of 1-2 finishes. Here are the records which are up for grabs over the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix weekend!

2019 Bahrain GP: Post Race Statistics

Monaco and Thailand take rare successes, Vettel and Hamilton equal Schumacher and Valtteri Bottas equals Jack Brabham. Here are all the facts and statistics from the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend!

F1 takes legal action on April Fool’s Day articles

Formula 1 is to take legal action over websites which publish untrue and fabricated stories about the sport on April Fool’s Day. Chase Carey has described such websites as “irresponsible”.

2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Quiz

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

2019 Bahrain GP: Qualifying Analysis

Charles Leclerc became Formula 1’s second-youngest polesitter as he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix. We take a look at all the stats and stories from Saturday!

2019 Bahrain GP: 5 Stories for Qualifying

Ferrari returned to the top of the timesheets as Mercedes seemed to falter on the first day of running at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix. Here’s what to look out for on Saturday in Sakhir!

Lucky and Unlucky Grid Positions: Bahrain

The Bahrain Grand Prix has been won from pole only twice in the last six years, three of the top twenty grid slots have never scored and the driver starting fifth has never finished on the podium. Here are which grid slots have had favourable, and not so favourable, fortunes at the Bahrain International Circuit

F1 Team Form: Bahrain

Mercedes are yet to record a retirement in Bahrain, Ferrari have won each of the last two Sakhir races and Toro Rosso have scored only twice at the track. Here’s how the teams’ histories compare at the Bahrain International Circuit!

F1 Driver Form: Bahrain

Nine drivers have a 100% finish rate in Bahrain, two drivers have a 100% top ten qualification rate at the track and three drivers have never been beaten by a team-mate in qualifying. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s past performances at the Bahrain Grand Prix!

Milestones and Records to Beat: 2019 Bahrain GP

Will France reach 500 points-scoring races? Can Sebastian Vettel become the first driver to take three consecutive Bahrain victories? Will Nico Hulkenberg equal Martin Brundle’s win-less race tally? Here are the milestones and records to beat at the 2019 Bahrain GP!

The Big Question: Ferrari’s Australian GP Team Orders

In the closing laps of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc was instructed to stay behind Sebastian Vettel by the Ferrari team. We take a look at the facts and ask whether or not the pair should have been free to race.

2019 Australian Grand Prix Quiz

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

2019 Australian GP: Post Race Statistics

Valtteri Bottas leads the championship for the first time, Lewis Hamilton breaks a 30 year old record and Honda score their first podium finish since 2008.

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