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 Testing 2019: Day 6 Report

McLaren set the pace for a second day in succession as a mechanical failure caused a crash for Sebastian Vettel and kept Ferrari off-track for most of the afternoon.

F1 Testing 2019: Day 5 Report

Lando Norris set the fastest time, but McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari all ran into trouble as testing resumed at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 Winter Testing 2019: 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 Winter Testing!

F1 Testing 2019: Day 4 Report

Nico Hulkenberg set the fastest lap on a day of limited running for Renault, while Antonio Giovinazzi and Alfa Romeo completed the most laps.

F1 Testing 2019: Day 3 Report

Daniil Kvyat was the surprise pace-setter, Mercedes completed almost fifty more laps than any other team and Williams finally made it out on track.

F1 Testing 2019: Day 2 Report

Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of day two, while Mercedes completed the most laps and Pierre Gasly crashed out in the afternoon.

F1 Testing 2019: Day 1 Report

Ferrari went furthest and fastest on the first day of testing in 2019, while Red Bull enjoyed a trouble-free first day with new engine partner Honda.

Ferrari Unveil SF90

Ferrari have revealed the car which they hope will take them to the first title success in over a decade – the SF90.

McLaren Introduce the MCL34

McLaren are the latest team to lift the covers on their 2019 car, unveiling their new MCL34 in an event at their Woking base.

Red Bull Unveil the RB15

Red Bull have lifted the covers on their first Honda powered F1 car – the RB15.

Can Haas really beat Red Bull in 2019?

Rich Energy have become the title sponsor of the Haas F1 team for 2019. That means there’ll be two energy drinks companies going head to head this season, but who’ll come out on top?

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