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’s Tallest F1 Team Is…

If 2019’s F1 drivers all stood on each other’s heads in an impressive aerobatic circus act, their height would be 35.73 metres. That’s double the size of Abraham Lincoln’s face on Mount Rushmore.

The Numbers to Watch in F1 2019

There are plenty of F1 milestones and records to beat in 2019. We’ve gathered them all together in this bumper 4,000 word preview of the upcoming season!

F1 2018 in Numbers

Records were broken and history was made over the 1264 laps of the 2018 F1 season. Here’s the year in numbers!

2018 F1 Team-Mate Battles: The Results

Which driver out-performed their team-mate by the largest margin in 2018? Who scored the highest percentage of their team’s points? Here’s all the statistics and analysis on the 2018 F1 team-mate battles.

Your 2018 F1 Predictions: The Results

Back in March, ahead of the 2018 F1 season, we posted 15 prediction polls on the Lights Out twitter account about the upcoming year. Now we’ve reached the end of the season, it’s time to take a look back! How many of your predictions were correct?

Driver Form: Abu Dhabi

Nine drivers have a 100% finish record in Abu Dhabi, one driver has gone seven seasons without being beaten by a team-mate in qualifying here and just one driver has a 100% Q3 appearance rate at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Yas Marina Circuit! ?? Lewis Hamilton …

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Yas Marina Track Stats

For one last time this season, it’s time to delve into the history books as we prepare for the 21st and final round of the year at the Yas Marina Circuit. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! ?? ABU DHABI RACE WINNERS There have been nine races …

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Driver Form: Brazil

Two drivers have never failed to reach Q3 at Interlagos, two have never been beaten by a team-mate in qualifying at the track and four drivers have completed every race they’ve appeared in here. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s history at the Brazilian Grand Prix! ?? Lewis Hamilton Ten years ago, Lewis …

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Interlagos Track Stats

F1 heads to the ever-enthralling Interlagos circuit for the twentieth and penultimate round of the season. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix! ?? INTERLAGOS RACE WINNERS There have been 35 rounds of the Formula One World Championship held at the Interlagos circuit. From those 35 races, there …

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