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.

2018 F1 Title Permutations: USA

The title battle is now an exclusive race between two drivers – Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas are now firmly out of mathematical contention and, should Hamilton’s form continue, it won’t be too long before a fifth title is his. Here’s how the title can be won and lost over …

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Driver Form: Suzuka

Max Verstappen is the only current driver to have a 100% points scoring record at the Japanese Grand Prix, seven drivers have a 100% Suzuka finish record and just two drivers have never been beaten in qualifying by a team-mate at the track. Here are all the stats and facts about each driver’s history at …

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Suzuka Track Stats

For the seventeenth round of the championship, Formula One heads to Japan and one of the drivers’ favourite tracks – Suzuka. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix! ?? SUZUKA RACE WINNERS There have been 29 Formula One races held at the Suzuka circuit. During that time, there …

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2018 F1 Title Permutations: Japan

There are now just four drivers left in mathematical contention for the 2018 Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen has dropped out of the title hunt as a result of his fifth place finish in Sochi. Here is how the championship battle looks ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix NOTE: You can find updated title permutations for …

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Driver Form: Russia

Six current drivers hold a 100% Q3 record in Sochi, four drivers have a 100% Russian Grand Prix points-finish record and just two drivers have never been beaten by their team-mate in Qualifying at the track. Here’s everything you need to know about each driver’s Russian Grand Prix history! ?? Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton won both …

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Sochi Autodrom Track Stats

Formula One visits the Sochi Autodrom for the fifth time as we head into the sixteenth race weekend of the year. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix! ?? SOCHI RACE WINNERS There have been four previous Russian Grands Prix. From those four, there have been three different …

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Driver Form: Singapore

Five drivers have a 100% Singapore Grand Prix finish record, two drivers have a 100% Q3 record and Sergio Perez’s race record here is perhaps the most impressive. Find out why as we take a look through the statistics of each driver’s history at the Marina Bay Circuit! ?? Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has appeared in …

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Marina Bay Track Stats

It’s time for F1’s premier night race weekend! The sport heads to the Marina Bay Circuit for the fifteenth round of the 2018 championship. Here are all the stats you need ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend! ?? SINGAPORE RACE WINNERS From ten previous race at the Marina Bay Circuit, four different drivers have won …

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Monza Track Stats

Formula One heads to the ‘Temple of Speed’ for Round Fourteen of the season. Monza has been an almost ever-present track on the calendar, and has seen plenty of enthralling racing over the past seventy years. Here are all the statistics you need ahead of the 2018 Italian Grand Prix! ?? MONZA RACE WINNERS There …

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