Robert Kubica will return to action at a Formula One weekend for the first time since 2010 when he partakes in Free Practice 1 for the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix. The Polish driver, who suffered life-changing injuries in a rally crash in February 2011, will make three appearances with Williams throughout the season. The first […]
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Lewis Hamilton says he expects to sign a new Mercedes contract before the first race of the 2018 season. The four-time World Champion’s current contract is due to expire at the end of this season, but Hamilton says both he and the team are ‘committed’ to one another. Hamilton said: ‘Toto knows that I know
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Sebastian Vettel reached a points milestone, Red Bull reached a podium milestone, and Romain Grosjean reached an unwanted milestone. Here are all the key statistics and facts from the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix weekend! Lewis Hamilton recorded his 64th Formula One victory on Sunday, and his 121st podium finish. It was Mercedes’ 78th win. Hamilton
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It was a chaotic race in Baku, Azerbaijan for the fourth round of the 2018 Formula One season. While Sebastian Vettel shone on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton broke new records with his win on Sunday and Charles Leclerc made a mark with the first points of his career. We’ve rounded up all the essential stats from
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A record-breaking race for Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo equals two champions with six wins, Kimi Raikkonen edges closer to 100 podiums and Nico Hulkenberg really likes starting seventh. Here are all the stats you need to know from the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix weekend! QUALIFYING STATS On Saturday, Sebastian Vettel took the 52nd pole position
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Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari a rare back-to-back victory, McLaren have almost amassed their 2017 points tally and Pierre Gasly took Toro Rosso’s second best ever result. Here are all the key stats from the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend! After two races in 2018, McLaren have now scored 73% of the points they scored in
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The first race weekend of the season is over, and we’ve rounded up some stats from the 2018 Australian Grand Prix. 100 podiums for Vettel, 65 races without a podium for Alonso, and a disaster for Haas. Read all the very best stats from Melbourne! QUALIFYING STATS Seven poles for Lewis Hamilton is a new
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Daniel Ricciardo has been given a three-place penalty for driving too fast under Red Flag conditions during Free Practice 2 at the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s penalty is somewhat controversial. The Red Flag period was due to a loose timing wire on the start/finish line, meaning the incident was on a part
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Before the start of the second week of Winter Testing, I posted five prediction polls on the Lights Out twitter account. How many of the questions did you get right? Find out below! 1. Will Toro Rosso do the most laps in Winter Testing? 1. By the end of the second week of testing, will
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Sebastian Vettel has named his 2018 F1 car ‘Loria’. The four-time World Champion’s tradition of naming his car ahead of the start of the season dates back to 2008, when he named his Toro Rosso STR3 ‘Julie’. The names became more creative as the seasons passed, with ‘Kate’s Dirty Sister’ in 2009 and ‘Kinky Kylie’
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For the first time, this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will feature three DRS activation zones. In hopes of increasing overtaking manoeuvres in the opening round of the season, a DRS detection point has been added 170 metres before turn eleven on the Albert Park track, with the activation zone being between turns twelve and thirteen.
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Reports in Germany suggest Formula One is looking at changing the way the grid for the Grand Prix is formed. According to AMuS, F1’s bosses are planning to scrap Free Practice Three on Saturday mornings and replace it with the current knockout Qualifying session. As a grid is formed from this, the cars would then
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The Albert Park circuit has been the traditional season opener since 1996. Here are four classic races from Melbourne’s impressive catalogue.
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Lights Out delves into some classic European Grand Prix moments.
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10 years in Formula One, 65 pole positions, 41 race wins, 80 podiums and 3 World Championships. This is Ayrton Senna.
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A look at the meteoric rise of F1’s youngest Grand Prix winner.
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How many of your pre-weekend Twitter predictions for the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix were correct? Find out below! 1. Will Valtteri Bottas win back-to-back Grands Prix? 1. Will Valtteri Bottas win back-to-back Grands Prix? #SpanishGP #F1 — Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) May 11, 2017 Your Prediction: No Correct Answer: No After qualifying third, Valtteri Bottas’ hopes
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How many of your pre-weekend Twitter predictions for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix were correct? Find out below! 1. Which team will win in Australia? 1. Which team will win the 2017 Australian Grand Prix? #AusGP #F1 — Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) March 23, 2017 Your Prediction: Mercedes Correct Answer: Ferrari For the first time
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