After two races in which Mercedes’ rivals finally seemed to have got on terms with them, Baku saw a sudden return to domination by the silver cars.
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Williams hit record speeds on and off the track
2016 European Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWilliams reached record levels of performance for speed on the track and in the pits during the European Grand Prix weekend.
Hamilton closes on Schumacher with fifth Canada win
2016 Canadian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton took his fifth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve yesterday and moved closer to Michael Schumachers’ record of seven wins at the track.
Ferrari’s Monaco win drought reaches 15 years
2016 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari and the Monaco Grand Prix are two of the most evocative names in grand prix racing. But F1’s most famous team now hasn’t won F1’s most famous race for 15 years.
Verstappen smashes youngest F1 winner record
2016 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen obliterated the record for youngest ever F1 race winner and left it at a level where it is unlikely to ever be beaten.
Mercedes poised to equal wins record
2016 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg’s victory for Mercedes in the Russian Grand Prix was the tenth in a row for the team – and leaves them poised to equal the all-time record.
Rosberg joins Vettel, Schumacher and Ascari on six-in-a-row
2016 Chinese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWith his six consecutive grand prix victory, Nico Rosberg joined a small and very special group of F1 drivers.
Rosberg becomes eighth driver to win five in a row
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg joined an small and elite group of Formula One drivers by winning his fifth race in a row in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Rosberg extends career-best winning streak
2016 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg scored his fourth consecutive victory yesterday, extending his best-ever winning streak in Formula One.
The three drivers who could inherit Maldonado’s ‘bad boy’ reputation
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Posted onPastor Maldonado has left behind a reputation as F1’s ‘bad boy’, but there are three current drivers who have picked up penalties more frequently than him.
The F1 statistics to look out for in 2016
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Posted onWill it be a fourth win-less year for McLaren? Will Hamilton or Vettel pass Prost? Will Rosberg take Moss’s unwanted record? The year ahead in stats.
Maldonado penalised twice as often as any other driver
2016 F1 season
Posted onAnalysis by F1 Fanatic shows Pastor Maldonado has incurred more than twice as many penalties as any other driver over the course of his 95-race F1 career.
316 drivers, 43 countries: Complete 2016 F1 superlicence points breakdown
2016 F1 season
Posted onA complete list of drivers who have scored F1 superlicence points has been compiled for the first time. Explore the data in full.
How F1’s 32 champions compare at the beginning of 2016
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel exceeded Ayrton Senna’s wins tally last year and either could overhaul Alain Prost’s 51 victories during 2016.
2015 F1 season statistics: the year in context
2015 F1 season review
Posted onThe 2015 season was strikingly similar to the previous year, while F1 continues to see declining grids and a growing calendar.
Why Alonso was right about Ferrari’s modest gains in 2015
2015 F1 season review: Car performance
Posted onFernando Alonso was sceptical about the gains his former team Ferrari made in 2015. The end-of-season data indicates he had a point.
Mercedes raise the bar with record-smashing 2015 season
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMore front row lock-outs, more one-two finishes and more points: Mercedes raised the bar with a dominant and record-smashing campaign in 2015.
Rosberg keeps Hamilton waiting for first Brazil win
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton has won at almost every venue on the calendar, but despite four front row starts at Interlagos he is yet to win in Brazil.
Rosberg gets first hat-trick as Ferrari’s finishing streak ends
2015 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onPole position, win and fastest lap gave Nico Rosberg the first hat-trick of his F1 career – but it was a rotten weekend for Ferrari.
McLaren enduring their longest ever win-less streak
2015 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile their former driver clinched his third world championship, McLaren entered their longest streak without a grand prix win on Sunday.