Mercedes may be off the front row for the first time since Monza but they’ve made a bigger lap time gain than Ferrari or Red Bull in Mexico.
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Raikkonen ends longest-ever wait between wins
2018 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe big statistics from the United States Grand Prix are all about Kimi Raikkonen ending his five-and-a-half-year wait for his 21st grand prix victory.
McLaren and Williams slower than 2017 at COTA
Lap Time Watch: 2018 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren and Williams have been unable to lap quicker at the Circuit of the Americas than they did 12 months ago.
Mercedes take first back-to-back one-twos since 2016
2018 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes scored back-to-back one-two finishes in Russia and Japan, the first time they have done this since 2016.
Toro Rosso having best weekend of 2018 at Honda’s home race
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThanks to Honda’s new power unit, Toro Rosso made their biggest step forward of 2018 so far at Suzuka, and bagged their best qualifying result.
Verstappen did 2018’s best recovery drive yet – in eight laps
2018 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen finished 14 places higher than he started in Russia – the biggest gain for any driver so far this year – and he did it in just eight laps.
Williams are slower than last year again in Russia
2018 Russian Grand Prix Lap Time Watch
Posted onFor the fifth time this year the Williams FW41 is slower than its predecessor was at the same circuit in the previous season.
How Singapore showed F1’s problem with processions again
2018 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSingapore was the second time in F1 history that the top six drivers on the grid were all in the same order when the chequered flag fell.
Sauber six seconds quicker than last year in Singapore
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 has made the biggest leap in performance of the year so far at Singapore. Sauber led the way by lapping over six seconds quicker than they did in 2017.
Ferrari suffering longest-ever home race victory drought
2018 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s victory for Mercedes last weekend mean Ferrari have now gone eight years without a home victory – their longest-ever drought.
The stats behind Raikkonen’s record-smashing fastest ever F1 lap
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has set a new record for the fastest ever lap by a Formula 1 car. Here’s how his time compares to Juan Pablo Montoya’s former record.
Vettel passes Prost with 52nd F1 victory
2018 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSebastian Vettel became the third-most successful driver of all time in terms of wins with his victory in Belgium last weekend.
F1 beats Porsche 919 Hybrid evo’s Spa record lap
2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onNeel Jani’s unofficial Spa track record in the Porsche 919 Hybrid evo lasted just 138 days. Sebastian Vettel set a new fastest ever lap of the Belgian circuit.
20 telling stats on each F1 driver’s season so far
F1 statistics
Posted onWhich driver is making the best starts this year? Who is thrashing their team mate on one-lap pace? Here are the most telling stats on this year’s drivers.
Who’s winning the F1 team mate battles of 2018 so far?
2018 F1 season
Posted onWho are the most closely-matched Formula 1 team mates so far in 2018? And who is being dominated by the guy in the other garage? Here’s the full data.
Do Ferrari or Mercedes have the quickest car? It’s not clear: and that’s great for F1
2018 F1 season
Posted onWhile the raw numbers show Mercedes have had a fractionally faster car, Ferrari have moved ahead in recent races and their rivals are worried about the second half of 2018.
No win for Raikkonen in his last 30 podium appearances
2018 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has now appeared on the podium 30 times since he last won a race. Here are more stats and facts from the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Schumacher’s 14-year-old Hungaroring lap record could fall on Sunday
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Hungaroring Formula 1 track record fell on Saturday and a new lap record could be set in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Vettel is first driver to crash out of the lead solo in 13 years
2018 German Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhen Sebastian Vettel slid into a barrier on lap 52 of the German Grand Prix it was the first time in 13 years a Formula 1 driver has crashed out of the lead by themselves.
Schumacher’s 2004 Hockenheim F1 track record smashed
2018 German Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel smashed Michael Schumacher’ 14-year-old Hockenheimring track record, while Williams lifted themselves up from the back of the field.