The last time a driver won on their return to F1 following an absence was in 1997. Here are more stats and facts from the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
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Melbourne confirms Mercedes’ slide to F1’s fifth-fastest team
Lap time watch: 2024 Australian GP
Posted onMercedes are at the bottom of the top five teams in Australia but Ferrari found a significant chunk of time compared to last year.
Single win for Williams while Red Bull rack up 114 in 20 seasons to overtake them
2024 Saudi Arabian GP stats and facts
Posted onSince arriving in F1 20 years ago Red Bull have beaten Williams’ wins tally while they scored just a single win. Here’s the stats from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s record lap puts Ferrari and Mercedes further behind than last year
Lap time watch: 2024 Saudi Arabian GP
Posted onFerrari and Mercedes are further behind Red Bull than last year after Max Verstappen broke the track record at Jeddah.
All cars finish two consecutive F1 races for first time ever
Formula 1
Posted onFor the first time ever, Formula 1 has held two consecutive grands prix in which no cars retired. More stats and facts from the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Only one team hasn’t got any closer to Red Bull
Lap time watch: 2024 Bahrain GP
Posted onEvery team except Alpine has got closer to Red Bull since this race last year. And a couple of drivers know they should have gone even quicker in qualifying.
The key data from F1’s only pre-season test of 2024
Formula 1
Posted onWith three days of testing for the 2024 F1 season completed, who was fastest, who was most reliable, and who likely has pace in reserve?
The F1 records Hamilton, Alonso, Verstappen and others can set in 2024
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso should make his 400th start, Lewis Hamilton is heading for 200 podiums – and Max Verstappen could set a surprising record.
Timeline: Ferrari to ‘Stake’ – the 33 historic identities of Formula 1’s 10 teams
Formula 1
Posted onThere are only 10 teams on the Formula 1 grid but between them they’ve had over 30 different identities. Here’s how they changed over the years.
22 telling stats on every driver from the 2023 Formula 1 season
Formula 1
Posted onWe dug into the data and unearthed a revealing statistic about each of the 22 drivers who contested this year’s 22 rounds.
Alonso’s strong start, Norris’s late surge: Which F1 drivers beat their 2022 scores?
Formula 1
Posted onOnly one driver increased their points score in 2023 by more than Max Verstappen did. Here’s how they all compared.
How Sainz suffered the worst season finale for a driver since Schumacher in 1997
2023 Abu Dhabi GP stats and facts
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr had a dire final race of the year and Fernando Alonso underestimated how well his team did in the past. Here’s the stats from the F1 finale.
Verstappen could have missed the last 10 races and still won the title
F1 statistics
Posted onMax Verstappen could have stayed at the beach instead of returning from the summer break and still won the title by a point. Here’s the key stats from his dominant season.
Ferrari are the Q3 masters but Sargeant takes a pasting: 2023 qualifying in stats
F1 Statistics
Posted onWhile Ferrari reached Q3 more than any other team, Logan Sargeant never once out-qualified his team mate. We analyse the qualifying stats of 2023.
Piastri is first rookie to take two fastest laps in a season since Hamilton
2023 Las Vegas GP stats and facts
Posted onOscar Piastri became the first driver since Lewis Hamilton to set multiple fastest laps in a rookie season. Here are more stats and facts from Las Vegas.
Las Vegas GP stats preview: F1’s 1,100th round begins a spate of Saturday races
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 hasn’t held a grand prix on a Saturday for 38 years. But this weekend’s is the first of three in the next four events.
Red Bull equal Mercedes’ record for most wins in a season – with a key difference
2023 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull broke one of Mercedes’ records and equalled another last weekend, but they’re doing it very differently.
Verstappen matches Prost’s 51 wins in 11 fewer starts
2023 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s 51st grand prix win last weekend in Mexico City put him level with Alain Prost, and now only behind three drivers in F1’s all-time winner’s list.
Verstappen’s 50 F1 wins “rookie numbers compared to Lewis”
2023 US GP Stats and Facts
Posted onMax Verstappen reached 50 wins but Charles Leclerc was the first pole-winner to be disqualified from a race in almost two decades. Here are the US GP stats and facts.
Verstappen’s fourth ‘grand slam’, Albon’s superiority and Piastri’s unusual feat
Stats and Facts
Posted onOscar Piastri achieved the unusual feat of winning an F1 race but not a world championship grand prix. Here are the Qatar GP stats and facts.