Lewis Hamilton became the third driver in the history of Formula One to score a ‘grand slam’ in his home race by dominating the British Grand Prix.
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Why Vettel is the real star of qualifying so far in 2017
2017 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSebastian Vettel has been the best qualifier of 2017 so far despite Ferrari usually having a slower car over a single lap than Mercedes.
Vettel now has more penalty points than any driver has ever scored
2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSebastian Vettel reached a record number of penalty points while a faulty headrest cost Lewis Hamilton a clean sweep of victories on every 2017 track.
Hamilton takes fourth grand slam as Stroll grabs first points
2017 Canadian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton took his fourth grand slam and equalled Ayrton Senna’s pole positions tally in Canada. Meanwhile Lance Stroll took his first points.
Ferrari end another 16-year win-less streak in Monaco
2017 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari ended another 16-year win-less run in Monaco but it was a weekend for streaks coming to an end. Here’s all the stats and facts.
The gap widens: Just three cars finished on the lead lap
2017 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFirst the first time in almost a decade only three cars finished on the lead lap of a dry grand prix, showing how far behind the midfield has fallen.
Bottas ends 2,000-day wait for victory
2017 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas had been waiting over 2,000 days for a victory when he took his breakthrough F1 win in the Russian Grand Prix.
Vettel makes best start to a season for a Ferrari driver since 2004
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWith two wins and a second place from the first three races Sebastian Vettel has made the best start to a championship for a Ferrari driver in 13 years.
Hamilton extends record winning streak with third grand slam
2017 Chinese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThere was something extra-special about Lewis Hamilton’s third grand slam, which also extended his record seasonal winning streak.
Faster cars lead to Melbourne’s shortest ever grand prix
2017 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFaster cars, more durable tyres – and an aborted start – produced the shortest Australian Grand Prix ever seen at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.
Rosberg ends longest-ever wait for championship
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg became the first driver to win the world championship over 200 races after his Formula One debut. Here are the season finale stats and facts.
Rosberg has a 90% chance of title victory
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg’s chance of winning the world championship in the final race is almost 90% despite Lewis Hamilton’s third win in a row in Brazil.
One more win will clinch title for Rosberg
2016 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOne more win this year will guarantee Nico Rosberg the championship. Here’s all the Mexico stats and facts including a new record for Mercedes.
Rosberg can become champion at this weekend’s race
2016 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNico Rosberg can win the world championship on Sunday despite Lewis Hamilton taking his 50th career win yesterday. Here’s all the United States GP statistics.
The four slow starts which cost Hamilton dearly
2016 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onReliability has hurt Lewis Hamilton’s championship hopes in 2016 but Suzuka was the fourth time a slow getaway had spoiled his race this year.
Hamilton retains best reliability rate of any champion
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onDespite his heartbreaking engine failure on Sunday, Lewis Hamilton remains the world champion who has had the most reliable cars.
Mercedes’s second chance to equal longest winning streak
2016 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes could equal the record for most consecutive wins by a team at the next race – but they’ve already blown a chance to do that already this year.
Honda claim first fastest lap since 1992
2016 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe Italian Grand Prix saw a Honda-powered car set the fastest lap of a race for the first time since Ayrton Senna did in 1992.
Hamilton makes rare podium run from outside top 20
2016 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s drive to the podium having started outside the top 20 was only the 15th time this has happened in F1 history – and he’s done it twice.
Hamilton on course to equal Prost this year
2016 German Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton is on course to equal Alain Prost’s tally of race wins and world championship titles in the second half of this year.