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3 Indy 500 drivers (from 1950-1960) also led laps but did not score: Jimmy Daywalt, Eddie Sachs, and Pat O’Connor.

19th consecutive season in which a Ferrari-powered car has managed a fastest lap – extends the record.
First race since India 2012 in which no British driver led.
Alonso has had 60 races since his last […]

Alonso has had 32 wins and 32 second places in his career.

First circuit at which Alonso has scored more than 100 points (obviously this is skewed by the points system change in 2010).

The 3 podium finishers […]

All 12 have led more than 1 lap – last year di Resta and Massa only led 1 lap.

And Turkey 2006.

First time since 2006 that Rosberg has finished in Bahrain in a different position to where he started.

89th consecutive race in which a German driver has scored – beats Britain’s record from the 1960s.

11 […]

No, that record was from USA 1960 to Italy 1969 inclusive. Britain failed to score a point in Belgium 2009 (70 races ago).

Another stat I read elsewhere: this is Alonso’s 58th race in a row without a […]

Oops … I meant first DNF

Webber’s first no-score in China.
Alonso has a 100% record of top 9 starts and top 9 finishes in China.
5th podium for Hamilton in China – more than any other circuit.
Button’s last 5 visits to China have seen […]

One of the worst pitstops of all time must be Barrichello in Australia 2008 – he pitted to refuel behind the safety car before the pitlane had opened for this purpose (earning him a stop-go penalty), then he left […]

Oops – forgot 2009 (which I believe was a pitstop blunder).

Hamilton has finished every Malaysian GP he has competed in inside the top 8 (without ever winning). Every year other than 2007 he has hit trouble somewhere:

2008: grid penalty
2009:
2010: only qualified […]

5th fastest lap for Raikkonen in Australia – more than any other circuit.

Raikkonen has scored more points in Melbourne than any other venue (helped by having raced twice there under the current […]