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Every Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner, measured: eleven poles in a row converted, and five titles decided
Seventeen Abu Dhabi Grands Prix have been held at Yas Marina since 2009. Pole has won the last eleven in a row. Five world titles were decided there, from Vettel's first in 2010 to Norris's by two points in 2025. Every winner, grid slot and safety car, measured.
Every Sao Paulo and Brazilian Grand Prix winner since 2010, measured: pole usually wins at Interlagos, except when it really does not
Fifteen Formula 1 races have been held at Interlagos since 2010. Pole won nine of them. The other six include Max Verstappen's win from seventeenth in the rain in 2024 and Lewis Hamilton's from tenth in 2021. Every winner, grid slot and safety car, measured.
Every Mexico City Grand Prix winner, measured: ten races since 2015, five for Verstappen
Ten Formula 1 races have been held in Mexico City since the Grand Prix returned in 2015. Max Verstappen won five, pole has won five, Lewis Hamilton clinched two titles here, and Sergio Perez's best at home is third. Every winner, grid slot and safety car, measured.
Every United States Grand Prix winner at COTA, measured: 13 races in Austin, Hamilton five, Verstappen four
Thirteen United States Grands Prix have been held at the Circuit of the Americas since 2012. Lewis Hamilton won five, Max Verstappen four, and pole has won six. Unlike Baku or Singapore, safety cars are rare here. Every winner, grid slot and safety car, measured.
Every Singapore Grand Prix winner, measured: 16 races at night, 11 won from pole
Sixteen Formula 1 races have been held in Singapore since 2008. Eleven were won from pole, Sebastian Vettel won five, and a safety car came out in every race until 2024. The last two have had none. Every winner, grid slot and safety car, measured.
Every Azerbaijan Grand Prix winner, measured: nine races at Baku, three won from pole
Nine Formula 1 races have been held at the Baku City Circuit since 2016. Only three were won from pole, Charles Leclerc started first four years running without winning, and Daniel Ricciardo won from tenth. Every winner, grid slot, safety car and red flag, measured.
Retired F1 Numbers: There Is Only One
Formula 1 has retired exactly one number, and it is 17. The others people assume are gone, including 27 and 13, are all still available.
Do F1 Cars Have Traction Control? The Ban, the Return, the Ban
F1 banned traction control, then brought it back because it could not catch anyone cheating, then banned it again with a standard ECU. The reason why is the interesting part.
F1 Driver Numbers Explained: Every Number on the 2026 Grid
Every F1 driver number on the 2026 grid, why drivers pick their own, what number 1 means, the story behind Hamilton's 44, and the number retired forever for Jules Bianchi.
How F1 Became So Safe: From a Deadly Sport to One Fatality in 30 Years
How F1 became so safe, the deadly decades when drivers died routinely, Jackie Stewart's crusade, the 1994 Imola weekend that changed everything, and the innovations that made the modern car survivable.
F1 Ground Effect and Porpoising Explained: The Idea Too Powerful to Trust
Ground effect and porpoising explained, how the floor sucks an F1 car to the track, the Lotus cars and fan car that made it famous, why it was banned in 1983, and why its 2022 return made the cars bounce.
Famous F1 Team Radio Messages: The Most Iconic Moments
From "just leave me alone, I know what I'm doing" to "GP2 engine" and "Multi 21", the famous F1 team radio messages that became part of the sport's language, and the races behind them.