NicheF1stats

Formula 1 stats, from obvious to obscure

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Hello and welcome to NicheF1stats! This account is about all kinds of Formula 1 statistics, from the obvious to the obscure, with a particular emphasis on fairly comparing the present age of F1 to the sport's vast history.

[Formula 2 @Formula2]

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN @F1… WE’VE GOT AN ALL-F2 CHAMPION PODIUM!!! 🍾🏆

#F2 #AzerbaijanGP

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Ferrari are only 31 points behind RBR now. That's 4.5 points per weekend to pass them.

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

In Monza, EITHER of them could win, so they raced. But today, ONLY Oscar could win, so Lando helped him. Those are not comparable circumstances. They're both very considerate teammates. If anything, the most flagrant thing in their history was how Norris was *thinking about* stealing Oscar's fairly won victory in Spa (but he didn't!)

[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

We haven't had four teams winning multiple races since 1990. We haven't had four teams winning at least three races each since 1977!

[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

What a brilliant race. I keep saying this, but kids, don't listen to all these old farts who says F1 was better "in their day". That was a stone cold classic and we're living a fantastic phase in F1 history right now #AzerbaijanGP

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

@F1GuyDan This also occurred to me. First time since 2010 (or maybe even 2008) that F1's two most historic teams are clearly the two fastest.

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Ollie Bearman becomes the first F1 driver to score points for two constructors in his first two starts!

That's such a 1950s style record, but we're actually getting it today! 🔥🔥

[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

(1/2) Ollie Bearman is trying to be the first driver to score points for two constructors in his first two starts, but eight drivers scored top ten results for two constructors when points were only awarded to sixth place, and almost all seem to be connected to @MrDavidHobbs....

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

McLaren will lead the Constructors Championship by 10 points!!

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Baku 2024 is prompting this thought again

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

I think Piastri is the superior driver to Norris

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

@f1_headassery It will be yet another way that Kimi Antonelli is the true heir to Lewis Hamilton

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Newey was delivering championships to Williams in the 1990s, and wanted some ownership of the team as compensation. Frank Williams, the owner, completely refused that request. Newey felt offended and un-valued. Newey chose to leave and go to McLaren (and after that, Williams never won another championship)

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

5 rookies in 2024!

Antonelli, Bearman, Doohan, Lawson, and Bortoleto!

[formularacers @formularacers_]

🚨 | NEW: Gabriel Bortoleto is reportedly the favourite to take the remaining Sauber seat.

McLaren play a key role. See below:

https://t.co/0DJysgI6dy

[Emilia @emioderso]

(2005, 2006, 2026) would kinda go hard wouldnt it

[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

Say for a moment that Fernando Alonso finally wins a race in Adrian Newey’s Aston Martin in 2026. He’d be the oldest F1 race winner since the Nurburgring in 1957, the day Juan-Manuel Fangio also became the only champion older (46) than Alonso will be in two years’ time (45)

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

In 2026:

-) If Ferrari have the fastest car, we get to see Leclerc and Lewis fight for the championship.
-) If Aston have the fastest car, we get to see Alonso finally win again and Newey cement himself as the GOAT designer.
-) If Mercedes have the fastest car, we get to see what Antonelli is really made of, and whether it's him or George that will be the true successor to Lewis.
-) If McLaren have the fastest car, we'll get to see how Norris and Piastri handle a full season of top level competition.

The only team I'm rooting against for 2026 is Red Bull. I personally have had enough of this iteration of the Red Bull Racing project.

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

Dan Fallows must have been so pleased with himself, being appointed AM's Technical Director. Since then, Stroll has only layered bosses on top of him: a CTO, a Group CEO, and now a Managing Technical Partner.

Fallows hasn't delivered the lap time he needed to, but getting slowly buried like this must be infuriating.

[NicheF1stats @NicheF1stats]

I would also add that, with Newey joining, the most uncertain element of this project is now actually *Honda*. Those UK facilities Honda sold to RBR might come back to bite them.

[Alex Jacques @AlexJacquesF1]

Thoughts on Adrian Newey: 

• The reported salary surely makes him the best paid non athlete in sport.
• Having seriously upgraded everything else the scrutiny on the drivers will only increase. 
• Great for F1 that Newey joined a team outside of the current 'big four'
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[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

Force India were bankrupt in August 2018. If there’s one thing we can be sure of it is that Lawrence Stroll really does not piss about when he sets his mind to something.

[Bekim @ImNotBekim]

If this title battle goes down to the last race, we’re talking about one of the best seasons in recent history lowkey