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Statistics: F1's most successful numbers through the ages

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Statistics: F1's most successful numbers through the ages

Stats: Webber's final F1 tally

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Stats: Webber's final F1 tally

Stats: Alonso's Interlagos jinx

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Stats: Alonso's Interlagos jinx

Stats: only Ascari left to topple

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Stats: only Ascari left to topple

Stats: F1's late-race shootouts

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Stats: F1's late-race shootouts

Stats: Modern F1's biggest wins

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Stats: Modern F1's biggest wins

Stats: Formula 1's pole jinxes

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Stats: Formula 1's pole jinxes

Vettel's Formula 1 success in numbers

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Vettel's Formula 1 success in numbers

Stats: McLaren has had it worse than this

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Stats: McLaren has had it worse than this

Stats: Vettel and Webber match Senna and Prost

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Stats: Vettel and Webber match Senna and Prost

Stats: will Alonso do a Mansell?

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Stats: will Alonso do a Mansell?

Stats: how has Vettel matched Ascari and Clark?

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Stats: how has Vettel matched Ascari and Clark?

Stats: what links Anderstorp and Yeongam?

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Stats: what links Anderstorp and Yeongam?

Stats: how Red Bull rates for dominance

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Stats: how Red Bull rates for dominance

Stats: Singapore's fabulous four

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Stats: Singapore's fabulous four

Stats: flying Vettel matches Alonso

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Stats: flying Vettel matches Alonso

Stats: Ferrari's homeland, Red Bull's weak spot

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Stats: Ferrari's homeland, Red Bull's weak spot

Stats: Hamilton and Vettel trade blows

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Stats: Hamilton and Vettel trade blows

Stats: Spa bites even the big names

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Stats: Spa bites even the big names

Stats: Hamilton joins the 30-pole club

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Stats: Hamilton joins the 30-pole club

Stats: Vettel out to eclipse Alonso

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Stats: Vettel out to eclipse Alonso

Stats: Hamilton emulates Fangio, Vettel nears Lauda

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Stats: Hamilton emulates Fangio, Vettel nears Lauda

Stats: home win eludes Vettel

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Stats: home win eludes Vettel

Stats: Webber equals Patrese, Merc reprises 1955

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Stats: Webber equals Patrese, Merc reprises 1955

Stats: Britain is Red Bull territory

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Stats: Britain is Red Bull territory

Stats: McLaren's points record grinds to a halt

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Stats: McLaren's points record grinds to a halt

Stats: Red Bull's bogey track?

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Stats: Red Bull's bogey track?

Stats: Nico emulates Keke

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Stats: Nico emulates Keke

Stats: Alonso chases unique treble

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Stats: Alonso chases unique treble

Stats: Ferrari's comeback kings

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Stats: Ferrari's comeback kings

Stats: the track where pole eludes Vettel

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Stats: the track where pole eludes Vettel

Stats: Mercedes catches BRM and Cooper

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Stats: Mercedes catches BRM and Cooper

Stats: Fernando wants a fourth

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Stats: Fernando wants a fourth

Stats: Alonso closes in on Senna

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Stats: Alonso closes in on Senna

Stats: Red Bull back where it all began

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Stats: Red Bull back where it all began

Stats: controversial Vettel keeps on climbing

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Stats: controversial Vettel keeps on climbing

Stat Attack: Sepang

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Stat Attack: Sepang

Stats: Kimi among great comeback winners

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Stats: Kimi among great comeback winners

Stat attack: Melbourne

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Stat attack: Melbourne

Sebastian Vettel's third title in numbers

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Sebastian Vettel's third title in numbers

Red Bull loses a battle but wins a war

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Red Bull loses a battle but wins a war

Raikkonen adds more victor variety

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Raikkonen adds more victor variety

And the records keep on falling to Vettel

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And the records keep on falling to Vettel

Celebrating Sebastian's Suzuka superpowers

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Celebrating Sebastian's Suzuka superpowers

Alonso just keeps on outscoring them all

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Alonso just keeps on outscoring them all

Collecting the classics – Hamilton's ultimate set

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Collecting the classics – Hamilton's ultimate set

Grosjean in the sin bin of the stars

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Grosjean in the sin bin of the stars

Hamilton emulates hero Senna in Hungary

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Hamilton emulates hero Senna in Hungary

Alonso closes in on Mansell's tally

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Alonso closes in on Mansell's tally

Webber edges closer to Aussie legend status

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Webber edges closer to Aussie legend status

Alonso: Master of the midgrid fightback

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Alonso: Master of the midgrid fightback

It's win or crash for Hamilton in Montreal

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It's win or crash for Hamilton in Montreal

Why Monaco was one of the closest ever

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Why Monaco was one of the closest ever

Maldonado ends the Williams wait

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Maldonado ends the Williams wait

It's like 1983 all over again

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It's like 1983 all over again

Rosberg ends Mercedes' long wait for glory

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Rosberg ends Mercedes' long wait for glory

Perez ends Mexico's 41-year wait for a podium

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Perez ends Mexico's 41-year wait for a podium

McLaren hits the big 50 in Australia

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McLaren hits the big 50 in Australia

Vettel's dominant season in numbers

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Vettel's dominant season in numbers

Vettel breaks Mansell's pole record in Brazil

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Vettel breaks Mansell's pole record in Brazil