Vital Statistics - the United States Grand Prix

Did you know that 10 different circuits in the United States have staged an F1 world championship round - but only six of those have hosted a US Grand Prix? Or that seven drivers in the current field have led at least one lap on American soil, but only two - Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - have actually won? Ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, we present the key facts, stats and trivia...

Circuit: Circuit of The Americas

Circuit length: 5.513 km

Number of corners: 20 (9 right, 11 left)

DRS zones: 2

Race laps: 56

Race distance: 308.405 km

2014 tyre compounds: soft, medium

Circuit lap record: 1m 39.347s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2012

First world championship US Grand Prix: 1959, Sebring (won by Bruce McLaren, Cooper-Climax)

Number of US Grands Prix: 35 (Watkins Glen - 20; Indianapolis - 8; Phoenix - 3; Austin - 2; 
Sebring, Riverside - 1)

Additional Formula One Grands Prix in the US:* 18 (Long Beach - 8; Detroit - 7; Las Vegas - 2; Dallas - 1)
*Not including the Indianapolis 500, which was officially a world championship round between 1950 and 1960.

Safety car record in Austin: 1 in 2 races

Longest US Grand Prix: 1960 Riverside (2h 28m 52.2s)

Shortest US Grand Prix: 2005 Indianapolis (1h 29m 43.181s)

Last year's pole position in Austin: 1m 36.338s, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull

Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus), 3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull)

Most US Grand Prix appearances (current field): 10 - Jenson Button; 8 - Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen; 6 - Felipe Massa; 4 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel

Most US Grand Prix wins (driver): 5 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Jim Clark, Graham Hill; 2 - Jackie Stewart, Carlos Reutemann, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Francois Cevert, Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda, Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

Most US Grand Prix wins (constructor): 9 - Ferrari; 8 - Lotus, McLaren; 3 - BRM; 2 - Tyrrell; 1 - Cooper, Matra, Brabham, Williams, Red Bull

Most US Grand Prix wins (engine manufacturer): 11 - Ford; 9 - Ferrari; 4 - Climax, BRM; 3 - Honda, Mercedes; 1 - Renault

Most US Grand Prix pole positions (driver): 4 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Graham Hill; 2 - Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Jochen Rindt, Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Carlos Reutemann, Niki Lauda, Alan Jones, Bruno Giacomelli, Gerhard Berger, Kimi Raikkonen, Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton

Most US Grand Prix pole positions (constructor): 8 - Lotus; 7 - Ferrari, McLaren; 2 - Cooper, BRM, Brabham, Tyrrell, Red Bull; 1 - Williams, Alfa Romeo, Toyota

Most US Grand Prix pole positions (engine manufacturer): 11 - Ford; 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Climax; 3 - Honda; 2 - BRM, Mercedes, Renault; 1 - Repco, Alfa Romeo, Toyota

Number of US GP wins from pole: 16 from 35 (46 percent); one from two in Austin

Lowest US GP winning grid position: 10th (Bruce McLaren, Cooper/Climax, at Sebring in 1959)

Laps led in US Grands Prix (current field): 95 - Sebastian Vettel; 81 - Lewis Hamilton; 30 - Felipe Massa; 18 - Kimi Raikkonen; 15 - Jenson Button; 2 - Fernando Alonso, Romain Grosjean

Laps led in Austin (current field): 95 - Sebastian Vettel; 15 - Lewis Hamilton; 2 - Romain Grosjean

Most US GP podium places (current field): 2 - Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean

Number of American drivers to have started at least one Grand Prix: 38

Best F1 finish by an American driver: 1st (by five different drivers - Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Peter Revson, Richie Ginther)

Best finish by an American driver on US soil: 1st (Mario Andretti, in the USA West Grand Prix at Long Beach, 1977)

Percentage of 2014 season complete: 84 percent

Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 100

Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Mercedes - 8 consecutive front-row starts; Renault - 116 consecutive races in the points as an engine manufacturer; Daniel Ricciardo - 14 consecutive points finishes; Mercedes - 8 consecutive pole positions; Lewis Hamilton - 4 straight Grand Prix victories

Fascinating fact: Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt and Emerson Fittipaldi are among a number of well-known drivers to have claimed their breakthrough F1 wins in United States Grands Prix. Of the current grid, though eight different drivers have led at least one lap, only Lewis Hamilton (2007 and 2012) and Sebastian Vettel (2013) have triumphed on US soil.

Potential record breakers: After dominating in Russia, Mercedes have now scored nine one-two finishes this year. They need just one more over the remaining three races to tie McLaren's record from 1988, and two more to eclipse it.

Turbo history: If a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it will be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.

(source: f1.com)

Vital Statistics - the Japanese Grand Prix

Did you know that Suzuka is one of only four circuits on the current calendar where Lewis Hamilton has not tasted victory? Or that Ferrari last triumphed at the Japanese circuit in 2004, with Michael Schumacher taking the spoils? Ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, we present the key facts, stats and trivia...

Circuit: Suzuka

Circuit length: 5.807 km

Number of corners: 18 (9 right, 9 left)

DRS zones: 1

Race laps: 53

Race distance: 307.471 km

2014 tyre compounds: medium, hard

Circuit lap record: 1m 31.540s - Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren, 2005

First world championship Grand Prix in Japan: 1976, Fuji (won by Mario Andretti, Lotus)

Number of races: 29 (25 - Suzuka, 4 - Fuji)

Number of races at Suzuka with at least one safety-car appearance: 5 of the last 12 

Longest race at Suzuka: 1994 (1h 55m 53.532s)

Shortest race at Suzuka: 2006 (1h 23m 53.413s)

Last year's pole position: 1m 30.915s, Mark Webber, Red Bull

Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull), 3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus)

Most appearances (current field): 14 - Jenson Button; 12 - Fernando Alonso; 11 - Kimi Raikkonen; 10 - Felipe Massa; 8 - Nico Rosberg; 7 - Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton; 6 - Adrian Sutil

Most Japanese Grand Prix wins (driver): 6 - Michael Schumacher; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso; 1 - Mario Andretti, James Hunt, Alessandro Nannini, Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese, Rubens Barrichello, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button

Most Japanese Grand Prix wins (constructor): 9 - McLaren; 7 - Ferrari; 4 - Red Bull; 3 - Benetton, Williams; 2 - Renault; 1 - Lotus

Most Japanese Grand Prix wins (engine manufacturer): 10 - Renault; 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Ford, Mercedes; 2 - Honda 

Most Japanese Grand Prix pole positions (driver): 8 - Michael Schumacher; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 3 - Ayrton Senna; 2 - Mario Andretti, Gerhard Berger, Jacques Villeneuve, Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Mark Webber

Most Japanese Grand Prix pole positions (constructor): 9 - Ferrari; 6 - McLaren; 5 - Red Bull; 4 - Williams; 2 - Lotus, Benetton; 1 - Toyota 

Most Japanese Grand Prix pole positions (engine manufacturer): 10 - Renault; 9 - Ferrari; 4 - Honda; 3 - Ford; 2 - Mercedes; 1 - Toyota 

Number of wins from pole at Suzuka: 12 from 25 races (48 percent)

Lowest winning grid position: 17th (Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren, 2005)

Laps led (current field): 186 - Sebastian Vettel; 55 - Lewis Hamilton; 51 - Fernando Alonso; 50 - Jenson Button; 26 - Romain Grosjean; 10 - Kimi Raikkonen; 4 - Felipe Massa

Most podium places (current field): 5 - Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa; 1 - Kamui Kobayashi, Romain Grosjean

Number of Japanese drivers to have started at least one Grand Prix: 17

Best finish by a Japanese driver in Japan: 3rd (Aguri Suzuki, 1990 & Kamui Kobayashi, 2012)

Percentage of 2014 season complete: 74 percent

Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 150

Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Ferrari - 81 consecutive races in the points - the longest run in F1 history; Renault - 114 consecutive races in the points as an engine manufacturer; Daniel Ricciardo - 12 consecutive points finishes; Mercedes - 6 consecutive pole positions; Lewis Hamilton - 2 consecutive Grand Prix hat-tricks.

Fascinating fact: The world championship has been clinched more times in Japan - 13, if you include the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix - than in any other country. The most recent champion to be crowned Japan was Sebastian Vettel who in 2011 secured his second straight world title. This year’s main hopefuls Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are both yet to triumph at Suzuka - Rosberg's best finish is fifth, for Williams in 2009, while Hamilton’s best is third, for McLaren in the same race.

Young blood: Max Verstappen will become the youngest person ever to drive in an official F1 session when he takes part in FP1 on Friday aged just 17. He’ll be the 16th Dutchman to take part in a world championship event. Two other Dutch drivers have taken part in sessions this year - Robin Frijns and Geido van der Garde.

Potential record breakers: Mercedes have scored seven one-two finishes this year. They need three more over the remaining five races to tie McLaren's 1988 record for the most one-twos in a season, and four more to eclipse it.

Turbo history: If a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it will be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.

(source: f1.com)

Vital Statistics - the Singapore Grand Prix

Did you know that Fernando Alonso has missed out on the podium just once in six editions of the Singapore Grand Prix? Or that Sebastian Vettel has led nearly half of the laps that have taken place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit? Ahead of this weekend’s 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, we present all the need-to-know facts, stats and trivia…

Circuit: Marina Bay Street Circuit

Circuit length: 5.065 km

Number of corners: 23 (9 right, 14 left)

DRS zones: 2

Race laps: 61

Race distance: 308.828 km

2014 tyre compounds: supersoft, soft

Circuit lap record: 1m 48.574s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2013

First world championship Grand Prix in Singapore: 2008 (won by Fernando Alonso, Renault)

Number of races: 6

Number of races at Singapore with at least one safety-car appearance: 6 (there has been at least one safety car in every Grand Prix run at Marina Bay) 

Longest race: 2012 (2h 00m 26.1s)

Shortest race: 2009 (1h 56m 06.3s)

Last year's pole position: 1m 42.841s, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull

Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 3 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)

Most appearances (current field): 6 - Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button; 4 - Kimi Raikkonen; 3 - Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado, Kamui Kobayashi, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg

Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (driver): 3 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Lewis Hamilton

Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (constructor): 3 - Red Bull; 1 - Renault, McLaren, Ferrari

Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (engine manufacturer): 4 - Renault; 1 - Mercedes, Ferrari

Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (driver): 2 - Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso

Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (constructor): 2 - Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull

Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (engine manufacturer): 2 - Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault

Number of wins from pole: 4 from 6 races (66 percent)

Lowest winning grid position: 15th (Fernando Alonso, Renault, 2008)

Laps led (current field): 159 - Sebastian Vettel; 93 - Fernando Alonso; 76 - Lewis Hamilton; 17 - Felipe Massa; 11 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Jenson Button

Most podium places (current field): 5 - Fernando Alonso; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button; 1 - Nico Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen

Percentage of 2014 season complete: 68 percent

Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 175

Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Ferrari - 80 consecutive races in the points - the longest run in F1 history; Daniel Ricciardo - 11 consecutive points finishes; Nico Rosberg - has led at least one lap for nine consecutive races

Fascinating fact: Singapore has more corners - 23 - than any other circuit on the 2014 calendar. It is also one of the most demanding to drive - not only do drivers have to make an average of 80 gear changes per lap, but due to the heat and humidity, drivers can lose up to 3kg of fluid during the race

Potential record breakers: Mercedes have scored seven one-two finishes this year. They need four more over the remaining six races to tie McLaren's 1988 record for the most one-twos in a season, and four more to eclipse it.

Turbo history: If a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it'll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.

(source: f1.com)

Vital Statistics - the Austrian Grand Prix

Did you know that Kimi Raikkonen is the only driver in the current field to have stood on the podium in Austria before, having done so in the last running of the race in 2003? Ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Osterreich 2014 we present all the need-to-know facts, stats and trivia...

Circuit: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg

Circuit length: 4.326 km

Number of corners: 9 (2 left, 7 right)

DRS zones: 2

Race laps: 71

Race distance: 307.020 km

2014 tyre compounds: Soft, supersoft

Circuit lap record: 1m 08.337 - Michael Schumacher (2003), Ferrari

First world championship Grand Prix in Austria: 1964, Zeltweg (won by Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari)

First world championship Grand Prix in Spielberg: 1970 (won by Jacky Ickx, Ferrari)

Number of races: 26 (18 - Osterreichring; 7 - A1-Ring; 1 - Zeltweg)

Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: Four of the last four races

Longest race in Spielberg: 1970 (1h 42m 17.32s)

Shortest race in Spielberg: 1975 (57m 56.69s)

2003 pole position: 1m 09.150s, Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

2003 podium: 1 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), 2 - Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren), 3 - Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)

Most appearances (current field): 4 - Jenson Button; 3 - Kimi Raikkonen; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Felipe Massa

Most wins (driver): 3 - Alain Prost; 2 - Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Alan Jones, Ronnie Peterson; 1 - David Coulthard, Eddie Irvine, Jacques Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Niki Lauda, Elio de Angelis, Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, John Watson, Vittorio Brambilla, Carlos Reutemann, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx, Lorenzo Bandini

Most wins (constructor): 6 - McLaren; 5 - Ferrari; 4 - Lotus; 3 - Williams; 2 - Renault; 1 - Ligier, Shadow, Penske, March, Brabham, BRM

Most wins (engine manufacturer): 9 - Ford/Cosworth; 5 - Ferrari; 3 - Renault, TAG, Mercedes; 1 - BRM, Matra, Honda

Most pole positions (driver): 3 - Niki Lauda, Rene Arnoux, Nelson Piquet; 2- Emerson Fittipaldi, Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher; 1 - Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt, Jo Siffert, James Hunt, Ronnie Peterson, Patrick Tambay, Alain Prost, Teo Fabi, Jacques Villeneuve, Giancarlo Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello 

Most pole positions (constructor): 7 - Ferrari; 4 - Lotus, McLaren; 3 - Renault; 2 - BRM, Brabham, Williams, Benetton

Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Ford/Cosworth; 4 - Renault; 3 - BMW; 2 - BRM, Mercedes; 1 - TAG/Porsche, Honda, Playlife

Number of wins from pole in Spielberg: Seven from 25 races (two from last five)

Lowest winning grid position in Spielberg: 14th (Alan Jones, Shadow, 1977)

Laps led (current field): 7 - Kimi Raikkonen

Most podium places (current field): 1 - Kimi Raikkonen

Number of Austrians to have started at least one Grand Prix: 14

Number of victories for Austrian drivers in the Austrian Grand Prix: One (Niki Lauda, 1984)

Fascinating facts: The track is situated at an altitude of 660m above sea level. In terms of lap distance Spielberg is the third-shortest of the year after Monaco and Brazil, but in terms of lap time, it's the shortest. The Styria region in which Spielberg is located is the greenest in Austria, with around 60 percent of the land covered by forest.

Percentage of 2014 season complete: 37 percent

Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 325

Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Ferrari - 74 consecutive races in the points; Nico Rosberg - 16 consecutive races in the points and seven consecutive podium finishes; Fernando Alonso - 10 consecutive points finishes; Nico Hulkenberg - 9 consecutive points finishes; Mercedes - seven consecutive pole positions

Kimi's milestone: Kimi Raikkonen will make his 200th Grand Prix start in Austria. Only 13 drivers have started more in F1 history. Rubens Barrichello holds the record with 322

Turbo history: If a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it'll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix

(source: f1.com)

Vital Statistics - the Spanish Grand Prix

Between them, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have led every lap in 2014, but did you know that Lotus’s Pastor Maldonado has led more laps at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya than both Mercedes drivers combined?

We present all the need-to-know facts, stats and trivia ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2014…

Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Circuit length: 4.655 km

Number of corners: 16 (7 left, 9 right)

DRS zones: 2

Race laps: 66

Race distance: 307.104 km

2014 tyre compounds: Hard, Medium

Circuit lap record: 1m 21.670s - Kimi Raikkonen (2008), Ferrari

First world championship Grand Prix: 1951, Pedralbes (won by Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo)

First world championship Grand Prix at Catalunya: 1991 (won by Nigel Mansell, Williams)

Number of races: 43 (23 - Catalunya; 9 - Jarama; 5 - Jerez, 4 - Montjuic Park; 2 - Pedralbes)

Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: Four of the last 14

Longest race at Catalunya: 1996 (1h 59m 49.307s)

Shortest race at Catalunya: 2006 (1h 26m 21.759s)

Last year’s pole position: 1m 20.718s, Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Last year’s podium: 1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), 3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Most appearances (current field): 13 - Jenson Button; 12 - Fernando Alonso; 11 - Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa; 8 - Nico Rosberg; 6 - Adrian Sutil, Sebastian Vettel

Most wins (driver): 6 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen; 2 - Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Ayrton Senna, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi; 1 - Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Pastor Maldonado, Mark Webber, Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, Gilles Villeneuve, Patrick Depailler, James Hunt, Jochen Mass, Niki Lauda, Graham Hill, Mike Hawthorn, Juan Manuel Fangio

Most wins (manufacturer): 12 - Ferrari; 8 - McLaren; 7 - Williams; 6 - Lotus; 2 - Red Bull; 1 - Alfa Romeo, Matra, March, Tyrrell, Ligier, Benetton, Renault, Brawn

Most wins (engine manufacturer): 12 - Ferrari, 11 - Ford/Cosworth, Renault; 5 - Mercedes; 3 - Honda; 1 - Alfa Romeo

Most pole positions (driver): 7 - Michael Schumacher; 4 - Ayrton Senna; 2 - Alberto Ascari, Jacky Ickx, Niki Lauda, Mario Andretti, Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber; 1- Chris Amon, Jochen Rindt, Jack Brabham, Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Gerhard Berger, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Pastor Maldonado, Nico Rosberg

Most pole positions (manufacturer): 13 - Ferrari; 8 - McLaren; 6 - Williams; 5 - Lotus; 2 - Ligier, Benetton, Red Bull; 1 - Mercedes, Brawn, Renault, Brabham, Lancia

Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 13 - Ferrari; 10 - Renault; 8 - Ford/Cosworth; 5 - Honda, Mercedes; 1 - Lancia, Matra

Number of wins from pole at Catalunya: 17 wins from 23 races (74 percent)

Lowest winning grid position at Catalunya: 5th (Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 2013)

Laps led (current field): 149 - Fernando Alonso; 134 - Kimi Raikkonen; 56 - Felipe Massa; 41 - Sebastian Vettel; 37 - Pastor Maldonado; 33 - Jenson Button; 19 - Lewis Hamilton; 10 - Nico Rosberg; 2 - Esteban Gutierrez

Most podium places (current field): 7 - Fernando Alonso; 4 - Kimi Raikkonen; 3- Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa; 2 - Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Pastor Maldonado 

Number of Spaniards to have started at least one Grand Prix: 11

Number of victories for Spanish drivers in the Spanish Grand Prix: Two (Fernando Alonso 2006, 2013)

Fascinating fact: The Catalunya circuit played host to the cycling time trial event during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Turbo history: If a Renault-powered car wins Sunday’s race it will be the first Renault turbo victory since the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix. Similarly, if a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it’ll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.

Percentage of 2014 season complete: 21 percent

Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 400

Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Ferrari - 71 consecutive races in the points; Nico Rosberg - 13 consecutive races in the points; Max Chilton - 23 consecutive classified finishes; Lewis Hamilton - three consecutive wins.

(source: f1.com)