Belgian GP: Hamilton hunting milestone and Rosberg's curse

Take a look at the key statistics behind the upcoming race — Belgium Grand Prix.

Published : Aug 25, 2016 01:15 IST

Victory for Lewis Hamilton at Spa would see him equal his best winning streak in F1.
Victory for Lewis Hamilton at Spa would see him equal his best winning streak in F1.
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Victory for Lewis Hamilton at Spa would see him equal his best winning streak in F1.

Lewis Hamilton heads to this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix looking to secure a milestone Formula One win, while Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg will be hoping to end his August curse. Championship leader Hamilton opened up a 19-point advantage over Rosberg ahead of the mid-season break, and the omens will certainly be in his favour at Spa-Francorchamps.

With the help of Opta, we take a look at the key statistics behind the upcoming event: 

– Nico Rosberg has never won a race in August, September or October.

3 – Ferrari are enduring their worst run without making it to the podium since Fernando Alonso left the team in 2014.

4 – One fifth of Kimi Raikkonen's 20 race wins have come at Spa, making it his most successful circuit.

5 – Victory for Hamilton at Spa would see him equal his best winning streak in F1.

12 – Alonso has only raced more times without a win at Interlagos than Spa, where his best performance has been finishing second in 2005 and 2013.

19 – Esteban Ocon is set to become the youngest F1 driver from France when he debuts for Manor on Sunday at 19 years, 11 months and 11 days.

27 – Manor's Pascal Wehrlein is the driver with the best performance in the start of races, gaining 27 positions combined, nine more than Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen.

32 – Daniel Ricciardo has made more pit stops than anyone else in F1 this season and joins Valtteri Bottas in being the only racers yet to retire in 2016.

50 – Hamilton will complete a half-century of race wins if he tops the podium at Spa, moving him to within one of Alain Prost, who sits second in the all-time rankings.

1994 – Sunday will represent exactly 22 years since Max Verstappen's father, Jos, made it to the second and final podium of his career at Spa.

7004 – Spa is the longest circuit in the 2016 calendar at 7004 metres and has the fewest laps at 44.

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