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The 2016 F1 season in numbers

F1i looks back at the key statistics from the 2016 F1 season, where Mercedes continued its dominance for a third straight season

As Christmas is a time when many will be over-indulging in food, drink and merriment with family and friends, we figured we shouldn't offer you anything too taxing to deal with today.

So F1i has had a look back at the key facts and figures from the 2016 F1 season, which highlights just how dominant Mercedes was, but also reminds of a few impressive achievements from other teams during the past year.

TEAM STATISTICS

RACES WON

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POLE POSITIONS

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PODIUMS

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FASTEST LAPS

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LAPS LED

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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