5 unique Formula One records you are probably unaware of

Coldest and hottest races

Fernando Alonso and Flavio Briatore at The Bahrain F1 Grand Prix 2005

The coldest air temperature recorded in a Formula One race was at the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix. The minimum temperature recorded on race day was 5 °C. The race was won by Canadian Gilles Villeneuve with South African Jody Scheckter finishing second and Argentine Carlos Reutemann taking the final podium slot.

The hottest air temperature recorded in a Formula One race was at the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix. The maximum temperature recorded that day was 42.5 °C. Fernando Alonso of Renault took the chequered flag and would go on to lift the Drivers Championship that year. Italian Jarno Trulli and Kimi Raikkonen finished second and third respectively.