F1 trivia quiz

White Lightning · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 17:48 Post subject:

You were at the Brazil and San Marino GPs 2003? Where DC got the trophy then handed it over to Fisi???

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 17:51 Post subject:

Carol - I rfeckon you must have been at teh race after Brazil last year, and seen Fisi get his trophy - just trying to work out what race that was

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 17:53 Post subject:

White lightning's right - Imola is trhe first eupean race of the year. But it wouldn't have been DC - it would have been Kimi if I recall rightly

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 17:54 Post subject:

sean - tut tujt - you didnlt read carol's article prperly - this year was her first year to Brazil!!

Carol · Grand Prix Winner Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 1431

Obviously the question was too easy Wink

- but Francis's answer is the most accurate. To be precise: I was at Imola on the Friday of the 2003 San Marino GP and witnessed Fisi being awarded his winner's trophy for Brazil - it was handed over by Kimi (not DC). But I wasn't at Brazil that year.

A mildly interesting little side fact (since this quiz is about trivia) is that, despite MS dominating F1 in recent years, I've only seen him win 6 times in those 17 GPs.

Francis - over to you for the next question.

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 19:02 Post subject:

Thanks Carol.

Which famous team owner cancelled a Honda engine deal by telephone having used them to secure a better engine deal

White Lightning · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 19:16 Post subject:

Sean Brian Kirby · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 19:29 Post subject:

Colin Chapman.

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 19:33 Post subject:

Right Sean - the next one will be MUCH harder.

Right Colin Chapman signbed a deal wikth Honda in 1963 - but only to put pressure on Climax to produce a new engine.

Sean Brian Kirby · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 19:45 Post subject:

Mauro Forghieri designs won how many total grand prix championships?

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 20:48 Post subject:

Doin't want to hog thnis - I said to Sean I'd give everyone else an hour.
I don't think I'm making a fool of myself - but I'm doing this without any recourse to books/gogle.

3 - all in the 312T series.

Two for Lauda and one for Jody

As I recall 75 and 77 for Lauda and 79 for Jody

Sean Brian Kirby · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 21:21 Post subject:

You are missing quite a bit. Wink

Anyone else? Or, go ahead and read the question and amend what you wrote.

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 21:43 Post subject:

OK Sean - 11
4 drivers Surtees, Lauda x 2. Jody

Constructorsd x 7

But I have to admit I had to look it up.

You learn somehting every day

Sean Brian Kirby · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 21:46 Post subject:

Well done. Not as easy as it looks, eh? But you were quick!

Next question...

francisn · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 22:14 Post subject:

The Weslake Eagle was to my mind one of the top half dozen best looking race cars of all time. A beautiful shape and a great livery, and with Dan Gurney, a great driver.

The Ford Weslake V12 was intended to be the Ford succssor to the Cosworth V8 - to compete with the high revving Ferrari and Matra V12s. Despite many advanced design features and excellent rigidity and lightness, the Weslake never reached the revs of the competition and died an ignominious death.

However a couple of F1 teams did look at it post Dan Gurney's All American Racers - The Eagles.

The first was Frank Williams in one of his earlier team incarnations.

But in 1972 another team modified a chassis and ran the Weslake V12 in tests before ditching it for lack of power.

What was that team?

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