trivia question....

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Nov 2011, 21:23

mario wrote:
James1978 wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Bruno Giacomelli about Andrea de Cesaris?

You're getting closer - the subject had a similar reputation to De Cesaris.

Was it Prost describing Arnoux?

Arnoux is correct but Prost isn't.

I guess that more or less gives it away now!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Nov 2011, 21:42

Stabbin' the dark...

René Arnoux about Olivier Grouillard? Now that'd be comical :lol:

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Nov 2011, 21:56

Phoenix wrote:Stabbin' the dark...

René Arnoux about Olivier Grouillard? Now that'd be comical

No sorry - Arnoux was the subject of the quote.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 21 Nov 2011, 22:00

Was it Laffite on Rene Arnoux then?

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Nov 2011, 22:12

AndreaModa wrote:Was it Laffite on Rene Arnoux then?

Or perhaps Patrick Tambay. Only one of us can win this, Mr. Jones! :twisted:

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Nov 2011, 22:19

Phoenix wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:Was it Laffite on Rene Arnoux then?

Or perhaps Patrick Tambay. Only one of us can win this, Mr. Jones!

Yes it was Tambay! (In the 1986 Mexican GP it was from).

If anyone subscribes to Autosport Plus then the full race report is here:

http://plus.autosport.com/premium/featu ... n-gp-1986/

I just liked the quote as it made me think of something Massa might have said about Hamilton quarter of a century later. ;-)

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 21 Nov 2011, 22:42

Phoenix wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:Was it Laffite on Rene Arnoux then?

Or perhaps Patrick Tambay. Only one of us can win this, Mr. Jones!

Well you might have won this McAllister, but I'll cream all over you in the F1RWRS! Mwahaha!! :twisted:

Post by **tommykl** » 22 Nov 2011, 16:20

A few years ago, Jamie and Enoch held Turkish F1 Idol (*duhduhduhduhduhduhsuhaaaaaaahhhh*). I believe Jason Tahinci won.

However, a Formula 1 driver, although he didn't hold the Turkish nationality, was actually born in Turkey. Who was it?

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 22 Nov 2011, 23:19

Can you give a clue? Is it a driver who's racing in F1 right now?

Post by **tommykl** » 23 Nov 2011, 07:12

Phoenix wrote:Can you give a clue? Is it a driver who's racing in F1 right now?

It is not a current Formula 1 driver.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 23 Nov 2011, 07:25

tommykl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Can you give a clue? Is it a driver who's racing in F1 right now?

It is not a current Formula 1 driver.

Was it a test driver? If so, Can Artam?

Post by **tommykl** » 23 Nov 2011, 09:10

Cynon wrote:
tommykl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Can you give a clue? Is it a driver who's racing in F1 right now?

It is not a current Formula 1 driver.

Was it a test driver? If so, Can Artam?

No, he actually drove in a Grand Prix.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Nov 2011, 10:20

tommykl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Can you give a clue? Is it a driver who's racing in F1 right now?

It is not a current Formula 1 driver.

Prince Bira?

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 23 Nov 2011, 11:26

Bira is from what we now call Thailand.

Its a very hard question!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Nov 2011, 12:01

tommykl wrote:However, a Formula 1 driver, although he didn't hold the Turkish nationality, was actually born in Turkey. Who was it?

dr-baker wrote:Prince Bira?

David AGS wrote:Bira is from what we now call Thailand.

I know Bira is Thai but that doesn't necessarily mean he was born there as the question suggests! I'm assuming you're telling me that I'm wrong then?

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 23 Nov 2011, 12:27

dr-baker wrote:
tommykl wrote:However, a Formula 1 driver, although he didn't hold the Turkish nationality, was actually born in Turkey. Who was it?

dr-baker wrote:Prince Bira?

David AGS wrote:Bira is from what we now call Thailand.

I know Bira is Thai but that doesn't necessarily mean he was born there as the question suggests! I'm assuming you're telling me that I'm wrong then?

The mother and father of all oracles says that Prince Bira was born in Bangkok. So yes, it is highly likely that you are indeed wrong!

I will just ask, it is someone French?

Post by **tommykl** » 23 Nov 2011, 16:03

DanielPT wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
tommykl wrote:However, a Formula 1 driver, although he didn't hold the Turkish nationality, was actually born in Turkey. Who was it?

dr-baker wrote:Prince Bira?

David AGS wrote:Bira is from what we now call Thailand.

I know Bira is Thai but that doesn't necessarily mean he was born there as the question suggests! I'm assuming you're telling me that I'm wrong then?

The mother and father of all oracles says that Prince Bira was born in Bangkok. So yes, it is highly likely that you are indeed wrong!

I will just ask, it is someone French?

It was not Bira, and he was not French.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 24 Nov 2011, 00:15

Is it someone who raced from 2000 onwards?

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 24 Nov 2011, 02:19

Is he American?

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Nov 2011, 14:00

AdrianSutil wrote:Is it someone who raced from 2000 onwards?

No.

FantometteBR wrote:Is he American?

He holds a double nationality, one of which is American.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Nov 2011, 18:15

tommykl wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:Is it someone who raced from 2000 onwards?

No.
FantometteBR wrote:Is he American?

He holds a double nationality, one of which is American.

Surely it isn't Mario Andretti? (assuming he has dual Italian-American nationality, and he was the first American F1 driver I thought of that might possibly have dual citizenship...)

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Nov 2011, 18:42

dr-baker wrote:
tommykl wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:Is it someone who raced from 2000 onwards?

No.
FantometteBR wrote:Is he American?

He holds a double nationality, one of which is American.

Surely it isn't Mario Andretti? (assuming he has dual Italian-American nationality, and he was the first American F1 driver I thought of that might possibly have dual citizenship...)

It is not Mario Andretti, but the driver in question does have the dual Italian-American nationality.

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 24 Nov 2011, 18:51

tommykl wrote:It is not Mario Andretti, but the driver in question does have the dual Italian-American nationality.

I'll try with "L'americano di Roma" Eddie Cheever, but I'm not very much persuaded as I remember that he was born somewhere in US.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 24 Nov 2011, 18:52

tommykl wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Surely it isn't Mario Andretti? (assuming he has dual Italian-American nationality, and he was the first American F1 driver I thought of that might possibly have dual citizenship...)

It is not Mario Andretti, but the driver in question does have the dual Italian-American nationality.

Without resorting to Mother Oracle it is almost impossible to guess the answer to this question, I am afraid... I am pretty sure tommykl is referring to a fairly obscure driver

... May I will ask in what decade he raced on?

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 24 Nov 2011, 19:02

In the 60s, probably. Very famous indeed. :evil:

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Nov 2011, 19:03

Jack O Melley wrote:In the 60s, probably. Very famous indeed.

Correct!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Nov 2011, 21:22

tommykl wrote:
Jack O Melley wrote:In the 60s, probably. Very famous indeed.

Correct!

Of course! How could I have possibly forgetten HIM? *FACEPALM*

Well, at least I got something right...

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 26 Nov 2011, 06:27

Another question to try and stump all of you guys!!

What do these drivers have in common???

Toranosuke Takagi
Mark Webber
Esteben Tuero
Felipe Massa
Ralf Schumacher
Tarso Marques
Jacques Villeneuve
Giancarlo Fisichella
Pastor Maldonaldo
Adrian Sutil
Cristiano da Matta
Stephane Sarrazin
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica

Now, I can go further, but have started from 1996 to 2011

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 26 Nov 2011, 14:40

Something to do with qualification?

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 26 Nov 2011, 16:14

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 26 Nov 2011, 16:22

All had been qualified in the last place?

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 27 Nov 2011, 06:32

All of them started ahead of their teammates on debut?

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 27 Nov 2011, 10:17

Cynon wrote:All of them started ahead of their teammates on debut?

Correct. These guys have out-qualified their teammates on their debut race...

Toranosuke Takagi (Rosset) 13th to 20th
Mark Webber (Yoong) 18th-21st
Esteben Tuero (Nakano) 17th to 22nd
Felipe Massa (Heidfeld) 10th to 12th
Ralf Schumacher (Fisichella) 12th to 14th
Tarso Marques (Lamy) 14th WOW, to 16th?
Jacques Villeneuve (Hill) POLE
Giancarlo Fisichella (Lamy) 16th to 17th
Pastor Maldonaldo (Barrichello) 12th to 16th?
Adrian Sutil (Albers) 20th to 22nd
Cristiano da Matta (Panis) 14th to No Time
Stephane Sarrazin (Gene) 18th to 20th
Nick Heidfeld (Alesi) 14th to 16th
Robert Kubica (Heidfeld) 10th to 12th

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Dec 2011, 10:49

How many former F1 drivers were there in the field for the 1987 Indianapolis 500? Out of that number, how many of them finished the race?

Post by **tommykl** » 04 Dec 2011, 11:18

Wizzie wrote:How many former F1 drivers were there in the field for the 1987 Indianapolis 500? Out of that number, how many of them finished the race?

10. 4 of them finished.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 04 Dec 2011, 11:54

I am guessing 9 and 4

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:49

eurobrun wrote:I am guessing 9 and 4

You got 9 right. Now we just need the number of finishers.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 04 Dec 2011, 22:29

Wizzie wrote:
eurobrun wrote:I am guessing 9 and 4

You got 9 right. Now we just need the number of finishers.

3?

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 05 Dec 2011, 00:33

9 started 1 finished.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Dec 2011, 00:58

Both of you are incorrect.