Grand Prix Rejects

1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?
3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?
4) Who lost his tyre on the very last lap, and what position was he in?
5) Name the two drivers who ended up in the gravel at the beginning of the race.

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

I haven't seen the video of it in a long time but even I know it was Bobby Rahal.

Wizzie wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

I haven't seen the video of it in a long time but even I know it was Bobby Rahal.

It's not

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?

I also haven't seen that race for a long time, but I think the answer to one of the two above questions is Micheal Andretti?

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:

Wizzie wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

I haven't seen the video of it in a long time but even I know it was Bobby Rahal.

It's not

Damnit.

ibsey wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?

I also haven't seen that race for a long time, but I think the answer to one of the two above questions is Micheal Andretti?

Nope!

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?
3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

1) Scott Pruett?
2) Bobby Rahal (or the marshals?)
3) Alex Barron

cretoxyrhina wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?
3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

1) Scott Pruett?
2) Bobby Rahal (or the marshals?)
3) Alex Barron

Rahal and Barron are correct. Not Pruett though.

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:

cretoxyrhina wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:1) Who was Bryan Herta defending from when he spun off at the 1998 Road America CART race?
2) Who did he slide into when defending from said person?
3) Who then nearly beheaded Herta in a Liuzzi/Schumacher-esque accident, just as Herta was about to exit the car?

1) Scott Pruett?
2) Bobby Rahal (or the marshals?)
3) Alex Barron

Rahal and Barron are correct. Not Pruett though.

Oh, I vaguely remember, JJ Lehto or Greg Moore?

Yes, it's Greg Moore.

4) Michael Andretti from 2nd place
5) Patrick Carpentier and Al Unser Jr.

Bleu wrote:4) Michael Andretti from 2nd place
5) Patrick Carpentier and Al Unser Jr.

Indeed, and what did Andretti say when the car stopped?

Heck! I guess this will make it's way on a trivia question for F1 sites despite being CART!?!

*angel*

Here's one (or more accuratly two into one):

How much did KV Racing spend on fixing and replacing damaged cars last year? And as an extension of that how much is E.J Viso's sponsorship reported to be worth per year?

What do Kimi Raikkonen, Timo Glock, Jenson Button and Paul di Resta have in common? (Apart from they are F1 drivers!!!)

Im only going back since 2000. There can be more though.

If you hadn't included Jenson Button, I would have gone with points on debut... so I'll go with the fact that all their names begin with a consonant.

Did they all win (or at least take part) in the Formula Renault Championship?

I know Kimi & Jenson did, not sure about the other two.

I think I've cracked it. Did they all score their 1st points as a result of a driver in front of them being disqualified?

ibsey wrote:I think I've cracked it. Did they all score their 1st points as a result of a driver in front of them being disqualified?

TOO Good,

Raikkonen finished 6th, as Panis was demoted to 7th from 4th for overtaking under yellow flags (on memory) in Australia 2001

Glock finished 7th??? as Williams and Toyota were both DSQ in Canada for illegal brake ducts 2004

Button finished 6th in Brazil 2000 as Coulthard was DSQ for illegal front wing

di Resta promoted to 9th as Perez and Kobayashi were DSQ for illergal rear wing.

Also, can mention Ricardo Zonta finished 6th in Australia 2000 as Salo was DSQ for illegal front wing.

Here's one:

Out of all the current drivers on the grid, who has the highest proportion of points finishes vs race starts in their career thus far?

Wizzie wrote:Here's one:

Out of all the current drivers on the grid, who has the highest proportion of points finishes vs race starts in their career thus far?

Hmm, an interesting one, the obvious candidates would be Vettel, Hamilton and Schumacher, but then there's Di Resta to consider ...

I'm going for Hamilton, as he's probably only been out of the points about 10 to 12 times in the 4-and-a-bit years he's been going.

madmark1974 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Here's one:

Out of all the current drivers on the grid, who has the highest proportion of points finishes vs race starts in their career thus far?

Hmm, an interesting one, the obvious candidates would be Vettel, Hamilton and Schumacher, but then there's Di Resta to consider ...

I'm going for Hamilton, as he's probably only been out of the points about 10 to 12 times in the 4-and-a-bit years he's been going.

It is Hamilton... by 0.2% over Schumacher

Wizzie wrote:

madmark1974 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Here's one:

Out of all the current drivers on the grid, who has the highest proportion of points finishes vs race starts in their career thus far?

Hmm, an interesting one, the obvious candidates would be Vettel, Hamilton and Schumacher, but then there's Di Resta to consider ...

I'm going for Hamilton, as he's probably only been out of the points about 10 to 12 times in the 4-and-a-bit years he's been going.

It is Hamilton... by 0.2% over Schumacher

... That margin may well increase as this year progresses ...

Anyway, I'm no good at challenging you guys so I'll let someone else ask the next one.

Well, why could José Froilán González be considered a "stain" on the otherwise "beautiful" 1952 Formula One season?

Klon wrote:Well, why could José Froilán González be considered a "stain" on the otherwise "beautiful" 1952 Formula One season?

Would it have something to do with his joint fastest-lap with Ascari in Italy?

Probably something to do with all his 6.5 points coming in his only start that season.

Because if it was not for him Ferrari would've scored 1-2's in every race that season (Indianapolis not withstanding).

Wizzie wrote:

Klon wrote:Well, why could José Froilán González be considered a "stain" on the otherwise "beautiful" 1952 Formula One season?

Would it have something to do with his joint fastest-lap with Ascari in Italy?

There we go. If González had not interfered, every pole, every FLAP and every race win would have been in Italian hand (ignoring the Indy 500, which still fits somehow because everything there was American).

I have a question.

What unique "feat" sets Keke Rosberg apart from all the other world champions in the history of F1 (Save for Nino Farina)?

He didn't score points a year before he won his first title?

On the same line, what was special about Denny Hulme's championship year?

If memory serves....he didn't take Pole all season....made the front row 3or 4 times........(then 3 cars;or 4 at Nurburgring).

His only pole was '73 South Africa

eagleash wrote:If memory serves....he didn't take Pole all season....barely made the front row........(then 3 cars;or 4 at Nurburgring)

Exactly

Bleu wrote:He didn't score points a year before he won his first title?

Bah. didint figure it was that easy.
Yeah. Rosberg is the only champion to go literally from Zero to Hero. No points at all one year and World champion the next.
Button was close though (and Nino Farina is excluded for obvious reasons)

And...what World Champion went the other way round (from hero to zero)?

Schuey.
What?

Phoenix wrote:And...what World Champion went the other way round (from hero to zero)?

Alberto Ascari. Champion 53 retired on all races 54

DonTirri wrote:

Phoenix wrote:And...what World Champion went the other way round (from hero to zero)?

Alberto Ascari. Champion 53 retired on all races 54

Correct.

DonTirri wrote:

Phoenix wrote:And...what World Champion went the other way round (from hero to zero)?

Alberto Ascari. Champion 53 retired on all races 54

Didn't Scheckter come close to this?

Without checking: 2 points in 1980?