trivia question....

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 31 Oct 2011, 20:59

James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

Someone like Webber or Villeneuve about Yuji Ide?

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 31 Oct 2011, 21:17

Nothing anywhere near so far for the quote. The two drivers were both current at the time of the quote, so it wasn't in commentary.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 31 Oct 2011, 22:14

Cynon wrote:
Malinth wrote:
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I'll reveal the answers tomorrow, maybe, but for now, here's another question:

* At the 1994 Marlboro 500, Derek Daly and Paul Page interviewed an ex F1 driver who said that 'a year out of racing hurts' and that he wanted to get back in full time racing, this time in IndyCar. Who was this driver?

Zanardi?

Danny Sullivan. The key phrase there is 'a year out of racing hurts'. Sullivan left Rick Galles's team after 1993 after he and Little Al weren't really getting along, and nobody was willing to take Sullivan for 1994.

Well, I hate to break this to you Cynon, but your answer is incorrect!

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

Of all 94 drivers to score a Formula 1 pole position, who is the youngest driver to score his final pole?

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 03 Nov 2011, 16:21

tommykl wrote:Of all 94 drivers to score a Formula 1 pole position, who is the youngest driver to score his final pole?

de Cesaris got one early on didn't he?

Post by **tommykl** » 03 Nov 2011, 16:36

shinji wrote:
tommykl wrote:Of all 94 drivers to score a Formula 1 pole position, who is the youngest driver to score his final pole?

de Cesaris got one early on didn't he?

That was quick.

Indeed, Andrea de Cesaris took his only pole at the 1982 US West GP, at 22 years 10 months and 4 days old. Only Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso and Barrichello scored a pole at a younger age than him, but all scored poles later on. Their last poles so far came at 26, 24, 29 and 37 respectively.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 03 Nov 2011, 23:23

[quote"Jeroen Krautmeir"]

Cynon wrote:
Malinth wrote:
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I'll reveal the answers tomorrow, maybe, but for now, here's another question:

* At the 1994 Marlboro 500, Derek Daly and Paul Page interviewed an ex F1 driver who said that 'a year out of racing hurts' and that he wanted to get back in full time racing, this time in IndyCar. Who was this driver?

Zanardi?

Danny Sullivan. The key phrase there is 'a year out of racing hurts'. Sullivan left Rick Galles's team after 1993 after he and Little Al weren't really getting along, and nobody was willing to take Sullivan for 1994.

Well, I hate to break this to you Cynon, but your answer is incorrect![quote]

UnderaCheever is the only other driver I can think of that was out for 1994, but he didn't spend the whole year out of the car because that was his first race in A.J. Foyt's car.

I'd say Derek Warwick, but I don't think he was ever interviewed. I know he was looking to join IndyCar but never did.

Speaking of IndyCar, here's a recent piece of trivia. Over the last three years, what is similar about Dan Wheldon's results at Indy and Ed Carpenter's results at Kentucky?

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 04 Nov 2011, 00:31

James1978 wrote:Nothing anywhere near so far for the quote. The two drivers were both current at the time of the quote, so it wasn't in commentary.

Okay, I'm thinking the comment was about Irvine, the person making it was...Brundle?

My thinking behind it is this incident in 1994.

Post by **tommykl** » 04 Nov 2011, 07:03

James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

Phoenix McAllister on Giovanni Roda?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Nov 2011, 07:10

tommykl wrote:
James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

Phoenix McAllister on Giovanni Roda?

The boy's got it :lol:

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 04 Nov 2011, 09:38

Cynon wrote:I'd say Derek Warwick, but I don't think he was ever interviewed. I know he was looking to join IndyCar but never did.

Speaking of IndyCar, here's a recent piece of trivia. Over the last three years, what is similar about Dan Wheldon's results at Indy and Ed Carpenter's results at Kentucky?

It is indeed Warwick!

2-2-1 in the last 3 races at Indy and Kentucky respectively?

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 04 Nov 2011, 09:51

James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

That's about Yuji Ide I think. The guy who said it was Schumacher?

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 04 Nov 2011, 12:56

DanielPT wrote:
James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

That's about Yuji Ide I think. The guy who said it was Schumacher?

Not Ide or Irvine. (When would Schumacher have been anywhere near Ide apart from lapping him?)

Another clue: the two drivers were former team-mates but were no longer at the time of the incident (I'm not sure if their time together ended in acrimony though).

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 04 Nov 2011, 17:25

James1978 wrote:
DanielPT wrote:
James1978 wrote:"The man's a walking disaster and I do not mind admitting it makes me scared to have him anywhere around me on the track."

That's about Yuji Ide I think. The guy who said it was Schumacher?

Not Ide or Irvine. (When would Schumacher have been anywhere near Ide apart from lapping him?)

Another clue: the two drivers were former team-mates but were no longer at the time of the incident (I'm not sure if their time together ended in acrimony though).

Crikey that beats me then! It's really bugging me but I can't for the life of me think who it might have been!

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 04 Nov 2011, 21:21

I think I've got it!!

Barrichello on Schumacher after THAT move in Hungary 2010.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 04 Nov 2011, 23:04

I want to add a piece to it

Which cigarrette brand went from sponsoring a reject team to sponsor a champion in a gap of about 10 years?

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 04 Nov 2011, 23:33

FantometteBR wrote:I want to add a piece to it

Which cigarrette brand went from sponsoring a reject team to sponsor a champion in a gap of about 10 years?

I would say West, but that would be 13 years.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 04 Nov 2011, 23:46

redbulljack14 wrote:
FantometteBR wrote:I want to add a piece to it

Which cigarrette brand went from sponsoring a reject team to sponsor a champion in a gap of about 10 years?

I would say West, but that would be 13 years.

In fact, it is West. I counted 1988 (which Zakspeed was still on and off tracks)-1998 (Mika's first title with McLaren), both sponsored by that cigarrette

I wasn't keen about how many time was, so I went for the 10 year gap, so...

Anyway, to make up, here is another question

In 1984, Emmerson Fittipaldi "attempted" a F1 comeback with Spirit. Of course, it never happened (only a failed test), but there was another driver John Wickham and Gordon Coppuck found to fill that seat. Questions are:

1-Who was this driver? From where he was?
2-That driver brought the most 'unique' (IMHO) sponsors ever to appear on a F1 car. Which sponsors were those?
3-Why that driver wasn't picked by Spirit?

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Nov 2011, 02:34

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
Cynon wrote:I'd say Derek Warwick, but I don't think he was ever interviewed. I know he was looking to join IndyCar but never did.

Speaking of IndyCar, here's a recent piece of trivia. Over the last three years, what is similar about Dan Wheldon's results at Indy and Ed Carpenter's results at Kentucky?

It is indeed Warwick!

2-2-1 in the last 3 races at Indy and Kentucky respectively?

Yep. A neat piece of trivia.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Nov 2011, 02:39

Cynon wrote:
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
Cynon wrote:I'd say Derek Warwick, but I don't think he was ever interviewed. I know he was looking to join IndyCar but never did.

Speaking of IndyCar, here's a recent piece of trivia. Over the last three years, what is similar about Dan Wheldon's results at Indy and Ed Carpenter's results at Kentucky?

It is indeed Warwick!

2-2-1 in the last 3 races at Indy and Kentucky respectively?

Yep. A neat piece of trivia.

Forgive me if I'm missing something here but why is Ed Carpenter so good at Kentucky compared to any other track?

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Nov 2011, 02:48

Wizzie"[quote="Cynon wrote:
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
Cynon wrote:I'd say Derek Warwick, but I don't think he was ever interviewed. I know he was looking to join IndyCar but never did.

Speaking of IndyCar, here's a recent piece of trivia. Over the last three years, what is similar about Dan Wheldon's results at Indy and Ed Carpenter's results at Kentucky?

It is indeed Warwick!

2-2-1 in the last 3 races at Indy and Kentucky respectively?

Yep. A neat piece of trivia.

Forgive me if I'm missing something here but why is Ed Carpenter so good at Kentucky compared to any other track?[/quote

Special Ed has been good at Chicagoland as well. I'm not entirely sure why, but he did say it was the one track other than Indy that he really wanted to win at.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 05 Nov 2011, 04:03

Wizzie wrote:Forgive me if I'm missing something here but why is Ed Carpenter so good at Kentucky compared to any other track?

Suits his style maybe? I asked a similar question as to why Bryan Herta was so good at Laguna Seca some time back.

But 1.5 Mile Ovals are fun to drive on, from my limited experience on CCC and rFactor.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Nov 2011, 04:06

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Forgive me if I'm missing something here but why is Ed Carpenter so good at Kentucky compared to any other track?

Suits his style maybe? I asked a similar question as to why Bryan Herta was so good at Laguna Seca some time back.

But 1.5 Mile Ovals are fun to drive on, from my limited experience on CCC and rFactor.

I'm assuming CCC is ChampCar Challenge correct? I used to have (and absolutely love) that game before the computer it was on went to hell and I can't get it to work on this laptop :cry:

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 05 Nov 2011, 05:35

I think Laguna Sega is Herta's home track as well.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Nov 2011, 05:50

David AGS wrote:I think Laguna Sega is Herta's home track as well.

Herta's from Michigan so I'ld imagine his home track would be the Michigan Superspeedway.

Post by **tommykl** » 05 Nov 2011, 07:01

FantometteBR wrote:In 1984, Emmerson Fittipaldi "attempted" a F1 comeback with Spirit. Of course, it never happened (only a failed test), but there was another driver John Wickham and Gordon Coppuck found to fill that seat. Questions are:

1-Who was this driver? From where he was?
2-That driver brought the most 'unique' (IMHO) sponsors ever to appear on a F1 car. Which sponsors were those?
3-Why that driver wasn't picked by Spirit?

I think I've got this.

The answer in Fulvio Ballabio, from Italy, who brokered a deal with Disney to sponsor a car. He wasn't picked because he couldn't get a superlicense.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 05 Nov 2011, 14:13

tommykl wrote:
FantometteBR wrote:In 1984, Emmerson Fittipaldi "attempted" a F1 comeback with Spirit. Of course, it never happened (only a failed test), but there was another driver John Wickham and Gordon Coppuck found to fill that seat. Questions are:

1-Who was this driver? From where he was?
2-That driver brought the most 'unique' (IMHO) sponsors ever to appear on a F1 car. Which sponsors were those?
3-Why that driver wasn't picked by Spirit?

I think I've got this.

The answer in Fulvio Ballabio, from Italy, who brokered a deal with Disney to sponsor a car. He wasn't picked because he couldn't get a superlicense.

First and third correct! Second is not that correct, but has to do with Disney, just for the hint

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 05 Nov 2011, 14:41

AdrianSutil wrote:I think I've got it!!

Barrichello on Schumacher after THAT move in Hungary 2010.

It's quite a few years before that actually. The driver it was about did have a similar bad reputation though.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Nov 2011, 14:49

Wizzie wrote:
David AGS wrote:I think Laguna Sega is Herta's home track as well.

Herta's from Michigan so I'ld imagine his home track would be the Michigan Superspeedway.

Herta's from Ohio, and went to Ohio State while racing for A.J. Foyt. His home track was the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 05 Nov 2011, 23:19

Ill stick to my f1 thanks!!!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Nov 2011, 23:26

David AGS wrote:Ill stick to my f1 thanks!!!

Meh. I was just as wrong as you were

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 20 Nov 2011, 14:23

Why was the Ferrari F2001 of Schuamcher and Barrichello naked at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix?

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 20 Nov 2011, 14:50

Peter wrote:Why was the Ferrari F2001 of Schuamcher and Barrichello naked at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix?

It was the first race after 9/11, and it was also a year to the GP after a marshal was killed in a race, so Ferrari decided to race without sponsors as a mark of respect.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Nov 2011, 12:24

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
Peter wrote:Why was the Ferrari F2001 of Schuamcher and Barrichello naked at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix?

It was the first race after 9/11, and it was also a year to the GP after a marshal was killed in a race, so Ferrari decided to race without sponsors as a mark of respect.

Barring the black nosecone, they could have left the cars like that. And add some gold rims, please.

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Nov 2011, 12:59

James1978 wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:I think I've got it!!

Barrichello on Schumacher after THAT move in Hungary 2010.

It's quite a few years before that actually. The driver it was about did have a similar bad reputation though.

I'll give another clue as it doesn't seem like anyone's going to get this. Not only were the two drivers former teammates, but they were of the same nationality. And the quote comes from sometime during the 80s.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Nov 2011, 14:16

Bruno Giacomelli about Andrea de Cesaris?

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 21 Nov 2011, 15:19

FantometteBR wrote:
tommykl wrote:I think I've got this.

The answer in Fulvio Ballabio, from Italy, who brokered a deal with Disney to sponsor a car. He wasn't picked because he couldn't get a superlicense.

First and third correct! Second is not that correct, but has to do with Disney, just for the hint

The particular sponsor was the comic "Topolino", the Italian equivalent of Mickey Mouse I suppose.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 21 Nov 2011, 18:02

Jack O Melley wrote:
FantometteBR wrote:
tommykl wrote:I think I've got this.

The answer in Fulvio Ballabio, from Italy, who brokered a deal with Disney to sponsor a car. He wasn't picked because he couldn't get a superlicense.

First and third correct! Second is not that correct, but has to do with Disney, just for the hint

The particular sponsor was the comic "Topolino", the Italian equivalent of Mickey Mouse I suppose.

Well, I will take is as correct. Ballabio's father owned the company who had the rights to publish Disney comics in Italy

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Nov 2011, 19:42

Phoenix wrote:Bruno Giacomelli about Andrea de Cesaris?

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

Post by **mario** » 21 Nov 2011, 21:06

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?