Motorsport Quiz

[bauble]

[QUOTE=BTCC frog;4191124]Richard should have said:

Alberto Ascari
o 1952-1953 Giuseppe Farina

but 'Won the WDC by beating a prior WDC with both in the same car/team' was still the correct answer because I didn't ask for every driver they beat to be named, just the rationale behind the list.

But it was that in 1951, Juan Manuel Fangio won the title when his teammate was a former world champion in Giuseppe Farina.

In 1952 and 1953, Alberto Ascari won the title when his teammate was a former world champion in Giuseppe Farina.

In 1967, Denny Hulme won the title when his teammate was a former world champion in Jack Brabham.

Told you I was a fool for posting here, I assumed they had to take the title from the incumbent, both in same team.

My mistake.

Back to the, safer, Historic bit

B.

[Richard C]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

I always find it interesting to read what was written without the benefit of hindsight:

https://porschecarshistory.com/porsc...rt-mag-121990/

Its like an alternate universe! Maybe like our "Hopes, expectations and excitement for 2024" thread. Lots of "what it might be" going on.

Richard

[chillibowl]

havent watched any coverage or had a chance today to read or look for this answer...

when was the last time a team failed to field two cars in quali, in a race, or for both?

[E.B]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

havent watched any coverage or had a chance today to read or look for this answer...

when was the last time a team failed to field two cars in quali, in a race, or for both?

I remember it happened to Toyota when Glock crashed in Q2. They had to scratch the car so the race started with 19 cars.

I dont think that was a car issue but more a driver one, Glock being declared unfit, and a substitute driver unable to take the seat because they had not taken part in qualifying.

[S griffin]

I'd probably go with 2014 Russia, when Marussia only fielded one car for tragic reasons

[crmalcolm]

2023 Brazil - Ferrari failed to put 2 cars into the race.

2023 Qatar - Ferrari failed to put 2 cars into the race.

2023 Singapore - Aston Martin.

[BTCC frog]

There was an interesting similar case in Paul Ricard 1984 when Andrea de Cesaris had all sorts of problems and qualified 27th, when only the top 26 could qualify. So Ligier withdrew Francois Hesnault, who had qualified 14th, so that De Cesaris could start from 26th. De Cesaris finished 10th.

[steve_r]

This will be a piece of cake for most of the super fans on here - and dare I say it the older ones among us!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...he-photographs

I got no.9 wrong.

[NaBUru38]

13/13, though I gambled a few.

[morninggents]

Great quiz. I was wrong on questions 2 and 9.

[TrapezeArtist]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

13/13, though I gambled a few.

Me too, on both points. Though I would like to think my gambling was more than random chance.

[bathurst77]

Quiz question (also posted in another thread . Sorry; not sorry)

Was P1 Japan 2024 the first time a team had an all Japanese driver line up on track in a WDC/WCC formula 1 session?

Conditions.
not counting preseason or other testing - actual race weekend
single car team excluded - only when a team had 2 or more cars on track.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Quiz question (also posted in another thread . Sorry; not sorry)

Was P1 Japan 2024 the first time a team had an all Japanese driver line up on track in a WDC/WCC formula 1 session?

Conditions.
not counting preseason or other testing - actual race weekend
single car team excluded - only when a team had 2 or more cars on track.

Japanese GP 1977

Kajima entered qualified and started two Japanese drivers (Noritake Takahara and Kazuyochi Hoshino). Hoshino qualified 11th and Takahari 19th of 23 starters. (A 3rd Japanese driver, Takahashi, also started 23rd for Tyrrell in a third privately entered Tyrrell. He finished 9th)
The two Kajima drivers had different fortunes....Takahara tangled with Andretti and Binder, out of the race on lap 1 with Hoshino finishing 11th.

They ran as #50 for Takahashi with the two Kojimas Takahara #51 and Hoshino #52.

[bathurst77]

Well played, sir!

Originally Posted by E.B

Japanese GP 1977

Kajima entered qualified and started two Japanese drivers (Noritake Takahara and Kazuyochi Hoshino). Hoshino qualified 11th and Takahari 19th of 23 starters. (A 3rd Japanese driver, Takahashi, also started 23rd for Tyrrell in a third privately entered Tyrrell. He finished 9th)
The two Kajima drivers had different fortunes....Takahara tangled with Andretti and Binder, out of the race on lap 1 with Hoshino finishing 11th.

They ran as #50 for Takahashi with the two Kojimas Takahara #51 and Hoshino #52.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Well played, sir!

I made a minor error.... the 3rd Tyrrell of Takahashi actually started 22nd not 23rd.

[steve_r]

Didn't Super Aguri have 2 Japanese drivers?

[NaBUru38]

Yes, in 2006 Takuma Sato had Yuji Ide as teammate the first four races and Sakon Yamamoto for the final seven races.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Quiz question (also posted in another thread . Sorry; not sorry)

Was P1 Japan 2024 the first time a team had an all Japanese driver line up on track in a WDC/WCC formula 1 session?

Conditions.
not counting preseason or other testing - actual race weekend
single car team excluded - only when a team had 2 or more cars on track.

2006 Brazil GP