Quiz 1: Who (to date) became the last Italian F1 champion in 1953?   Ricardo Patrese Alberto Ascari   Michele Alboreto Giuseppe Farina   2: Which F1 season saw the first victory of a rear-engined car?   1961 1960   1959 1958   3: Which decade saw 4 British drivers claim 6 F1 driver’s titles?   1980s 1960s   1970s 1950s   4: Which circuit nearly claimed the life of Ferrari driver Niki Lauda in 1976?   Adelaide A1 Ring   Buenos Aires Nordschleife (Old Nurburgring)   5: Who became the first ever-posthumous F1 champion in 1970?   Jochen Rindt Francois Cevert   Ayrton Senna Ronnie Peterson   6: Derek Gardner was the designer of which 1976 F1 car?   McLaren M23 Tyrrell P34   Lotus 79 McLaren MP4   7: In the driver's championship of 1977, who finished second for Wolf Racing to Niki Lauda’s Ferrari?   Alan Jones Jody Scheckter   Mario Andretti James Hunt   8: In 1982, who became the first F1 champion to clinch the drivers championship with 1 race win since John Surtees in 1964?   Keke Rosberg Michele Alboreto   Alain Prost Rene Arnoux   9: In 1984, which British driver infamously blamed a white line for causing his suspension damage and retirement from the lead at the Monaco Grand Prix?   Derek Warwick John Watson   Johnny Herbert Nigel Mansell   10: Who gave Benetton their first F1 race win in 1986 & ironically their last race win in 1997?   Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen   Teo Fabi Alessandro Nannini   11: F1 world champion Michael Schumacher lasted 58 GP without a mechanical failure. So before Bahrain 2005, where did Schumey last suffer a mechanical retirement in 2001?   Hockenheim, Germany Silverstone, Britain   Imola, San Marino Spa Francochamps, Belgium   12. Which sport did Nigel Mansell move to after leaving F1?   Tennis Golf   Poker Badminton   13: Who has won the most Monaco Grand Prix?   Alain Prost Graham Hill   Ayrton Senna Michael Schumacher   14: Who became Britain’s first F1 champion since James Hunt in 1976?   Nigel Mansell Martin Brundle   Damon Hill Johnny Herbert   15: Ayrton Senna won the European GP at Donington Park in 1993 with the second place finisher finishing nearly a minute and a half behind. Who was this remaining unlapped runner?   Alex Zanardi Alain Prost   Johnny Herbert Damon Hill   16: Which 2 drivers set Minardi’s best race finishes of 4th place in 1991 & 1993?   Andrea de Cesaris & Luis Sala Pierluigi Martini & Michele Alboreto   Marc Gene & Jarno Trulli Pierluigi Martini & Christian Fittipaldi   17: In 1995, on which circuit did Michael Schumacher win on from 16th on the grid?   Silverstone Spa Francochamps   Nurburgring Hockenheim   18: Who was promoted to the 1997 driver’s championship top 10 after Michael Schumacher was annulled for dangerous driving in the final race?   Damon Hill Johnny Herbert   Jarno Trulli Ralf Schumacher   19: Which British driver made his F1 debut for Williams BMW in 2000?   Justin Wilson Allan McNish   Jenson Button Anthony Davidson   20: At Brazil in 2003, the stewards handed victory to McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen. But Raikkonen wasn’t the real winner because the stewards handed victory to the wrong driver, so who was the real winner of the rain-shortened Brazillian GP of 2003?   Mark Webber Giancarlo Fisichella   Fernando Alonso Cristiano da Matta   21: Who was the first female scorer in Formula 1 in 1975?   Giovanna Amati Teresa de Phillippe   Lella Lombardi None of the above   22: Lotus 1986 signing Johnny Dumfries was a painter and a decorator but he had a royal occupation. What was it?   Marquis of Bute Prince of Cornwall   King of England Prince of Wales   23: How many generations of the Fittipaldi family have raced in F1?   4 3   2 1   24: Which Ferrari stand-in driver nearly won at Hockenheim in 1999 until team orders prevented his victory?   Luca Badoer Mika Salo   Eddie Irvine None of the above   25: Which former Subaru WRC team boss was in charge of BAR Honda from 2001 to 2004?   Eddie Jordan Paul Stoddart   Tony Purnell David Richards   26: Which driver gave Arrows their best F1 race finish of second place in Hungary?   Torano Takagi Jos Verstappen   Pedro Diniz Damon Hill   27: Which countries hosted F1 races at four different venues from 1950 onwards (excluding America)?   Japan & Spain Britain & France   Belgium & Brazil Germany & Italy   28: In 2003, who became the youngest pole sitter at Malaysia & later that year eclipsed Bruce McLaren as the youngest GP race winner at Hungary?   Jenson Button Kimi Raikkonen   Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella   29: Who was the last man to be killed while racing in Formula One?   Harry Schell Ayrton Senna   Alan Stacey Roland Ratzenberger