F1 Quiz Chain

[xpensive]

Hint: MrE

[zzed_41]

Hill GH2 designed by Andy Smallman, powered by a Ford Cosworth DFV?

[xpensive]

Half way correct, but what was the originally planned different engine?

[-Felix-]

It was never confirmed I think, but the GH2 looks like it was designed to mate to the Alfa flat 12

[xpensive]

And we have a winner!

It began with a pukka T370 chassis back in late 1974 when Alfa Romeo wanted to try their engine against Ferrari's;



Over 1975, Snellman designed the GH2 with the flat12 in mind, but MrE got the wind of it and Alfa changed their mind.

If you think about it, there's a bit of chassis cross-section resemblence between the GH2 and 1976 Brabham BT 45;





Your go and a vote!

[-Felix-]

Bernard Ecclestone wasn't always called "Bernie". Who was the first driver to call him that and thus giving him this name for life?

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A wild guess would be Graham Hill?

[-Felix-]

make another one

[Sombrero]

Stuart Lewis-Evans ?

[strad]

Max???

[matt21]

Jochen Rindt?

[-Felix-]

That's right matt!

Since Bernie was the first manager of Jochen, they knew each other very early. And it was only Jochen who called him Bernie, but slowly every other called him that too.

Your turn.

[xpensive]

Fresh back from an inconvenience, I will pick this up!

Who is the guy second from left and what is he doing there?

[mikeerfol]

I don't know what he's doing but is it Dennis? Perhaps race engineer or something?

[xpensive]

It is indeed Ron Dennis, but which team and what is he doing?