F1 Quiz Chain

[cooper-climax]

That's Hans Hermann (not) in his BRM at AVUS.

[Moanlower]

That's Hans Hermann (not) in his BRM at AVUS.

Correctomundo. =D> Probably made it a bit too easy by giving the extra info. Very well done though. All yours cooper.

[cooper-climax]

Here are the winners in the '70s, what was the race?


1979 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
- 1978 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford
- 1977 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford
- 1976 Niki Lauda Ferrari
- 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
- 1974 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford
- 1973 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
- 1972 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM
- 1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
- 1970 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford

[xpensive]

Monaco of course!

[cooper-climax]

nice on Xpensive, lightning as ever.

[xpensive]

Eight minutes, Wiki-free coop, JPB in the BRM was a giveaway when I'm a son of the 70s.

That very year, 1972, one of the many BRM drivers more or less committed a political suicide in F1 with the last two races.

Who was that and what did he do?

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Ok Bill Brack is the driver.....But as for what he did? I will need wiki.

[xpensive]

Naaah...Bill Brack was just S-L-O, lasted only one race, Canada, at that.

[andrew]

I think I know the reason. The teams sponsor for 1973 was going to give them enough cash so the team could run 6 cars with the intention of giving drives to younger drivers and rookies. However, the sponsor reneged on this and funded only 3 cars at the last minute.

As for the dirver, by the process of elimination of who got a drive in 1973, I'm going for Howden Ganley.

[xpensive]

Wrong in both respects, Andrew. This was about one of the regular BRM-drivers making a terrible error of judgement for the last two races in 1972, effectively ending his F1 career.

[Gary]

Reine Wisell jumping ship to Lotus?

[xpensive]

Of course the sideburn Swede messed up when accepting to finish the 1972 season with John Player instead of Marlboro, replacing a hoplessly fat and slow Aussie who in turn had replaced Wisell himself at the beginning of the season.

Little did he know that Lotus was a one car team and that another Swede was already lined up for the seat for 1973!

Anyway, those last two races of 1972 pissed off Marlboro to the xtent that he couldn't even get that drive for Frank Williams' Iso-Marlboro team, why he was left without a seat for the coming seasons, bar in the occational private March.

Your go Gary!

[Gary]

Thank you xpensive. A free gift for the Wiki-ites and Google-ites!

10 F1 personalities, 10 places. Match them up! As easy as falling off a log! Gee I'm a soft touch.

Mike Beuttler
Gary Brabham
Colin Chapman
Bernie Ecclestone
Mike Hawthorn
Mike Hailwood
Innes Ireland
Nigel Mansell
John Surtees
Roger Williamson


Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, UK
Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
Richmond, Surrey, UK
Mexborough, Yorkshire, UK
Tatsfield, Surrey, UK
Cairo, Egypt
St. Peters, Suffolk, UK
Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, UK
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Wimbledon, London, UK

[matt21]

Place of birth:

Mike Beuttler - Cairo, Egypt
Gary Brabham - Wimbledon, London, UK
Colin Chapman - Richmond, Surrey, UK
Bernie Ecclestone - St. Peters, Suffolk, UK
Mike Hawthorn - Mexborough, Yorkshire, UK
Mike Hailwood - Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Innes Ireland - Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, UK
Nigel Mansell- Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, UK
John Surtees - Tatsfield, Surrey, UK
Roger Williamson - Leicester, Leicesterdshire, UK

[Gary]

29 minutes! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's SUPERmatt! =D>

(I had a feint hope someone would put Birmingham for Mansell.)