F1 Quiz Chain

[ced381]

Your turn.

[zonk]

Timo Glock after 2003 formula 3 Norisring race told the press that: after what he showed on his debut the man in the yellow suit, the rest of the pack should sit down and seriously think about continuing racing career. Who is that driver?

Clue: his move to Formula 3 Euro Series was delayed by a road accident which left him with a broken arm. At his delayed debut was driving with a plastic brace and 18 titanium bolts in his arm holding it together.

[CMSMJ1]

The debutant was Robert Kubica.

[zonk]

=D> your turn.

[CMSMJ1]

Cheers Zonk..

So..who was the last Australian to stand on the Australian GP podium?

When? Driving for which team?

[zonk]

Tim Schenken 1971 Austrian Grand Prix Brabham?

[zonk]

i was wrong Alan Jones 1980 in Williams

[matt21]

If we do not take the official podium only, it was Mark Webber in 2002. He was fifth in his Minardi and he an d Paul Stoddard went to the podium with the champagne of Schumacher to celebrate.

[CMSMJ1]

I was throwing a swerveball and it is Mark Webber I was looking for.

I have not seen anyone else on that podium from Aus any time sooner than that, so, Zonk, you are right of course, buit not with the correct answer for this questoin.

Webber in Oz - that is the one. So, Matt21 - please fire away SIr!

[matt21]

What is the link to F1?

[Gridlock]

GSK-Beechams product, same as Lucozade, and they are of course a 'technical partner' or similar of McLaren - sponsorship plus management courses or whatever else is en vogue.

[matt21]

Your turn

[Gridlock]

Hmmm. Probably an easy one...

Name the record Narain Karthikeyan holds in the F1 world - he was the first person ever to....?

NB - not related to his nationality. This is an absolute record.

[mnmracer]

Hmmm. Probably an easy one...

Name the record Narain Karthikeyan holds in the F1 world - he was the first person ever to....?

NB - not related to his nationality. This is an absolute record.

Not sure which record you're referring to, but I know 3:
- Narain was the first Formula One driver to be called a cucumber on international television
- Narain holds the record for driving most laps in last place
- Narain holds the record for lowest finishing position (23rd in China '11, 24th in Europe '11)

In that light, you might mean he was the first to finish in the last position (as no one retired).

[Gridlock]

he was the first to finish in (24th)

Bingo! The first driver ever to finish a championship race in 24th. And likely the last for a while too.

I didn't know about the most-laps-in-last-place so have a bonus imaginary point