GilesGuthrie
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Oops. Sorry :blush:
F1 trivia...keep it flowing!
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Oops. Sorry :blush:
GilesGuthrie
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Close enough. First raced in the 640.
I'll go away and hide now for my breach of protocol!
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Over the years we've seen a lot of entertainment in the pit lane... Nigel Mansell loosing a wheel, Johnny Herbert blasting away with his rear jack in toe, Patrick Tambay driving through the crew in front of his own pit area, Michael Schumacher winning, the odd fire or two, missing tyres here and there... but...
Who, what, where and when was the fastest lap scored by a driver going through the pitlane?
Who, what, where and when was the fastest lap scored by a driver going through the pitlane?
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Darn! I knew that one too, but JEC beat me to it!
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Archie Scott-Brown is your man.
He was a club-racing regular in Britian during the 1950's and drove in the 1956 British GP. He qualified 10th out of 28 in his Connaught, and was running 7th when his transmission broke after 16 laps. Fangio once remarked he had "remarkable car control".
Quite an accomplished driver, having finished 2nd in the International Trophy earlier that year at Silverstone. But in 1958, he was driving a sports-car race at spa, and crashed heavily, succumbing to injuries.
He was a club-racing regular in Britian during the 1950's and drove in the 1956 British GP. He qualified 10th out of 28 in his Connaught, and was running 7th when his transmission broke after 16 laps. Fangio once remarked he had "remarkable car control".
Quite an accomplished driver, having finished 2nd in the International Trophy earlier that year at Silverstone. But in 1958, he was driving a sports-car race at spa, and crashed heavily, succumbing to injuries.
Which were serious burns.
Yep, Archie is the man. His mother contracted German Measles when she was pregnant with him and, as a result, he was born with foreshortened legs and a right arm that finished at the elbow with a hand that consisted of only a thumb and a finger.
He was actually entered for the Belgian GP one year, but the organisers refused his entry when they saw him on the grounds that his disabilities were too severe.
Over to you, Pupik.
Yep, Archie is the man. His mother contracted German Measles when she was pregnant with him and, as a result, he was born with foreshortened legs and a right arm that finished at the elbow with a hand that consisted of only a thumb and a finger.
He was actually entered for the Belgian GP one year, but the organisers refused his entry when they saw him on the grounds that his disabilities were too severe.
Over to you, Pupik.
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Here's a trivia question for ya...
In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio was well on his way to his fifth world title at age 46. He had won at Argentina, Monaco, and France. He was however being overtaken by the younger drivers Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Mike Hawthorn, and Tony Brooks in the racing scene. Fangio was racing his Maserati 250F to great effect against the might of Ferrari.
The final race of the season was the ever daunting Nurburgring. Fangio had set the pole by breaking the outright track record by 16 seconds he held from the previous year. Truly a powerful statement to the young guns that he was still the man to beat. However, the Maserati could not match the fuel economy of the Ferrari's nor the superior Englebert tires of the day so he set out on half full tanks. This left him 30 seconds adrift of Hawthorn and Collins after his final pit stop. Only 10 laps remained.
Fangio himself labeled this drive his most impressive. He said he reached within himself to produce lap times that were faster and faster by entering corners in a gear higher than normal and maintaining momentum. He passed the leaders on the final lap and took the win.
My question is how times did Fangio reset by the track record and by how many seconds did he do so on the final lap?
In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio was well on his way to his fifth world title at age 46. He had won at Argentina, Monaco, and France. He was however being overtaken by the younger drivers Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Mike Hawthorn, and Tony Brooks in the racing scene. Fangio was racing his Maserati 250F to great effect against the might of Ferrari.
The final race of the season was the ever daunting Nurburgring. Fangio had set the pole by breaking the outright track record by 16 seconds he held from the previous year. Truly a powerful statement to the young guns that he was still the man to beat. However, the Maserati could not match the fuel economy of the Ferrari's nor the superior Englebert tires of the day so he set out on half full tanks. This left him 30 seconds adrift of Hawthorn and Collins after his final pit stop. Only 10 laps remained.
Fangio himself labeled this drive his most impressive. He said he reached within himself to produce lap times that were faster and faster by entering corners in a gear higher than normal and maintaining momentum. He passed the leaders on the final lap and took the win.
My question is how times did Fangio reset by the track record and by how many seconds did he do so on the final lap?
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I don't know (but I'll say 6 times and 28 seconds to play along) but I'd just like to chime in and say this really is one of the all time great driver ever EVER.
Bear in mind these cars probably had even less grip and probably less predictable power delivery than the ones in GPL even.
Bear in mind these cars probably had even less grip and probably less predictable power delivery than the ones in GPL even.
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