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The Getting Through to Pre-Season Testing 2019 Quiz

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by allsaintchris., Dec 29, 2017.

  1. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    Nope
     
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    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Baaaah. going to go hang my head in shame!
     
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    Ferrari ?

    Alfa Romeo ?

    Mercedes ?

    BMW ?
     
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    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    1 at a time, lol.

    I suppose I may as well say Renault, as no one else has.
     
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    I'm impatient ... I'm done now anyway :)
     
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    Their engines were still racing in 1986, or be it in turbo form.

    Alfa Romeo ? - WINNER

    Go past all the throttle blipping at the start of the video and when its on track it is certainly a full blown V10 wail!


     
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    Ok .

    Which Driver suffered career ending injuries .

    He could not get rid of the need for speed , and Died in an offshore powerboat race ?
     
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    Crap.. I know this one and my mind has gone blank....
     
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    That was Pironi, I don;t really remember him racing, but I remeber him dying in a power boat race.
     
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    Correct :)
     
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    In all seriousness , I was racking my brains , but Big Ern is correct , I should only have posted 1 at a time . Sorry all , I won't do it again :)
     
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    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    ok, This driver landed a dream drive, but managed just 1 (almost) full season, doing 10 of the 12 races, his highest finish was 9th.
    His team-mate won the WDC winning 5 races and appeared on the podium in 3 more times
     
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    Just to prove what an Anorak I am , if you ever see the video of the Band Tight Fit singing fantasy Island , it's one of his boats that they are on , He had a dealership .
     
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    I'm guessing by the low count of races in the season that we're going back into the 70's and beyond?
     
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    yep, 70's. It's quite an achievement though, not getting close to the points whilst your team-mate runs away with the title.
     
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    My first thought was 1981 with Nelson Piquet and Hector Rebaque, but then I saw what you had put on the number of races so discounted it.
     
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    So we're looking for a driver in the 70's no one has ever heard of!
     
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    I had to look it up. I wouldn't have got it in a million years.
     
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    I'll be amazed if anybody does get it.
     
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