The Getting Through to Pre-Season Testing 2019 Quiz

Is it 2013... could it really be that far back?

 

An anthem is only played to the winner and the constructor.

Reading at my original answer, Bando did not say no to 2013, just Hamilton being at McLaren.

So did Kimi win in 2013? In which case, wasn't it Abu Dhabi?

 

Nope nope nope


Yes it's 2013 not kimi but he did win in Aus for lotus that year.

 

Or Alonso as he was still in a half decent Ferrari in 2013 before Vettel went on his mad winning run in the second half of that season?

 

Yes. Want to guess what race?

 

It would be a total guess...............so I'll go for Spain, the year after Pastor humiliated him in front of his home crowd.

 

Bingo.

 

Ha ha ha, no freaking way! Luck of the Irish, well the wife is quarter irish so I'm sure it's rubbed off a bit on me.

 

Which driver holds the record for the most Grand Chelem's, and how many have they done?

 

Clark.. lots...

 

Have we all exhausted the F1 records on Wikipedia now?

It is Clark.

 

Was reading an article about grand slams not too long ago. Can't remember the number though.

 

It's somewhere between 7 and 9

 

Blimey.... that narrows it down a bit. 8 Maybe?

 

Alright... Lets's try this one.

What was the first F1 car to use active suspension?

 

I want to say the Lotus 98T of 1986, but I've got a feeling they had tried it in the early 80's as well and then abandoned it for a bit.

 

Yer on the right track

 

Williams

 

It's not the twin-chassis 88T, so did they first try it on the 1982 car which I think was the 92T (on the basis the 93T was the fat turd that they used with their fuirst turbo engine)?

 

You got it.... Was the Lotus 92