THE CIPHER [NSFW]In Vettel's book, the opening lines describe a man who has given away his armour on the basis of the rumour that the Greeks were planning to set sail for Troy; appropriate for a man himself currently the subject of rather a lot of speculation! "For he heard afar in Cyprus the great rumour that the Achaeans were about to sail forth to Troy in their ships, wherefore he gave him the breastplate to do pleasure to the king." In Petrov's book, the hero Diomedes is rebuked by Apollo, perhaps much in the same way that a certain driver whose name contains the same opening and final letters had harsh words for Petrov after the 2010 season concluded. "Bethink thee, son of Tydeus, and give place, neither be thou minded to be like of spirit with the gods; seeing in no wise of like sort is the race of immortal gods and that of men who walk upon the earth.” In Grosjean's book, a number of youths appear nervous to press on and attack... much in the same way he was in his initial venture into the sport, though now he seems the opposite! "Most were fain to break through the wall and burn the ships with fire, these still tarried in doubt, as they stood by the trench." In de la Rosa's book, Achilles refuses to fight, forcing Patroclus (tragically) to take his place, something Pedro is very much familiar with, having in the past replaced Montoya and Perez and having been replaced himself by Heidfeld. "And grant me to buckle upon my shoulders that armour of thine, in hope that the Trojans may take me for thee, and so desist from war." In Schumacher's book, we spend a lot of time describing the purported antagonists, and we see Menelaus and Paris fight in a fit of rage...well, I'm saying nothing “Zeus, our king, grant that I may avenge me on him that was first to do me wrong, even on goodly Alexander, and subdue thou him beneath my hands." In Senna's book, Achilles takes to the battlefield to avenge Patroclus, after being forced to take time off to grieve. A younger Bruno did the same after his uncle's death. "For if Achilles shall fight alone against the Trojans, not even for a little space will they hold back the swift-footed son of Peleus." In Maldonado's book, the Greeks are in the throes of Panic, something which Maldonado himself has not been averse to suffering from time to time. "The Achaeans were holden of wondrous Panic, the handmaid of numbing fear and with grief intolerable were all the noblest stricken." In Vergne's book, the Greeks declare that they should rather perish than escape from the battle; based on the fortunes of drivers Jaime and Lewis Williamson, the Red Bull Young Drivers' Programme follows a similar mantra. "They were minded thus: The Achaeans verily deemed that they should never escape from out the peril, but should perish." In Massa's book, Hector is rebuked as being “most fair to look upon, in battle sorely lacking”. Wouldn't say Massa is a particularly bad-looking chap, would you? "Glaucus, son of Hippolochus, leader of the Lycians, with an angry glance from beneath his brows, chid Hector with hard words." In Kobayashi's book, the gods describe the potential outcome of the war; much like the Sauber bosses allegedly pondering his fate (horrifyingly!) "Now the gods, seated by the side of Zeus, were holding assembly on the golden floor, and in their midst the queenly Hebe poured them nectar." In Raikkonen's book, the Greeks, having won for now, take time to feast and enjoy themselves, don't think I really need to say much more do I? "And they put off, each man of them, their shining harnesses of bronze, and loosed their loud-neighing horses, and themselves sat down beside the ship of the swift-footed son of Aeacus, a countless host; and he made them a funeral feast to satisfy their hearts." In Webber's book, Hector's charioteer is killed, and straightaway he takes a new charioteer (Archeptolemus) from another man; feels nice when the boot's on the other foot doesn't it Mark? "He sorrowed for his comrade, and sought him a bold charioteer; nor did his horses twain long lack a master, for straightway he found Iphitus' son, bold Archeptolemus" In Alonso's book, Agamemnon is tricked by a “baneful dream”, perhaps similar to Alonso's dream that he would get total freedom at Mclaren. "And this plan seemed to his mind the best, to send to Agamemnon, son of Atreus, a baneful dream." In Hulkenberg's book, Achilles is brought news of Patroclus' fate and is overcome with grief; as are the Greeks immediately surrounding him. One hopes his reaction to being replaced with Maldonado was somewhat less melodramatic. "A black cloud of grief enwrapped Achilles, and with both his hands he took the dark dust and strewed it over his head and defiled his fair face, and on his fragrant tunic the black ashes fell." In Ricciardo's book, Hector is killed after Athene tricks him into throwing away his spear, believing that his assistant Diephobus is at hand to pass him another; much in the same way that Marko giveth, and Marko taketh away, from Toro Rosso drivers. "For I deemed that the warrior Deiphobus was at hand, but lo, he is within the wall, and Athene hath beguiled me." In Perez's book, Zeus decides to forgo intervention and merely to sit back and watch, as Perez was forced at Monaco and Canada last year. "To Troy he no longer in any wise turned his bright eyes, for he deemed not in his heart that any of the immortals would draw nigh to aid either Trojans or Danaans." In Glock's book, the council of the heroes reconvenes for the first time; I know this doesn't really link to him, I'm just going by the numbers and I'm kind of stuck with this theme now. "Twain there were, squires of Ares, that came limping, even Tydeus' son, staunch in fight, and goodly Odysseus." In Button's book, there is fighting amongst the Greeks, who are supposed to be on the same side. Foreshadowing? "The wrath sing, goddess, of Peleus' son, Achilles, that destructive wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeans." In Pic's book, Hera seeks to seduce Zeus, in order that things might occur according to her wishes; for the sake of the mental image, let's hope Pic didn't stoop that far to get that Marussia seat. "This plan seemed to her mind the best—to go to Ida, when she had beauteously adorned her person, if so be he might desire to lie by her side and embrace her body in love." In Kovalainen's book, the gods decide to cease from their strife, and allow the Greeks and Trojans to battle it out amongst themselves; Kovy was of course allegedly given equal opportunities at Mclaren alongside Hamilton. "Nay, with speed let us cease from strife, and let them do battle by themselves." In Di Resta's book, the Trojans call for a man from the Greeks to fight their champion Hector in single combat; I wonder if di Resta and Hulkenberg are in a similar contest for Schumacher's seat at Mercedes? "Make the Trojans to sit down, and all the Achaeans, and do thou challenge whoso is best of the Achaeans to do battle with thee man to man in dread combat." In Hamilton's book, Menelaus and Agamemnon fear that Zeus' favour is inclined towards the Trojans; much in the manner than certain Hamilton fans fear that Whitmarsh's favour is inclined towards Hamilton's enemy, Button. "The mind of Zeus is turned. To the sacrifices of Hector, it seemeth, his heart inclineth rather than to ours." In Karthikeyan's book, Hector rebukes Paris, pointing out that not only is he responsible for the war, but he must make greater efforts to end it. What other driver would be more worthy of a chapter containing criticism? "Thy people are perishing about the town and the steep wall in battle, and it is because of thee that the battle-cry and the war are ablaze about this city." In Rosberg's book, we see Hector's funeral: the funeral of a great champion, overshadowing the exploits and triumphs of his younger, prettier, conqueror. If this reminds you of anything you are an IMBECILE - what are you doing looking for F1-related symbolism in an ancient Greek epic poem anyway? "On this wise held they funeral for horse-taming Hector." <- what a crap way of putting it. [/NSFW] The number of the book = the number assigned to each driver. Enjoy!
Agreed, but nope. Realise now that there was a more logical way of doing this, I just got caught up in the F1-related clues and lost track of the clarity and repetition. I think I have a solution, it'll be sorted out this evening...
I have added a quotation from each book to the driver's clue so as to make identifying drivers easier. It's not exact because I took out chapter marks and changed a few bits of punctuation, but should be enough to confirm that you have found the chapter you're looking for.
I've got Button. Just do what I did and just stick in the sentence on Google and it will tell you the book anyway lol
