F1 Quiz Chain

[andrew]

Kauhsen WK


Lotus 79


Rebaque HR100


Fancy a game of spot the difference anyone?

And the paint job doesn't count before any smart-alecs try that one!

[Sebp]

The Willi Kauhsen WK was the one I had in mind. Over to you, dumrick...

[dumrick]

Ok, from the top of my head, since I read it recently - who was the only driver to score no points in a championship won by his team-mate?

[matt21]

Jean-Pierre Jarier

[dumrick]

That's a clever interpretation from my question, but Jarier only had 2 starts in the Lotus in 1978, after Peterson's death. I didn't mean my question as tricky, so I'm looking for a regular team-mate (like Peterson was to Andretti in 1978).

[xpensive]

Dave Walker for crying out loud!

[dumrick]

That's the answer I was looking for, X.

David Walker was Fittipaldi's team-mate at Lotus in 1972. The reasons for his debacle depend on the source, but the material that Dave had at his disposal was generally older that Emerson's.



A nice in-depth analisys is over at F1 Rejects

[andrew]

Seeing as this thread has gone quiet and that this absolute stinker of a question is begging to be asked, I'll have a go at posting one.

What was the first F1 car to use carbon fibre?

[Gary]

Barnard's MP4/1

[WhiteBlue]

Yeah, but we had this question several times. It is probably the most published innovation in F1.

[xpensive]

Due to comments like the above, I had to take a brief time out, but here we go again;

When was the last time a non piston-engined car competed in an F1 GP?

Car, race, who drove and qualifying position?

[Gary]

Car: Lotus 56B - Pratt & Whitney
Race: Grand Prix of The Netherlands, Zandvoort, 20th June 1971
Who drove: Dave Walker.
Qualifying position: 22nd.

[xpensive]

Close Gary, but the car raced later than that.

[Gary]

Close Gary, but the car raced later than that.

You're right. It did. I was too hasty! I've subsequently looked it up but since I didn't get it right first time, I'll withdraw and let someone else grab the baton this time!

[xpensive]

Come on Gary, only natural you were just looking at the Aussie driver, but which was the last race with this contraption?