Amazing Facts

billyblister · 20 Jul 2002, 22:16 (Ref:338394)

I wanna hear some of your amazing facts about F1
I'll get the ball rolling ....More people have been into space than have driven F1 cars (apparently)

Number Juan · 21 Jul 2002, 10:04 (Ref:338621)

Squirells actually run F1, Bernie is like a puppet with several Squirells inside him controlling his every move - kinda like Men In Black.

O'Schumacher · 21 Jul 2002, 10:24 (Ref:338642)

Only one driver has finished on the podiums in 100% of their grand prix. Dorino Serafini at Monza, 1950, and as a result, it could be said that statistically, he's the most successful F1 driver ever!

Valve Bounce · 21 Jul 2002, 10:27 (Ref:338645)

Quote:

Originally posted by billyblister
I wanna hear some of your amazing facts about F1
I'll get the ball rolling ....More people have been into space than have driven F1 cars (apparently)

OK, prove it - name them.

Valve

Number Juan · 21 Jul 2002, 10:40 (Ref:338661)

were you a cheeky git as a kid VB?!

freud · 21 Jul 2002, 15:01 (Ref:338830)

Quote:

Originally posted by Number Juan
Squirells actually run F1, Bernie is like a puppet with several Squirells inside him controlling his every move - kinda like Men In Black.

kdr · 21 Jul 2002, 15:13 (Ref:338839)

i think its more likely that more people have been into space - than the number of squirrels that have driven f1 cars

OVERSTEER · 21 Jul 2002, 15:21 (Ref:338850)

According to Niki Lauda a monkey can drive current F1 cars, that of course was just before he spun a number of times

A monkey must be better than the rat then, we could have a Monkey win world championships!!!

Dino IV · 21 Jul 2002, 20:41 (Ref:339098)

"Although it's every engineers dream to make a car that good and easy to drive that a monkey could do the job, unfortunately a monkey can not win a WDC.

Ermm ... wait a minute, actually there has been one occasion where a monkey could have won the WDC, the '92 Williams"

(live quote from a 1996 lecture of a french professor employed by several teams throughout his career; today he'd probably be even more convinced of a monkey's chances at the WDC in the F2002

)

DNQ · 21 Jul 2002, 21:34 (Ref:339152)

Quote:

Originally posted by billyblister
More people have been into space than have driven F1 cars (apparently)

I doubt it, 600 people have raced in Formula 1 ever, and of course, perhaps 100-200 more have tested but not raced, then there are the 100's of people who race in Classic GP races, also, dont forgot the 'drive and F1 car' adventures available now. I think it's wrong

Hehe.

A serious record/fact. Most consecutive pole positions - Ayrton Senna - 8.

Valve Bounce · 21 Jul 2002, 21:46 (Ref:339161)

Quote:

Originally posted by Number Juan

were you a cheeky git as a kid VB?!

Yeah!! and I got whacked for it more times than people have gone into space.

Valve

Mackmot · 21 Jul 2002, 21:47 (Ref:339163)

McLaren made a car that a monkey could drive for the 93 season but it was by then illegal

Valve Bounce · 21 Jul 2002, 22:07 (Ref:339172)

You mean before that, it was legal for monkeys to race in F1? :confused:

Valve

billyblister · 21 Jul 2002, 22:56 (Ref:339197)

Does 'muppets in space' count??
That space thing was true a few about 2 years ago- maybe there has been a shortage of astronouts since then

Valve Bounce · 22 Jul 2002, 01:00 (Ref:339231)

You got that from the Muppet Show?

You should rely on more accurate sources of information, like the Bob the Builder show.

Valve

billyblister · 22 Jul 2002, 22:00 (Ref:340121)

Bob the Builder knows sooooooo much more than The Muppet show and Postman Pat put together
OK this is not why I posted this thread- I thought uit would be interesting (In a way it is)

RWC · 24 Jul 2002, 12:56 (Ref:341553)

So SQUIRRELS run bernie?!So he's a puppet?THAT'S why he's so ugly!!!(sorry little squirrels)

.....Hang on,you ******* squirrels are stealing everybody's nuts!!Get lost!!

**Bononi** · 24 Jul 2002, 13:07 (Ref:341567)

That's the most amazing one :

"Eddie Irvine is the second best driver in the current grid. (And it's payed for that!)"

Hugh Jarce · 24 Jul 2002, 14:01 (Ref:341615)

Quote:

Originally posted by Valve Bounce
it was legal for monkeys to race in F1?

Well I heard that Button had been offered peanuts!

Liz · 24 Jul 2002, 17:04 (Ref:341749)

It is easier to get a meaningful quote on a Formula One matter from any muppet than from any Finn.

Ron Dennis has been into space more often than his drivers have given informative press conferences.

TGF has a better chance of being shot into space than of convincing me that he is the equal of Fangio.

Jay · 24 Jul 2002, 17:16 (Ref:341755)

I'm sure he could if he wanted to... (go into space that is)

Rutle · 24 Jul 2002, 17:21 (Ref:341761)

Apparently when TGF was 24 years and 3 moths old he told his dad that he would like to be shot into space.

His dad said, "Vell if I'd known tventy fife years ago vot I know now - you bloody vell vould haf been!!"

Inigo Montoya · 24 Jul 2002, 17:46 (Ref:341779)

Jacques is the second best payed driver in F1, at 4 times Montoya's salary. Can you get any more amazing than that?

Liz · 24 Jul 2002, 17:54 (Ref:341784)

Actually a gorilla did once race in Formula One. He won one race and crashed into the Armco on the Victory Lap.

Hence, a gorilla has won more Formula One races than 3/4 of the current WWF1 grid.

fast95pony · 24 Jul 2002, 17:58 (Ref:341787)

Actually TGF was going to be the next celeb millionaire to visit the International Space Station,but only if HE could drive the rocket , and Reubens went along as his personal "Mini-Me"....

Alan

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