Enigmatic Variations N0 1641 By Chalicea
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Did You Know? .....F1.....
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The first F1 drivers champion was Giuseppe Farina in 1950. He has the distinction of being the only driver to clinch the title at his home grand prix, in this case Monza.
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ToraToraTora SB, yes I did know that, they used to die quite regularly in that era. Indeed they did TTT David Purley was awarded the George Medal when he attempted to save the life of Roger Williamson at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973
18:51 Sun 16th Jan 2022
//Any 1 hit wonders, as it were, NJ.//
Yes, spicey. Thirty-four drivers have won one race but no more. Two of them (Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon) are still active, so there’s time for them.
//NJ, you've given the number of different winners but without knowing how many drivers there were in the periods you mention, the numbers are not meaningful.//
The point I was trying to make, Corby, is that the victories have been confined to a relatively small number of drivers. Just taking the last ten seasons, in each of them there were variously twenty, twenty-two and twenty-four drivers, They took part in 198 races. In six seasons only five different drivers won a race, in two there were four different victors and in the remaining two there were just three. Just twelve drivers shared those 198 races.
Many sports see periods of domination by individual competitors or teams but F1 seems prone to seeing its race victories shared between quite a small pool of drivers.
Yes, spicey. Thirty-four drivers have won one race but no more. Two of them (Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon) are still active, so there’s time for them.
//NJ, you've given the number of different winners but without knowing how many drivers there were in the periods you mention, the numbers are not meaningful.//
The point I was trying to make, Corby, is that the victories have been confined to a relatively small number of drivers. Just taking the last ten seasons, in each of them there were variously twenty, twenty-two and twenty-four drivers, They took part in 198 races. In six seasons only five different drivers won a race, in two there were four different victors and in the remaining two there were just three. Just twelve drivers shared those 198 races.
Many sports see periods of domination by individual competitors or teams but F1 seems prone to seeing its race victories shared between quite a small pool of drivers.
Spicerack @ 21.32:
//Anybody know if somebody came from nowhere to win an F1 race and then drifted back into obscurity.//
Not quite but James Hunt only had a short career, as did Phil Hill, although he had later success in Indy 500.
I read that Juan Manuel Fangio was considered the best technical driver ever. In one race, he was so far ahead that he stopped for a drink and a sandwich. I still find that hard to believe, though, but I haven't Googled it.
//Anybody know if somebody came from nowhere to win an F1 race and then drifted back into obscurity.//
Not quite but James Hunt only had a short career, as did Phil Hill, although he had later success in Indy 500.
I read that Juan Manuel Fangio was considered the best technical driver ever. In one race, he was so far ahead that he stopped for a drink and a sandwich. I still find that hard to believe, though, but I haven't Googled it.
//NJ, the point I was making was the twenty-six different winning drivers since 2000 could have been a very small percentage of those competing or three-quarters, hence the need for context.//
Point taken, Corby. But you can see from each of the ten years I have analysed, that where there were only 3, 4 or 5 different winners, there were at least 20 different drivers and up to 24. In the early days of F1 I believe (though have not checked) that there were far more entrants.
Point taken, Corby. But you can see from each of the ten years I have analysed, that where there were only 3, 4 or 5 different winners, there were at least 20 different drivers and up to 24. In the early days of F1 I believe (though have not checked) that there were far more entrants.
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