What are the most exciting and interesting facts of F1?

Question

this is similar to my other question but oh well =)

Answer 1

1. Only one English driver has won the world title more than once.

2. The only two one-time world champions in the top 10 race-winners of all time are both English. (Spot the very average drivers who had the best car for years on end...)

3. English drivers hold the record for a) the most number of races before becoming world champion; b) the most number of races before finishing on the podium; c) the most number of races without a pole position; d) the most number of races without either a pole, or a fastest lap or a win & e) the most number of races without leading a single lap.

4. The top six drivers in the list of consecutive retirements are all Italian.

5. Italian drivers hold the records for a)  the most number of races without a single point; b) the most number of races without a win; c) the most number of races without a fastest lap; d) the most number of races without a podium finish; e) the most retirements in a career & f) the most number of races before scoring a point.

6. There hasn't been an Italian world champion for 55 years.

7. Only 55 out of 791 World Championship GPs have been won by a driver from the host nation.

8. 21 of those 55 wins came at the British GP.

9. It took 28 races for a Canadian driver to score a world championship point.

10. Dutch drivers have taken part in 257 GPs without registering a single pole, fastest lap or win. The next worst country is Portugal, with 73 GPs.

Here are some vids:

The Monza Gorilla becoming the first driver in history to crash while celebrating taking the chequered flag... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a4mbwhuJ...

Eliseo Salazar gets a bit more than a middle finger...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Y0aBeEJ...

Eddie Irvine and Damon Hill realise that they aren't taken seriously as F1 drivers and audition for a new career in WWF...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn1Syt1rP...

Murray gets a little embarrassed as Frentzen and Blundell predate Raikkonen and Liuzzi by a few years...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW1mt2eoj...

Where Nick Heidfeld learned what yellow flags are for...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSje8mZx...

And the genius Yuji Ide...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0e0GWCzp...

EDIT 2:

And here's what Senna punched Irvine for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IodsQ2QD...

And what Senna said in the post-race press conference about it (his bit starts around 1m40 on the counter): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxCrh4NbY...

Answer 2

its going to BBC1 next season!

Ferrari doesent have any advertising on their car

struggling now.. er, the pit lane girls are gorgeous,

Lewis Hamilton lives in Switzerland, sorry thats all i got

Answer 3

This should sum F1 up in a Bottle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44KA7dKZX...

NEVER FOGET THIS PASS

Answer 4

Some things I find interesting: a 1320 lb car with a 750 to 800 hp 2.4 liter engine. 0 to 100 mph and back down to 0 in under 10 seconds. Normal engine rpms are about 17,000 to 19,000. The steering wheels alone can cost $30,000 to $40,000 if my math is correct.

Answer 5

Micheal Scumacer did'nt invite his brother, Ralf to christmas dinner afer he colided with his elder brother at the European GP in 1997.

It took Mika Hakkinen 90 attempts before he won his 1st F1 race ( his 91st).

Ayrton Senna punched Eddie Irvine after the 1993 Japaneese GP after Irvine had the balls to unlap himself from Senna!