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1. The use of the title "Grand Prix" for a motor race predates the start of the F1 World Championship by nearly 50 years. In which country was the first race to use this name held?
2. Which French driver made his F1 debut for Renault at the 2009 European Grand Prix, but was dropped at the end of the season and didn't return to the sport until 2012?
3. What record did Peter Gethin break when he took his first and only F1 victory at the 1971 Italian Grand Prix?
4. Several German drivers have won at least one F1 race but never taken a world championship title. Of the four drivers listed who meet this criteria, which of them won the most races?
5. Which American driver took Honda's first F1 race win as a constructor at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix?
6. The Gordini team competed in F1 from 1950 to 1956 before becoming part of which much larger car manufacturer and F1 constructor?
7. The Italian name 'Gian' is a diminutive form of Giovanni and corresponds to John in English. Which of these 'Gian's have won an F1 race while driving a Ferrari?
8. The Argentinian racer José Froilán González secured his place in F1 history when he recorded which team's first ever world championship grand prix victory in 1951?
9. Which two circuits alternated as hosts of the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014?
10. In the early years of Formula One and the previous eras of Grand Prix racing, cars were painted in a particular colour dependent on the country they were racing for. Painting your car green indicated that you were from which country?
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