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1. The Mexican Grand Prix of 1970 was the last Formula One race for which multiple champion?

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: Jack Brabham

In the race, Brabham was running in third when he was forced to retire due to engine failure. 1970 was best remembered for being the year Jochen Rindt became the first posthumous World Champion. It also saw the deaths of Piers Courage at the Dutch Grand Prix, and Bruce McClaren, McClaren team founder, in an accident whilst testing his CanAm car at Goodwood.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: He was hit in the face by a bird

Tragically, Stacey crashed, was thrown from his car, and died almost instantly. It was a bleak day for Formula One, as another driver, Chris Bristow, was also killed when he lost control of his car and crashed. At the British Grand Prix of 2003, a priest evaded security and ran onto the track. No one was hurt in the incident and guards were able to wrestle him to the ground.

From Quiz F1 - Turbo Times

Answer: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

It was the 1977 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Renault RS01 was essentially a test hack and retired early with boost problems after slowly completing a few laps.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: March

March would enter Formula One in 1970, building cars for Jackie Stewart, who put the car on pole position in South Africa and won in Spain, Chris Amon, Mario Andretti, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Ronnie Peterson, Jo Siffert and Francois Cevert. Tyrrell would not make thier debut until the Canadian GP while Surtees deubted in Britain. Matra is a French constructor, who had won the 1969 World Championship with Jackie Stewart.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: Bruce McLaren

McLaren would finish second in the World Championship to team-mate Jack Brabham.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: He caused an accident which resulted in the death of another driver

At the preseason Buenos Aires 1000 sports car race, in January 1971, Beltoise crashed into the car of Ferrari driver Ignazio Giunti, which resulted in Giunti's death. Some argued Beltoise's punishment was too lenient.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: No driver made a pit stop

The Dutch Grand Prix of 1961 was the first where all the drivers have managed to complete the distance without a single pitstop.

From Quiz F1 - Turbo Times

Answer: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Appropriately enough the first man to race a Formula 1 turbo car was the first to win in one. Only two years after the team's debut Jabouille won the 1979 French Grand Prix - a race that is probably better remembered for the last lap battle between Villeneuve and Arnoux for second place.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: Rob Walker

Rob Walker, the last privateer team owner, entered a car for Graham Hill in 1970. Graham scored 7 points but the accident he suffered in 1969, in which he broke both his legs, stunted his driving ability.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: Innes Ireland & Ireland

Innes would claim his only victory in F1 at the American GP.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: Brabham-Ford

Wilson Fittipaldi raced in Formula One for three seasons, in 1972/3 for Brabaham, scoring points on two occasions. In 1975 raced for his own team, Fittipaldi (Copersucar). It was to this team that Emerson Fittipaldi, younger brother of Wilson, made his ill-fated move in 1976 after two succesful title winning campaigns. Until Ralf Schumacher finished 3rd at the Argentinian Grand Prix of 1997, Wilson, with 3 points to his name, was the most succesful sibling of a Formula One World Champion.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: BRM

1962 became a two horse race between Jim Clark of Lotus-Climax and Graham Hill of BRM, with Dan Gurney finding room to win Porsche a maiden victory. Ferrari were not able to keep up with the top teams and eventually finshed the season 4th, behind Lotus-Climax, BRM and Brabham-Climax.

From Quiz F1 - Turbo Times

Answer: Gilles Villeneuve

The only time the Italian GP was held at Imola. Villeneuve drove the very primitive chassis, 126C, and it was actually quicker than the Ferrari 312T5 he raced.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: Peter Gethin

The fastest ever win (150.755mph) and the closest ever finish (0.010 seconds). It would be Gethins only win, just holding off Peterson, Cevert, Hailwood and Howden Ganley. The first 5 were covered by only 0.61 seconds.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: Dan Gurney

Porsche has actually been more successful in the Constructors Championship in 1961, but had to wait until 1962 to claim their only victory as a constructor. They would return in the 80s.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: His teammate had been killed in practice

During Saturday practice for the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York, Jackie Stewart's teammate, Francois Cevert, suffered fatal injuries after crashing into the barriers. Stewart, a three-time World Champion, chose to drop out of the race. Team Tyrell later followed suit as a mark of respect for the late Cevert.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: Waved a red flag to start the race

On every other occasion of a red flag being flown, it has signalled that a race has been stopped. A yellow flag indicates that it is dangerous to overtake on the section of the track where the flag is being flown. This was not the only moment of controversy, as when Graham Hill stalled on the grid, the French marshals decided to overlook the rules, stating that if a driver stalls he should go to the back of the grid for the re-start, meaning he started where he qualified, in 2nd place.

From Quiz F1 - Turbo Times

Answer: Nelson Piquet

Piquet raced a BMW powered Brabham to win the 1983 World Championship.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: Jean-Pierre Beltoise & Beltoise & J-P Beltoise & Jean Pierre Beltoise

In tricky wet conditions, Beltoise was the master of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, holding off wet weather expert Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari. It would be Beltoise first and only Grand Prix win and his only points scoring position for the year 1972. B.R.M would fold in 1977.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini & Bandini

Bandini would be involved in an incident with Graham Hill at the final GP in Mexico which gave Surtees the championship.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: Niki Lauda

1974 proved reliabilty and consistant points scoring meant everything. The World Champion that year, Emerson Fittipaldi, was the not the man with the most race wins. That was Ronnie Peterson. The man who led the most race laps, that was Nikki Lauda. Fittipaldi only won twice in a 15-race season, and led 77 out of 979 laps, making him the 6th most regular leader that season.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: Had the Ferraris painted white and blue

The Ferrari team cars, had until the United States Grand Prix of 1964 always been painted red, but after having a dispute with the Italian authorities, Enzo Ferrari shocked the Formula One world by ordering that the Ferrari's be painted white and blue, a colour scheme normally associated with the North American Racing Team.

From Quiz F1 - Turbo Times

Answer: Porsche

The TAG engine was perhaps the first engine designed and built for a specific car with the McLaren design team insisting on various criteria being fulfilled.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: Pete Revson

The race is mostly remembered for the spectacular Woodcote pile-up, triggered by the spun McLaren of Jody Scheckter. Revson chose his tyres to perfection to hold off the faster Lotus of Peterson to take his first Grand Prix victory. Revson would also win in Canada.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: Weslake

Unfortunately for Dan, the engine would provide rather unreliable, and he would take only one victory in his own car.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: Rolf Stommelen

The GPDA did not feel the barriers on the track were satisfactory and refused to race until adequate improvements were made. This meant Jackie Ickx was the only top driver practicing on Friday as the others had gone on strike. Despite last minute improvements drivers were still not happy. One of them, Emerson Fittipaldi, insisted on driving the minium three laps needed to qualify slowly. On race day worst fears were confirmed when Rolf Stommelen crashed into the barriers, the car flew over into the crowd killing five spectators and seriously injuring Stommelen. November 1975 saw the death of Graham Hill in a light aircraft crash.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1960s

Answer: Jim Clark

Despite missing the Monaco Grand Prix to compete in the Indy 500, Jim Clark won the championship in Round 7 of 10 at the German Grand Prix, scoring maximum points. Graham Hill was Clark's closest rival, winning 2 out of 10 races, however he could not quite keep up with the unstoppable Clark. Richie Ginther won the Grand Prix in Mexico City that year, securing a maiden victory for not only himself, but also Honda and Goodyear.

From Quiz Formula One: 1970s

Answer: George Follmer

Follmer had entered Formula One with next to no experience in the sport, except for CanAm racing in America. He drove well all season, and scored a sixth in South Africa along with his third in Spain.

From Quiz Formula One: 1960-1969

Answer: 1965

It was a series of firsts in Mexico 1965: Richie Ginther, Honda and Goodyear all took their first wins.

From Quiz Formula One Madness: The 1970s

Answer: It had 6 wheels

The idea behind the Tyrrell P34 was that the more rubber on track the more stable the car would be. It proved fairly competitive, the team ending the year in 3rd in the Constructors Championship, having secured a one-two finish at the Swedish Grand Prix. However by 1977, the team had deemed it uncompetitive and switched back to four wheels.

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