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1. Modern thinking horticulturalists will tell you that a camelhair vine will produce plump grapes.

Answer: Irvine

"camelhaIR VINE will"
Eddie Irvine raced for Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar between 1993 and 2002. He started 146 Grands Prix, winning four of them, at Australia, Austria, Germany and Malaysia as a Ferrari driver in the 1999 season.

2. Even though the forecast may be dire, staying calm is often the best way to promote clarity while thinking of a solution.

Answer: di Resta

"be DIRE STAying calm"
Paul di Resta is a Scot who drove for Force India between 2010 and 2013 before returning in 2017 to drive in the Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams as regular driver Felipe Massa was ill. In total, he made 59 Grand Prix starts, never finishing on the podium, although he came close, both in the 2012 race in Singapore and the 2013 Bahrain race, when he finished fourth.

3. "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer popularised rap music, but Tone Loc deserves more recognition for his hit, "Funky Cold Medina".

Answer: Button

"music, BUT TONe Loc"
Jenson Button was Formula One world champion in 2009, driving for Brawn and also drove for Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda and McLaren during his 17 year career in the sport. His team mates at McLaren included some of the sport's greats such as Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez.

4. Personal hygiene is important as much illness is spread by coughing and sneezing in public without covering one's mouth or nose.

Answer: Hill

"mucH ILLness"
Graham Hill drove for Lotus, Brabham, BRM and his own Hill team between 1958 and 1975, when he died in a plane crash. He was world champion in 1962 and 1968, a feat repeated by his son Damon, driving for Williams in 1996, making them the first father and son to win the World Drivers Championship.

5. For a great breakfast, take an avocado, mash until smooth, season with chili flakes and spread it on sourdough toast.

Answer: Hunt

"masH UNTil smooth"
James Hunt was the ultimate playboy driver, with rumours of him often having left a nightclub and a group of beautiful women just hours before racing. He drove for Hesketh, McLaren and Wolf between 1973 and 1979, winning the drivers' championship in 1976. Hunt died way too young, in 1993 aged just 45.

6. Exterior house decorators will admit that without adequate coverage, thin lines will appear in paint once it has dried.

Answer: Gethin

"coveraGE THIN lines"
Peter Gethin drove in Formula One between 1970 and 1974, managing one win, at Italy in 1971, while driving for BRM. He also drove for McLaren, where he replaced the recently deceased team founder and driver, Bruce McLaren and finished his career driving for Hill, the team owned by F1 great Graham Hill.

7. It's beef wellington tonight for us, followed by apple strudel for dessert, and perhaps a bottle of wine or two.

Answer: Elford

"strudEL FOR Dessert"
"Quick" Vic Elford was better known as a sportscar driver, but he did compete in 13 Grands Prix between 1968 and 1971, starting his career with a most impressive fourth place finish driving for Cooper in a wet French Grand Prix.
While driving for Alfa Romeo in the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race of 1972, Elford stopped his car mid race after he saw a Ferrari on fire and although Ferrari driver, Florian Vetsch had safely exited the vehicle, Elford was the first person to reach Lola driver Jo Bonnier, who died of his injuries. For his part in trying to save Bonnier, Elford was awarded the National Order of Merit by the French president.

8. Tomorrow night we are enjoying an Indian American meal, with papadum, fries, chutney and ketchup all on the menu.

Answer: Dumfries

"papaDUM FRIES"
Johnny Dumfries, or to give him his full title, John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Earl of Dumfries raced in Formula One for just one season, 1986, when he drove for Lotus as team mate to the great Ayrton Senna. After Lotus replaced him with Japanese driver, Satoru Nakajima, Johnny turned his hand to sportscar racing and was a part of the driving team that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1988, driving for Jaguar.

9. When I was a child it seemed like there was an elderly man selling fruit and veg on every street corner.

Answer: Mansell

"elderly MAN SELLing"
Nigel Mansell drove for Lotus, Williams and Ferrari between 1980 and 1990, before returning to Williams in 1991 and then winning the Drivers Championship in 1992. He then went to USA to race in Indy Car, but made a brief return to F1 in 1994, to drive several races for Williams following the death of Ayrton Senna. In 1995 he signed for McLaren, but was unable to drive in the first two races of the season as he could not fit into the car. Once the team had the cockpit widened, he drove just two races before retiring from the sport.

10. One should not scour a genuine non stick pan as one may ruin the Teflon coating.

Answer: Courage

"not sCOUR A GEnuine"
Piers Courage was a real talent who competed between 1967 and his untimely death in 1970. He drove for Lotus, Reg Parnell and Williams, whose De Tomaso car he was driving at Zandvoort, Netherlands, when a failure on the car caused the accident in which he died. In 1969, while driving the Williams Brabham, he had achieved two podium finishes, with second places at both the Monaco and American Grands Prix.

Source: Author 480154st

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