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Formula One 1998 Test | F1 GP by Season

How well do you know the 1998 season?

A multiple-choice quiz by andyking. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
andyking

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,059

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
653

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Question 1 of 20

1. What reason did Michael Schumacher have to be very angry with David Coulthard in Belgium? Hint

Coulthard held him up

They crashed

Coulthard blocked Schumacher on lap three

Coulthard had accused Schumacher of cheating

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Question 2 of 20

2. Fisichella scored an amazing pole position in Austria, but which equally unusual driver was alongside him in second place? Hint

Jarno Trulli

Alex Wurz

Johnny Herbert

Jean Alesi

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Question 3 of 20

3. Why was there so much confusion after Michael Schumacher's win in Britain? Hint

He won it without making a pitstop

It was a photo finish

He won it in the pitlane

He won it behind the Safety car

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which driver was hassled by, and collided with, Alex Wurz in the Monaco GP? Hint

Mika Hakkinen

David Coulthard

Michael Schumacher

Eddie Irvine

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Question 5 of 20

5. How many times did Tyrrell driver, Ricardo Rosset, fail to qualify in 1998? Hint

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who was Technical Director for the Stewart team in 1998? Hint

Bernard Dudot

Alan Jenkins

Mika Gascoyne

Gustav Brunner

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who suffered from food poisoning during the Hungarian GP weekend? Hint

Villeneuve

Hill

Panis

Frentzen

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which team celebrated their 600th GP race in Belgium? Hint

Jordan

McLaren

Ferrari

Williams

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Question 9 of 20

9. Why was Schumacher forced to start from the back of the field in the final race in Japan? Hint

He stalled

His qualifying time was disallowed

He wasn't on the grid in time

His car was illegal in qualifying

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who barrel-rolled at the start of the Canadian GP? Hint

Olivier Panis

Alex Wurz

Jarno Trulli

Jean Alesi

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which cartoon character was pictured on the nose of the Williams FW20? Hint

Bugs Bunny

Daffy Duck

Woody Woodpecker

Mickey Mouse

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Question 12 of 20

12. Why couldn't Ralf Schumacher overtake Damon Hill, at the rain soaked race in Belgium, for the lead? Hint

His car has a problem

He had dry weather tyres on

He could not see in the rain

Team orders prevented it

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which car raced with a funeral-black livery in 1998? Hint

Sauber

Arrows

Prost

Minardi

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who politely pulled over to allow Mika Hakkinen a victory in the opening race in Australia? Hint

Eddie Irvine

David Coulthard

Mika Salo

Ralf Schumacher

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Question 15 of 20

15. Why did Michael Schumacher manage to win the Hungarian GP? Hint

Team mate let him past

Revised aerodynamic package

Three pitstop strategy

Revised engine

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Question 16 of 20

16. After the multi-car pile up on lap one in Belgium, how many cars failed to take the re-start? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. At the Luxembourg GP, how many Grand Prix had Jean Alesi driven in? Hint

200

150

120

100

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who had driven the most race laps during 1998? Hint

Hakkinen

Irvine

Schumacher

Villeneuve

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who led the most laps in 1998? Hint

Villeneuve

Schumacher

Coulthard

Hakkinen

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which team bid a farewell to Formula One in Japan? Hint

Minardi

Sauber

Tyrrell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What reason did Michael Schumacher have to be very angry with David Coulthard in Belgium?

Answer: They crashed

On lap 26 Michael came up to lap David and in the blind spray, ran into the back of him. Later he stormed up to Coulthard accusing the Scot of trying to kill him.

2. Fisichella scored an amazing pole position in Austria, but which equally unusual driver was alongside him in second place?

Answer: Jean Alesi

Jean Alesi was second on the grid with a lap time of 1min 30.317sec. Unfortunately Alesi and Fisichella collided.

3. Why was there so much confusion after Michael Schumacher's win in Britain?

Answer: He won it in the pitlane

Amazingly Ferrari realised Schumacher could make his pitstop and cross the line at the same time due to the position of their garage relative to the start-finish timing beam.

4. Which driver was hassled by, and collided with, Alex Wurz in the Monaco GP?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Wurz and Schumacher were racing together until they collided and meant Schumacher had to pit for rear suspension damage.

5. How many times did Tyrrell driver, Ricardo Rosset, fail to qualify in 1998?

Answer: 4

Rosset failed to qualify within 107 per cent of the pole time on four occasions. He did not race five times in total, but was withdrawn from qualifying in Germany due to a crash during practice and therefore did not attempt to qualify.

6. Who was Technical Director for the Stewart team in 1998?

Answer: Alan Jenkins

Jenkins was Technical Director for Stewart, Dudot for Prost, Brunner for Minardi and Gascoyne for Tyrrell.

7. Who suffered from food poisoning during the Hungarian GP weekend?

Answer: Frentzen

Despite feeling unwell, Frentzen still finished fifth.

8. Which team celebrated their 600th GP race in Belgium?

Answer: Ferrari

Ferrari had their 600th race in Spa but actually celebrated two weeks later on home soil in Monza.

9. Why was Schumacher forced to start from the back of the field in the final race in Japan?

Answer: He stalled

Michael stalled and made his chances of winning the championship even harder. Needless to say, Mika Hakkinen took the crown.

10. Who barrel-rolled at the start of the Canadian GP?

Answer: Alex Wurz

Wurz outbraked himself and slid into Alesi, sending him into a spin in which the car took off and somersaulted in the air.

11. Which cartoon character was pictured on the nose of the Williams FW20?

Answer: Woody Woodpecker

The laughing face of Woody Woodpecker was on the sides of the Williams nose cone.

12. Why couldn't Ralf Schumacher overtake Damon Hill, at the rain soaked race in Belgium, for the lead?

Answer: Team orders prevented it

To prevent them taking each other off, Jordan insisted they maintained status quo until the flag to guarantee a maiden victory for the team.

13. Which car raced with a funeral-black livery in 1998?

Answer: Arrows

The Arrows were completely black with just the white sponsorship of Danka, Parmalat and Zepter written on the side.

14. Who politely pulled over to allow Mika Hakkinen a victory in the opening race in Australia?

Answer: David Coulthard

Coulthard, Hakkinen's team mate, agreed with Mika that whoever made it to the first corner first would win. As Hakkinen made it to the first corner in the lead, Coulthard honoured the agreement and promptly pulled over to allow him to win.

15. Why did Michael Schumacher manage to win the Hungarian GP?

Answer: Three pitstop strategy

The Ferrari team realised that Michael could win if he made three pit stops and made very short and fast stints inbetween. Michael still had to do the job on the track and he did not disappoint.

16. After the multi-car pile up on lap one in Belgium, how many cars failed to take the re-start?

Answer: 4

Salo, Rosset, Panis and Barrichello did not have a spare car to use and so had to become spectators to a gripping race.

17. At the Luxembourg GP, how many Grand Prix had Jean Alesi driven in?

Answer: 150

Alesi celebrated his 150th race.

18. Who had driven the most race laps during 1998?

Answer: Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve had covered 939 of the total 1015 laps in 1998, a staggering 93 per cent of the total race laps.

19. Who led the most laps in 1998?

Answer: Hakkinen

Hakkinen led 576 of the total 1015 laps completed in 1998.

20. Which team bid a farewell to Formula One in Japan?

Answer: Tyrrell

Tyrrell celebrated their final race as they became BAR for 1999.

Source: Author andyking

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