Formula One 2009 [1] Trivia Quiz

Answer: KERS

KERS stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System. Lewis Hamilton became the first driver with equipped with KERS to win a Grand Prix in Hungary. Many teams either chose not to run the system from the start of the season, or discontinued development of their KERS midseason.

Answer: Jenson Button

Jenson had been left without a drive in December 2008 following the withdrawal of the Honda team. It was therefore a surprise when the form book went out of the window with the newly established Brawn GP team, taking both pole position and the race win.

Answer: Ron Dennis

Ron Dennis was the team principal for McLaren from 1981-2008. Although he still attended some races in 2009, the lie-gate scandal resulted in his decision to focus his attention on McLaren's road car business.

Answer: 31

Jenson Button was leading on lap 33 at the time the race was stopped, however, most cars were still on lap 32. Therefore the official classification was at the end of lap 31 as this was the last lap every car had completed.

Answer: Austria

A team's nationality is dependant on the national motor sport federation to which the team is registered. In the case of Red Bull Racing (the winning constructor of the Chinese Grand Prix) which the factory is based at Milton Keynes, UK, the team itself is owned by Dietrich Mateschitz and therefore they are a member of Die Österrichischer Automobil-Motorrad-Und Touring Club (ÖAMTC). "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (Austria's national anthem) should therefore have been played instead of "God Save The Queen".

Answer: Bahrain

A Grand Prix was held in Bahrain for the sixth time in 2009. Whilst Jarno Trulli started from pole position and set the fastest lap of the race, Jenson Button was again the race winner.

Answer: Monaco

After winning in Monaco, Jenson parked in the pits as opposed to on the grid and had to run back down the start/finish straight to the podium ceremony.
In 2009, The BBC programme "Top Gear" unveiled Michael Schumacher as their tame racing driver called "The Stig". Driving a Ferrari FXX around the Top Gear Track, Michael recorded a lap time nearly seven seconds faster than any other previous Stig/Car combination. Unfortunately, he was using slick tyres, which are not road-legal in the UK and therefore the time was disallowed on the following show.

Answer: No

Many of the manufacturer racing teams were unhappy that the 2009 race calendar did not contain a race in North America as USA and Canada are huge markets for their road cars. Recent races in North America have been held at Indianapolis and Montreal.

Answer: Mark Webber

Mark Webber went on to win the race from his team-mate Sebastian Vettel, despite being given a drive-through penalty for hitting Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP car on the run down to the first corner.

Answer: Fernando Alonso

In 2009, the starting weights of all the cars was published. As a result, it became clear that Fernando had considerably less fuel than the rest of the top ten and he could only run until lap 11. Correcting the grid based on fuel on board, Sebastian Vettel was the fastest driver.