Quiz four
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:46 pm
The topic this time is "they gave their all'.
1. This driver qualified for the front row on his debut in Formula 1, but died in a crash during practice the following year.
2. This driver was Jackie Stewart's teammate at Tyrrell; he was killed during qualifying while attempting to take pole position from Ronnie Peterson.
3. This driver started in 1979 in a Shadow, then drove for Lotus for six seasons. The following year he signed for Brabham, and was killed in a testing accident in 1986 at the Le Castellet circuit.
4. He died in a sports car race at Spa, hitting the Eau Rouge barriers while battling Jacky Ickx
5. This New Zealand driver's name was still prominent in F1 at the start of the 21st century; until 2003, he held the record as youngest driver to win a race (in 1959). He died testing a car in 1970.
6. This British driver won three Grands Prix for Ferrari before his death in a German Grand Prix.
7. This driver was on the verge of winning the World Championship, when he died in an horrific crash which also killed fifteen spectators.
8. This driver won his F1 seat after beating James Hunt in a North American Formula Atlantic race; he drove first for McLaren, then for Ferrari. He fatally crashed during practice in 1982 in Belgium.
9. He is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Driver’s Championship.
10. He was the last driver to die at a Grand Prix meeting until 1994 San Marino Grand Prix took the lives of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna.
1. This driver qualified for the front row on his debut in Formula 1, but died in a crash during practice the following year.
2. This driver was Jackie Stewart's teammate at Tyrrell; he was killed during qualifying while attempting to take pole position from Ronnie Peterson.
3. This driver started in 1979 in a Shadow, then drove for Lotus for six seasons. The following year he signed for Brabham, and was killed in a testing accident in 1986 at the Le Castellet circuit.
4. He died in a sports car race at Spa, hitting the Eau Rouge barriers while battling Jacky Ickx
5. This New Zealand driver's name was still prominent in F1 at the start of the 21st century; until 2003, he held the record as youngest driver to win a race (in 1959). He died testing a car in 1970.
6. This British driver won three Grands Prix for Ferrari before his death in a German Grand Prix.
7. This driver was on the verge of winning the World Championship, when he died in an horrific crash which also killed fifteen spectators.
8. This driver won his F1 seat after beating James Hunt in a North American Formula Atlantic race; he drove first for McLaren, then for Ferrari. He fatally crashed during practice in 1982 in Belgium.
9. He is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Driver’s Championship.
10. He was the last driver to die at a Grand Prix meeting until 1994 San Marino Grand Prix took the lives of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna.
