Formula One Madness: The 1960s Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Limped to his car with false beard and walking stick

Brabham proved his critics wrong, winning the 1966 World Championship in a car of his own design, a Brabham Repco, thus becoming the first World Champion with a car bearing the same name as the driver.

Answer: Cosworth

The engine in question was the DFV (double four valve) V8 engine. In the years which followed, several more teams adopted the new engine.

Answer: Jo Schlesser

Not long after Jim Clark's death in a Formula Two race at Hockenheim, Jo Schiffert lost his life. He lost control of the car, it overturned and the fuel tank set on fire. Ludovico Scarfiotti was killed in a hill climb that year, and Bruce McClaren lost his life testing one of his CanAm cars at Goodwood.

Answer: Fiat

Enzo Ferrari, struggling financially, sold the sports car division of Ferrari to the Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino)
group whilst retaining control of the racing division. The funds from Fiat helped ensure Ferrari's competitiveness in Formula One.