Random Facts Thread

Here is a little game I thought would be quite fun.

Any creepy, odd, weird, funny, and awesome facts you could find about formula one, Past and present, why not put them forward. ;)

See if you can really creep us out or freak us out. Go ahead!! :)

ok here is something i read a couple of weeks back that i think fits the bill although i don't know how true it is as it was posted by someone else on another forum, i know shame on me. Apparently Aryton Senna used to sneak a Brazilian flag into his cockpit to wave on the cool down lap and when he crashed at imola in 1994 the marshalls found the flag along with a flag for Ratzenberger who was killed the previous day. As i said i don't know how true this is but if it is then it's a great story and a testament to Senna.Racky_rules

It is true...... And from the story I got....... It was also covered in blood when the marshalls found it :S

Niki Lauda admitted during a recent interview that an advertiser currently pays 1.2m euros for the space on his famous red cap. He said the very first deal for his cap, worn to disguise the scalp damage caused by his fiery 1976 crash, was for 100,000 Euros.

Amazingly, if Michael Schumacher wins the remaining seven races of the season and Buton scores no points (along with no one else surpassing Button's tally), Schumi will actually win the World Championship.Redders1989

That's cruel Redders, why would you hang such a juicy metaphorical carrot in front of my face knowing full well that it will be taken away from me in Valencia.

The 6-wheel Tyrrell would like a word with you.Redders1989

I always wondered why 6-wheel cars were banned and now i know, it was because they could talk.

[QUOTE="Redders1989"]The 6-wheel Tyrrell would like a word with you.Racky_rules

I always wondered why 6-wheel cars were banned and now i know, it was because they could talk.

Yeah, back in those days they didn't do interviews with the drivers, they interviewed the 6-wheelers.

Potential Campos 2010 driver Natacha Gachnang is Sebastien Buemi's cousin.

With Button winning the World Championship in Brazil, Lewis Hamilton has managed to do what every other British World Champion has done - and that is fail to retain his Championship.

Button himself vows to become the first British Champion to retain his crown.

Brawn GP go down as the most successful team in F1 history, winning 100% of every WDC and WCC they fought for and winning 47.04% of all races entered.

They also took part in 17 races in their entire F1 history. No wonder the numbers are so nice to them.

A little fact that both Redders Button may want to ignore if they hope to win this years world championship.

First not only has a never managed British driver successfully retained his title there is also the fact that Juan Manuel Fangio is the only driver to change team and still defend his title.

Still i guess records are like pie crusts, they are meant to be broken.

Still i guess records are like pie crusts, they are meant to be broken.Racky_rules

[QUOTE="Racky_rules"]Still i guess records are like pie crusts, they are meant to be broken.Raikkonen2007

Pie is good.

After 6 races, Fernando Alonso has exactly 50% of the points that have been available in this years' championship.