The highest average age of an F1 podium in contrast is 46 years, 8 months and 20 days, which was the one after the Swiss (!) Grand Prix in 1950. It was comprised of Nino Farina (Alfa Romeo), Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo) and Louis Rosier (Talbot). Pole-sitter Juan Manuel Fangio would surely have made it an all Alfa Romeo podium if his engine had not let go on the second lap.

At Monza he also set another world record; he bacame the “slowest” driver to ever win a race – as in his fastest lap time was only the 27th fastest of the race (in fact 13 drivers put in faster laps than Vettel’s fastest lap). The previous “slowest winner” was none other than his compatriot Michael Schumacher (Belgium ‘97) – hmmmmmm…..

I think S. Vettel and Toro Rosso have gathered the most numerous “first” in a single Grand Prix. I counted 8 :
- 1st pole position for both (2)
- 1st win for both (2)
- 1st pole position by an under 21.5 driver for Vettel (1)
- 1st win by an under 22 driver for Vettel (1)
- 1st pole and win by a non-Ferrari but Ferrari powered car for Toro Rosso (2)

Can we think of more?

S. Vettel is not the first under 22 pole man (F. Alonso is, as stated above) ; I meant to say he is the youngest one.
To keep the post accurate, one may say it’s the first pole by an under 21.5 driver.

I think Vettel and Toro Rosso have gathered the most numerous “first” in a single Grand Prix. I counted 8 :
- 1st win for both (2)
- 1st pole for both (2)
- 1st pole an win by an under 22 driver for Vettel (2)
- 1st pole an win by a non-Ferrari but Ferrari powered car for Toro Rosso (2)

Can we think of more ?

See Ajokay’s statements in post #10: “… the last time 2 teams won their first race in the same season…” and “If we count backwards from this season…”

On a side note, I really love the way the Red Bull livery is almost identical to Sauber’s 1995 challenger, I always though that was a really neat car. Although the artwork on Toro Rosso makes it one of the best F1 liveries ever, I think.

> You forgot Stewart, with Herbert taking the honours at the Luxembourg GP (née European GP) in 1999.

Of course, how could I forget? Trying to skim-read pages of F1 results is tricky when I’m supposed to be working!

I wonder who the next team to win their first Grand Prix will be? I’m thinking a Red Bull or Toyota, although I’m not sure which would be more likely.

You forgot Stewart, with Herbert taking the honours at the Luxembourg GP (née European GP) in 1999.

However, depending on whether you consider Toro Rosso to be a constructor, yesterday’s win provides us with one of two possible stats:

1. It was the first time since 1979 that 2 constructors won their first race, namely BMW Sauber and Toro Rosso.

2. It was the first time since 1970 that a customer car won a Grand Prix, the last time being Jackie Stewart in a March-Ford, at Jarama.

Renault – French Grand Prix – Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Williams – British Grand Prix – Clay Regazzoni

Both at the respective team’s home grand prix, how’s that for a statistic?

If we count backwards from this season, the last time a team won their first Grand Prix was 10 years ago – Damon Hill for Jordan at Spa in ‘98. And before that was a further 12 year gap, to Gerhard Berger for Benetton in Mexico in ‘86. So these new team wins are few and far between in recent decades!

That is, of course, if you ignore Honda and Renault’s recent wins, counting them as continuations of their previous teams from the 60’s and 80’s

A logo as a trophy is despicable, and a travesty in my opinion.

F1 trophies i would have thought would be a very special thing, usually events have a very well designed trophy to commemorate the victory, but now – and for the rest of his life, Vettel has a Logo to commemorate his first every victory in F1.

What a way to ruin it. Not a trophy bathed in Monza history, a ******* logo from a company that will probably be bankrupt and shrouded scandal by the time Vettel is retired and telling the story of the logo on his shelf to his kids.

Bernie has been too greedy there IMO.

Also, speeking of bernie’s greedyness, lots of events are in doubt because of the financial burden an F1 event places on the council, millions of dollars that could to go schools and what not get blown every year in an F1 event, surely there’s a way the event could make more, bernie makes the big bucks from it why can the events?

would like to see post about this.