Comments on: 2008 Italian GP facts and stats

By: Oddball

Oddball — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:06:43 +0000

The F1 drivers are no doubt getting younger and younger (well, not the drivers themselves but as a “breed”); eight out of the ten youngest F1 podiums ever has taken place over the two last seasons.

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.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:03:23 +0000

Lustigson: sorry man, I completely misread it!

By: Oddball

Oddball — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:47:58 +0000

The boy Vettel actually has one more “youngest F1″ records;
at the Japanese Grand Prix last year he was also the youngest F1 driver to ever lead a race (20 years, 2 months and 27 days).

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…..

By: Remi

Remi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:03:39 +0000

Stat in facts

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?

By: Remi

Remi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:34:52 +0000

Correction

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.

By: Remi

Remi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:07:36 +0000

Stat in facts

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 ?

By: Lustigson

Lustigson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:12:46 +0000

@ Daniel
> Both Gary and Lustigson forgot BMW’s maiden win
> with Robert Kubica in this year’s Canadian Grand
> Prix.
No we didn’t, cause the 2 new winning constructors were what we commented on.

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…”

By: ajokay

ajokay — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:47:24 +0000

Well, I’d drink to that, lets just hope the team can give him the car to do it with.

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.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:42:17 +0000

Ajokay – With Vettel joining Red Bull next year, I know who my money’s on!

By: ajokay

ajokay — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:38:26 +0000

@ Lustigson

> 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.