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[Fenderman]

LifeW12 Have a look in this thread: http://cliptheapex.com/threads/the-...only-available-to-participating-members.6728/

Other regulars seem to have had the same problem and I think it's soluble so look at the more recent entries.

 

[KekeTheKing]

I had a quick poke around the Net and couldn't come up with what I am looking for. Maybe some of our spreadsheet / database folks can help me out. I was wondering (over the recent past) which races have featured a Safety Car and on which laps. I know I could sort this out manually and I might have to, but this is the kind of question "Ask the Apex" was created for, right?

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

KekeTheKing ... I have this ... will post when I get a little break ... and the boss heads out of the office for a meeting ...

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

Ignoring the ill-fated 1973 Canadian GP safety car .... though this experience could end up becoming a new rule soon to be introduced where after a safety car is called out a diamond encrusted chocolate wheel is spun by Bernie's bikini clad daughters and whichever drivers number comes up they instantly become the leader of the race for the upcoming restart ... and the SC forms up the grid behind them ...

... so before the restart it was Hamilton, Alonso, Rosberg ... and now it will be Maldonado, Chilton, Bianchi to take us away from our ever safe standing grid re-start ...

I digress ... here is the data ... I have the last lap in Canada as a SC lap ... not sure if it was officially sanctioned as such ... I believe it was a yellow flagged, but obviously the SC didn't deploy to pick up the field ...

 

[Monkeyhead]

Wow! This is awesome! But you forgot Brazil 1993 I'm afraid.

 

[Mephistopheles]

No he didn't he only went back 20 years you have to draw the line somewhere, actually the first use of the safety car was at the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, the safety car took its place in front of the wrong driver, which placed part of the field incorrectly one lap down. It took several hours after the end of the race to straighten out who the winner actually was.

But I do get your point the safety car was officially introduced in 93 and was used in Brazil and Britain that year..

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

aha ... I did miss 1993 ... I think I had believed the SC started in 1994 ...

need to add:

BRA 9 laps affected (28-36)
GB 4 laps affected (36-39)

 

[KekeTheKing]

Fantastic stuff ZY. Thank You!

 

[sushifiesta]

Max Chilton has dropped out of the Mr. Consistency race but we still have a couple of drivers getting closer to setting records:

Alonso has now finished 26 consecutive races (China 2013 - Silverstone 2014), putting him 4th on the all time list (and ahead of Chilton) and 7 races behind the overall record.

Button has now been classified in 32 consecutive races (India 2012 - Silverstone 2014), putting him 2nd on the all time list and 9 behind the overall record.

 

[teabagyokel]

sushifiesta - On 1 January 2002, the classified record stood at 17 (Lauda, Ferrari, 1975-76; Senna, McLaren, 1988-89; Alesi, Prost/Jordan, 2000-01). That mark has been passed 23 times since that point!

 

[Fenderman]

I believe Nick Heidfeld still holds the record for the most consecutive classified finishes in F1 with 41. He also holds a number of other F1 records including: most points without a win at 259, most podiums without a win at 13, and he's also second only to Andrea de Cesaris in the league of guys who've started the most F1 races at 183 starts out of 185 entries. Methinks he should also rank quite high in the league table of "Nice blokes in F1 who didn't win in it".

 

[Incubus]

Well since we're on the subject...

What is the record of consecutive non-classified results by a single driver (excluding Grand Prix for which they did not qualify)?

 

[sushifiesta]

For consecutive retirements: 22 from Andrea de Cesaris between Australia 86 and Canada 88.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Well that was an obvious answer! You don't get a name like De Crasheris for finishing every race!

 

[Mephistopheles]

Does Heidfeld also hold the record for taking off a medical car door and nearly killing the doctor?

 

[Incubus]

For consecutive retirements: 22 from Andrea de Cesaris between Australia 86 and Canada 88.

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Hold on! Didn't De Cesaris finish third at the 1987 Belgian GP?

 

[teabagyokel]

Incubus - Yeah. He was out of fuel on the last lap.

He retired from 2 of his 5 podiums taking Monaco 1982 into account.

 

[Fenderman]

You'll like this compilation then, Mephistopheles

 

[Incubus]

Incubus - Yeah.
He retired from 2 of his 5 podiums taking Monaco 1982 into account.

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Now THAT has to be some kind of a record. Being on the list of retirees in 40% of all podiums scored! Perhaps an apt summing up of his career.

Biggest shame is, he could actually be blindingly fast when he was in the mood.

 

[teabagyokel]

Wurz is a right idiot there though, Fenderman.