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Do HRT realize that it is an acronym for Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Let me morph into to the mind of Luis Perez-Sala... yes it appears that even though English is his second language he is aware of the connection shared between HRT and Hormone Replacement Therapy and he also currently has a hankering for some Jaffa Cakes!
Joking aside, it's likely. It's strange how they're not even called Hispania Racing Team anymore, they're just HRT on the constructors list now.
Joking aside, it's likely. It's strange how they're not even called Hispania Racing Team anymore, they're just HRT on the constructors list now.
Now for a serious question.
How many F1 venues have there been since the start of the the modern championship in 1950
How many F1 venues have there been since the start of the the modern championship in 1950
Really he actually knows that?
Oops yes I see now you were toying with me 
69, including venues that are scheduled to host a GP in 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_circuits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_circuits
Who holds the record for the largest race winning margin?
Jackie Stewart I think at Nurburgring over Graham Hill. I think I read that this week, possibly on Clip!
Stirling Moss over Mike Hawthorn 1958 portuguese gp - 5:12
It depends if you mean by number of laps or distance or maybe even time as it is track dependent, one lap at Pascara = Eight laps at Monaco, Roughly, actually it is 7.87090559 laps give or take.
Fenderman
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In terms of laps there are two both of 2 lap margins listed n good ol' Wiki:
Jackie Stewart over Bruce McLaren, 1969 Spanish GP
Damon Hill over Olivier Panis, 1995 Australian GP.
F1technical agrees with regard to the '69 Spanish GP so it was probably that one. However, neither source mentions a time difference.
Comparing the two races in terms of distance Adelaide in '95 was the shorter at 3.780 km against 3.791 km. The race laps were also quicker at Adelaide - fastest lap that race was 1m 17.9 secs. The '69 Montjuic race fastest lap was 1m 28.3. That probably explains why F1 Tech' regard the Stewart/McLaren gap as the record.
tooncheese is probably right with the 1958 GP, Moss over Hawthorn (5m 12.73 sec).
As a sidenote ... in the 1968 German GP on the Nordschleife, Jackie Stewart won with a time margin of 4m 3.2 sec over Graham Hill. As far as I know that's the biggest margin on that track. I mention it as very few of the F1 races there had gaps more than a minute and most less than 30 seconds which is quite remarkable on such a difficult circuit and it being
over 13 miles in length.
Jackie Stewart over Bruce McLaren, 1969 Spanish GP
Damon Hill over Olivier Panis, 1995 Australian GP.
F1technical agrees with regard to the '69 Spanish GP so it was probably that one. However, neither source mentions a time difference.
Comparing the two races in terms of distance Adelaide in '95 was the shorter at 3.780 km against 3.791 km. The race laps were also quicker at Adelaide - fastest lap that race was 1m 17.9 secs. The '69 Montjuic race fastest lap was 1m 28.3. That probably explains why F1 Tech' regard the Stewart/McLaren gap as the record.
tooncheese is probably right with the 1958 GP, Moss over Hawthorn (5m 12.73 sec).
As a sidenote ... in the 1968 German GP on the Nordschleife, Jackie Stewart won with a time margin of 4m 3.2 sec over Graham Hill. As far as I know that's the biggest margin on that track. I mention it as very few of the F1 races there had gaps more than a minute and most less than 30 seconds which is quite remarkable on such a difficult circuit and it being
over 13 miles in length.
That great information Fenderman and answers the question perfectly.
aw, sooch niice compliments 
If it conforms to current regs and passes the safety tests then I would imagine yes, for instance last years car could be modified for this year, but I doubt you could modify an FW14 to pass the crash test let alone anything else.
Indeed, in days gone by teams would often start the season with last year's car, either to guarantee reliability or because the opening race was in January. Cars such as the McLaren M23 and Lotus Type 72 had a racing life of several seasons, though they underwent developmental and regulatory changes throughout.
When was the last time that there were no Italians on the grid?
1969
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