Ask The Apex

[Jos the Boss]

What about China 2010?

 

[Slyboogy]

Intermediates where used in that race.

China 2009 full wets where used for the full grand prix.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Has a driver ever finished his career having won a race in every season in which he competed?

 

[tooncheese]

Has a driver ever finished his career having won a race in every season in which he competed?

No. Hamilton is on track for it, and Fangio would have if not for two privateer races in 1958.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Thanks tooncheese. I suppose I would unofficially give Fangio the nod, as a two entry season really shouldn't count against him.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Lewis is having his 100th race this weekend.

Q. Has anyone ever won their 100th race ?

 

[Olivier]

Greenlantern101 I bet that's a really hard question to answer. I'm thinking Senna could have been one of them.

 

[Brogan]

If I get the time I'll check the (old) database.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Felipe Massa won on his 100th GP in Valencia in 2008. (if my maths is correct.)

 

[teabagyokel]

Johnny Carwash - from Stats F1, counting only GP starts, Massa's 100th race was in Belgium in 2008. Whether he won is a can of worms that doesn't need to be reopened.

Fernando Alonso won his 100th Grand Prix for McLaren at Monza in 2007.

Michael Schumacher won his 100th Grand Prix for Ferrari at Suzuka in 1997.

Neither Prost or Senna won their 100th Grand Prix.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Cheers teabagyokel i don't think i took into account the US GP in 2005 which of course he didn't start and the less said about that race better.

 

[Olivier]

teabagyokel good stats. I didn't take into account San Marino '84 when Senna failed to qualify.

 

[Greenlantern101]

tby

 

[teabagyokel]

In addition, there is only one driver to have won his 200th race. Michael Schumacher's chance was at Monaco in 2004 and it was of course the only race in 13 he failed to win, but the man who won his 200th Grand Prix did so last year...

...in Hungary. Jenson Button.

 

[Jos the Boss]

By my counting with wikipedia, Mansell did!

 

[teabagyokel]

Jos the Boss - I concur, Mansell did win race 100 at the Ostrichring in 1987.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Good all fashion counting wins!

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

As we approach the mid season summer break, do the oracle(s) have some stat's for the last 4 seasons or so on the mechanical reliabilty of cars... first half of season to last half... maybe even broken down quarterly... would be interesting to see if there is an increase in the "engine, gearbox, other mechanical" failure rate trend as teams are rotating previously used equipment...

Might give us an insight into whether we can hope (and pray to the blown gasket gods) for an Alonso DNF soon...

 

[tooncheese]

ZakspeedYakspeed, since joining Ferrari Alonso's two NC's have been Belguim 2010 - Error, and Canada 2011 - Button.

In the same period Massa has had 4 errors/collisions, and one gearbox failure (Spain 2011)

(Alonso DNF'ed at Malaysia 2010 after spending several laps on the limiter behind Button)

 

[Olivier]

ZakspeedYakspeed This is just Ferrari, only car failure, not accidents, last half of the season:

2008 - 1 - Engine
2009 - 1 - Radiator
2010 - 0
2011 - 1 - Suspension