Single question quiz - winner poses the next question

[Johnny Carwash]

None of the drivers that won a race that year had ever been a world champion?

 

[LifeW12]

The only European drivers to win a race were French?

Four winners from the same nation?

Nope

 

[Mephistopheles]

Four world champions won a race?

 

[LifeW12]

Nope

 

[LifeW12]

No-ones taken any guesses for a while so here's a hint

Its to do with teams

Question: What was unusual about the winners from the 1980 season that hasn't occured since?

 

[FB]

Only French & British teams won races?

 

[teabagyokel]

Same engines?

 

[LifeW12]

Only French & British teams won races?

Same engines?

Nope

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Anything to do with the Spanish Race being discounted preemptively due to a dispute?

 

[teabagyokel]

No McLaren or Ferrari

 

[FB]

The race winners also scored the fastest laps, albeit indifferent races?

 

[Jen]

albeit indifferent races?

Indifferent races! How can that be?

 

[Road of Bones]

I can think of a few indifferent races - all of those held at Valencia for a start...

 

[FB]

Indifferent races! How can that be?

Damnthesefatfingersandmyinabilitytoreachthespacebar!

 

[Brogan]

My wife said I wasn't doing it right once.
I just said I was indifferent.

I'll get me coat

 

[Johnny Carwash]

It was the only year where Ford had the most victories in a season as an engine supplier?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Williams had double the number of points to its nearest rival?

I've got about as much chance of getting this right as I have of guessing the flavour of the packet of walkers crisps i've just ate.

 

[gethinceri]

Cheese and Onion?

 

[Jos the Boss]

Salt and Vinegar?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Smokey Bacon?