To welcome back a driver with lots of questions attached, a break from tradition with the Michael Schumacher Quiz. Don't worry the questions will involve more than Schumi, its far more interesting than it sounds.
All statistics as of 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.
All statistics as of 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.
- Michael Schumacher was World Champion 5 years in a row in 2000-2004. He scored 616 points in that time. Who scored the second highest amount of points?
Rubens Barrichello (374) - Schumacher has had 10 team-mates in Formula One to date, but like his brother only one of them also won a World Championship. Who?
*Schumi is yet to partner Kimi Raikkonen!
Nelson Piquet Sr., who partnered Schumi in the last 5 races of 1991. - Schumacher only failed to start one Grand Prix in his career. Which season and which race?
1996, at Magny-Cours from pole. His engine blew. He did start the 1999 British GP! - Schumacher is one of only 8 drivers to be on pole for half of the Grand Prix in his career, excluding 1950s Indy 500 drivers. 5 of them came before 1960; Fagioli, Fangio, Farina, Gonzales and Ascari. Name the other 2.
The other two are Alain Prost and Lewis Hamilton (who's numbers are rapidly decreasing)! - Taking the times to the nearest tenth of a second, how far clear was Schumacher on pole in his last F1 comeback in Malaysia in 1999?
9 tenths from Irvine - How many laps did Schumi lead in F1?
a)2000-3000, b)3001-4000 c)4001-5000 d)5001-6000 e)6001-7000
d)5018 - Senna is second on 2931 - How many different constructors scored points whilst Michael Schumacher was at Ferrari (1996-2006)?
21: Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Renault, BAR, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Toyota, Honda, Red Bull, Jaguar, Stewart, BMW, Prost, Arrows, Ligier, Minardi, Tyrell, Footwork and Toro Rosso! - Schumacher is one of only two (living) drivers at the age of 40. Who is the other one?
Mika Pauli Häkkinen (for every Ali, there must be a Frazier!) - Schumacher has 91 wins in F1. How many does Germany, the nation, have?
106. The other 15 come from Taffy Von Trips (1961 Britain, Netherlands), Jochen Mass (1975 Spain), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1997 San Marino, 1999 France, Italy), Ralf Schumacher (2001 San Marino, Canada, Germany, 2002 Malaysia, 2003 Europe, France) and Sebastien Vettel (2008 Italy, 2009 China, Britain) - And which driver has scored the most points since he's been gone?
L.C. Hamilton