Random F1 driver facts

[PhillT]

Bernie Ecclestone was the inspiration for the look of Spitting Image puppets.

[FourWheelDrift]

Rubens Barrichello once did 2 shows as stand in for Kelsey Grammer on Frasier.

Kelsey Grammer.


Rubens Barrichello.

[RacingPete]

Michael Schumacher did the voice for Mr Burns in the German translated version of The Simpsons working under the pseudonym of Reinhard Brock

[DJC]

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

[Piers917]

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Anymore clues?

[Gizmo!]

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Bit easy to point at the Frenchies, isn't it?

Been watching too much Talladega Nights?

[Rude-boy]

Stolen from Wiki as i haven't the time to put into my own words:-

"The eerie similarities between the deaths of Alberto and his father still haunt his fans to this day. Alberto Ascari died on May 26, 1955, at the age of 36. Antonio Ascari was also 36 when he died, on July 26, 1925 (Alberto was only 4 days older). Both father and son had won 13 championship Grand Prix and drove car number 26. Both were killed four days after surviving serious accidents and on the 26th day of the month. Both had crashed fatally at the exit of fast but easy left-hand corners and both left behind a wife and two children."

[freedman]

Piers917 said:

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Anymore clues?

1 only won one race?

[stifler]

freedman said:

Piers917 said:

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Anymore clues?

1 only won one race?

1 of their names might (ironically) sound like "I love ya penis"

Allegedly.

[stifler]

Allegedly SMax Mosley's bloodline is closely linked with a past German Chancellor.

[Lord Croker]

Kohl? Oh, I get it...

[Seademon]

stifler said:

freedman said:

Piers917 said:

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Anymore clues?

1 only won one race?

1 of their names might (ironically) sound like "I love ya penis"

Allegedly.

Olivier Panis

[Lord Croker]

Alain Prost really is a professor.

[Evangelion]

Seademon said:

Olivier Panis

Sorry forgot to mention, I'd heard it was a BRITISH driver.

[Piers917]

freedman said:

Piers917 said:

DJC said:

Not openly gay, but rumours of sexuality thereof?

Well there are fairly strong rumours, i.e. pretty well known, regarding 2 Frenchman that go both ways, ex F1, however both still race.

Anymore clues?

1 only won one race?

Alesi only won one race...

Surely not!

[crofty1984]

minghis said:

Dominic H said:

15225 said:

Stuff

That's how you make a first post!

And I wonder how many of us are frantically trying to find out if these are indeed true... It's got me wondering about some of them!

I wiki's Esteban Tuero!

[andygo]

Phil Hill is a cousin of Grahams

[FourWheelDrift]

Former Ensign driver Timothy Needell is nicknamed Tiff because of his love of the music of 1980s pop singer Tiffany.

[Rude-boy]

andygo said:

Phil Hill is a cousin of Grahams

False.

[RacingPete]

Brabham lady racer Giovanna Amati was kidnapped as a child and held for ransom.