F1 Question

[Alastairm]

With 6 wins to his name, which driver has won the Monaco GP more times than any other driver?
Senna
Prost
or
Schumacher?

[jacobyte]

Senna, closely followed by Hill with 5 (Graham of course )

[Eric Mc]

Graham Hill was known as "Mr Monaco".

And it's not really an "F1" question is it? The Monaco GP was first run in 1929. F1 was introduced in 1948. aLSO, The Monaco GP ran as a sports car race in 1952 and 1953.

>> Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 8th March 11:25

[frik]

Eric Mc said:

Graham Hill was known as "Mr Monaco".

For tax purposes, Eric?

[Eric Mc]

Not at all. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Graham Hill never left England. He was willing to pay the exhorbitant taxes of that era (probably out of a sense of patriotism and family considerations) unlike Jim Clark who emigrated to France and Jackie Stewart who emigrated to Switzerland.

In fact, one of the reasons why Hill did all the test work on the Lotus 49 in 1966/67 was because Clark could not come back to the UK without falling foul of the Inland Revenue. Of course, in those days, there was no overseas testing as such. Most testing was done at places like Silverstone or Snetterton.

[HiRich]

The Inland Revenue were pretty vindictive in those days. They tried to claim that because Clark's body was buried back in Duns, he had never actually emigrated, even though he had met all the rules. (Sorry, off-topic)

[Eric Mc]

That would still be argued by the Inland Revenue today. It's to do with the legal difference between "Ordinarilly Resident" and "Domicile". Most people who express a wish to be buried "under the old turf" i.e. their native land, will find that at least the Death Duties/Inheritance Tax element of their final tax liabilities will be based on where they end up being buried.


>> Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 8th March 13:20

[richb]

Eric Mc said:

Graham Hill was known as "Mr Monaco". And it's not really an "F1" question is it? The Monaco GP was first run in 1929. F1 was introduced in 1948. also, The Monaco GP ran as a sports car race in 1952 and 1953.

I would say that's you splitting hairs Eric, (which you are good at ) seeing as Messrs Hill and Senna both performed their achievements during F1 times. Rich...

[Eric Mc]

And I am rather short of hairs to split.

However, I do wish people didn't just keep referring to Formula 1 as if it was the only form of Grand Prix racing there ever was. Grands Prix have been running since 1906 and only to F1 specs from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to the present day.

If things go they way they are going, Grand Prix may very well be running to something other than F1 after 2007 as well.