Answers to Quiz - 93

1) How many different types of flags are used by the race marshals to convey different messages?

Ten

2) Name the highly flame retardant material used for the overalls of drivers and pit crew that has revolutionized safety in Formula One racing.

Nomex

3) When and where was the first Formula One race held?

1950, Silverstone Circuit, England

4) Name the infamous corner on the Imola Circuit where on 1st May 1994, Ayrton Senna died in a horrific crash, an event which became a major turning point of Formula One sport.

Tamburello

5) What is the name given to the warm up lap before the start of the race?

Formation Lap

6) The tightest and the slowest corner in Formula One racing is a hairpin bend on the Monaco Circuit and is named after a hotel located nearby. What is its name?

The Loews Hairpin

7) What is the name given to the contract between Formula One teams and FIA, the governing body of the sport?

Concorde Agreement

8) Name the British engineer and founder of Lotus Engineering Company who revolutionized the design of Formula One car in 1950’s and 1960’s and whose influence can be felt even today.

Colin Chapman

9) What is common to the Formula One circuits in Istanbul, Sao Paolo, Singapore and Abu Dhabi?

They are the only ones to run in anticlockwise direction

10) Name the World War – I ace Italian fighter pilot from whose plane the prancing horse logo of Ferrari has been derived.

Francesco Baracca