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OT: Current F1 trivia

Barton Brow

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Barton Brow » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 11:28:02

I hadn't thought about it much until I was reading a listing of F1
drivers' birthdays, but it gave me a bit of a shock -- now, I would have
guessed rightly that Jean Alesi is the oldest current F1 driver, but I
never would have guessed who the second-oldest is, and only by a little
more than two weeks, at that... Anybody guess who it is, without running
to your reference books or looking it up on the Web?
Rick Baumhaue

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Rick Baumhaue » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 11:36:34

Irvine?


David Kar

OT: Current F1 trivia

by David Kar » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 11:53:40

Quick guess: Mika Hak.?

--David


Gaul

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Gaul » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 12:52:06


I'm also going to guess Irvine.  I think he's about 34, but not sure (won't
cheat and look it up).

Ian

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Ian » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 20:37:09

I guess you'd be thinking of Johnny Herbert.

--
Ian P
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Gregor Vebl

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Gregor Vebl » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 20:48:34

Eddie Irvine, for sure. His hair is already turning gray, isn't it ;)?

-Gregor


> I hadn't thought about it much until I was reading a listing of F1
> drivers' birthdays, but it gave me a bit of a shock -- now, I would have
> guessed rightly that Jean Alesi is the oldest current F1 driver, but I
> never would have guessed who the second-oldest is, and only by a little
> more than two weeks, at that... Anybody guess who it is, without running
> to your reference books or looking it up on the Web?

Txl

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Txl » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 22:01:04

herbert is not racing anymore...



> I guess you'd be thinking of Johnny Herbert.

> --
> Ian P
> <email invalid due to spam>



> > I hadn't thought about it much until I was reading a listing of F1
> > drivers' birthdays, but it gave me a bit of a shock -- now, I would have
> > guessed rightly that Jean Alesi is the oldest current F1 driver, but I
> > never would have guessed who the second-oldest is, and only by a little
> > more than two weeks, at that... Anybody guess who it is, without running
> > to your reference books or looking it up on the Web?

Txl

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Txl » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 22:30:20

gregor pointed out rightly that herbert is till driving, but he is not
RACING anymore



> herbert is not racing anymore...



> > I guess you'd be thinking of Johnny Herbert.

> > --
> > Ian P
> > <email invalid due to spam>



> > > I hadn't thought about it much until I was reading a listing of F1
> > > drivers' birthdays, but it gave me a bit of a shock -- now, I would
have
> > > guessed rightly that Jean Alesi is the oldest current F1 driver, but I
> > > never would have guessed who the second-oldest is, and only by a
little
> > > more than two weeks, at that... Anybody guess who it is, without
running
> > > to your reference books or looking it up on the Web?

Barton Brow

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Barton Brow » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 00:50:07

Well, whether Herbert is "racing" or merely "driving" he's just a bit
over two weeks younger than Alesi. Here's the birthday list:

January
Michael Schumacher      January 3, 1969
Giancarlo Fisichella    January 14, 1973
Jenson Button   January 19, 1980

February
Alexander Wurz  February 15, 1974
Pedro de la Rosa        February 24, 1971

March
Jos Verstappen  March 4, 1972
Ricardo Zonta   March 23, 1976
David Coulthard         March 27, 1971
Marc Gene       March 29, 1974

April
Jacques Villeneuve      April 9, 1971

May
Gaston Mazzacane        May 8, 1975
Nick Heidfeld   May 10, 1977
Heinz Harold Frentzen   May 18, 1967
Pedro Paulo Diniz       May 22, 1970
Rubens Barrichello      May 23, 1972

June
Jean Alesi      June 11, 1964
Johnny Herbert  June 27, 1964
Ralf Schumacher         June 30, 1975

July
Jarno Trulli    July 13, 1974

September
Mika Hakkinen   September 28, 1968

November
Eddie Irvine    November 10, 1965
Mika Salo       November 30, 1966

David Ewin

OT: Current F1 trivia

by David Ewin » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 02:41:40

Eddie Irvine?


> I hadn't thought about it much until I was reading a listing of F1
> drivers' birthdays, but it gave me a bit of a shock -- now, I would have
> guessed rightly that Jean Alesi is the oldest current F1 driver, but I
> never would have guessed who the second-oldest is, and only by a little
> more than two weeks, at that... Anybody guess who it is, without running
> to your reference books or looking it up on the Web?

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David A. Ewing

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Barton Brow

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Barton Brow » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 05:56:12


> Eddie Irvine?  So I woulda thunk, but it's Little Johnny Herbert.

Dave Henri

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Dave Henri » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 06:48:30

  the title of the thread says "Current" F1 trivia..last I checked,
Little Johnny wasn't in F1 anymore.  The best he could come
up with was the Audi-knockoff Bently LeMans Prototype.
dave henrie


> > Eddie Irvine?  So I woulda thunk, but it's Little Johnny Herbert.

Ian

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Ian » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 04:16:13

Well, I had written that he was no longer racing, but decided to delete it
because Barton asked which current F1 driver, not racer ;)

--
Ian P
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> herbert is not racing anymore...



> > I guess you'd be thinking of Johnny Herbert.

> > --
> > Ian P
> > <email invalid due to spam>

Barton Brow

OT: Current F1 trivia

by Barton Brow » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 13:08:40


>   the title of the thread says "Current" F1 trivia..last I checked,
> Little Johnny wasn't in F1 anymore.  The best he could come
> up with was the Audi-knockoff Bently LeMans Prototype.

I admit it's a stretch, but he *is* the designated test driver for
Walkinshaw's Arrows team...

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