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Question 1:
Where did Sergio Perez finish in his inaugural race on home soil last year – eighth, ninth or tenth?
Question 2:
Last year in Mexico, which driver set the fastest time in FP1, but crashed out after just five minutes in FP2, bringing out the red flags?
Question 3:
In the video below, which Italian driver is seen crashing out at the start of the 1992 race in Mexico City?
Question 4:
Two Mexican drivers were on the grid for Mexico’s inaugural world championship race in 1963. Pedro Rodriguez was one – who was the other?
Question 5:
Which father of a future F1 driver is this riding the kerbs at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 1986?
Question 6:
Three teams have scored three victories in Mexico. McLaren are one – who are the other two?
Question 7:
Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez was born in Mexico City – true or false?
Question 8:
John Surtees clinched the 1964 drivers’ title at that year’s final round in Mexico – but which two other drivers were also in contention for the crown going into that race?
Question 9:
In the video below, who is Ferrari’s Gerhard Berger overtaking into Turn 1?
Question 10:
Nelson Piquet was first across the finish line at the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix, but team mate Nigel Mansell won the race – why?
Question 11:
RACQUET BE HERO is an anagram of which former Mexican driver who made 41 starts in the late 1970s and early 1980s?
Question 12:
Which driver and constructor secured their maiden wins in Mexico in 1965?
Question 13:
In last year’s race, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel suffered a lap one puncture after clashing with who at the first corner?
Question 14:
Which of these two devices did Lotus’s Graham Hill make use of during the 1968 race in Mexico, where he clinched his second world title? – a) A driver-operated moveable rear wing flap or b) A special pedal to control ride height
Question 15:
What did the Brabham team fail to do for the first time in their history at the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix?
Answers
1. Eighth; 2. Max Verstappen; 3. Ferrari’s Ivan Capelli; 4. Moises Solana; 5. Jonathan Palmer, father of current Renault driver Jolyon; 6. Lotus and Williams; 7. False – he was born in Monterrey; 8. Graham Hill and Jim Clark; 9. Lotus’s Nelson Piquet; 10. Because the race result was decided on aggregate time and Mansell had led the first half of the race before the red flag comfortably; 11. Hector Rebaque; 12. Richie Ginther and Honda; 13. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo; 14. a) A driver-operated moveable rear wing flap; 15. Qualify either of the cars they had entered for the race.
How did you get on?
0-5: Back of the grid
6-10: Solid midfield runner
11-15: Top of the podium