On the 1st December, Jackie
started a numbers game in the comments on Sidepodcast.com. Basically, each number needs an associated F1 fact. Here's what we've got so far:
1 - The number on Lewis' car next season
(Jackie)2 - Heikki's car
(Jon Waldock)3 - Medals: Gold, Silver, Bronze
(me)4 - Bernie's brain cells
(Jon Waldock)5 - Hairs remaining on Ron's head
(me)6 - number of drivers who used to score points
(Jon Waldock)7 - Bernie and six small friends
(Jackie)7 - championships won by the big cheater.
(me)7 - number of F1 races in which Franck Montagy drove in
(R.G)8 - number of drivers who now score points
(Jon Waldock)9 - the amount of European races that are yet to be kicked of the calendar.
(Dom)10 - Number grand prix winner Kubica drove in 2007
(R.G)10 - formula unas.
(me)11 - most consecutive wins for a team (McLaren)
(Andy Taylor)11 - super aguris finishing position….kinda
(Jon Waldock)12 - races remaining in 2010
(me)12 - Number of years Mosley will remain as president.
(Dom)12 - Number of points Montagny scored in the 1997 British Formula 3
(R.G)13 - Last used as a car number in 1976 where the car, driven by a female, failed to qualify
(R.G)13 - noses kazuki will lose next season.
(me)13 - number of mechanics he hit last season
(Jon Waldock)14 - number of Webbers car next season
(Jackie)15 - position of Montagny in the International Formula 3000 in 2000
(R.G)15- number of races won by McLaren in 1988
(Andy Taylor)15- Number of people who like the 2009 cars.
(Dom)16 - cars truly eligible for constructors points next year.
(me)16 - number of cupcakes needed for the Christmas party
(Jackie)16 - BRM V-16
(jolly)17 - Number of races Honda will win next year.
(Dom)18 - races a season is too many.
(me)18 - Position Heidfeld finished in the 2004 season with Jordan
(R.G)19 - Number of Canadians who would let Bernie into their country.
(Dom)20 - cars on this years grid (most of the time)
(Jon Waldock)20 - age of youngest race winner
(Jackie)20 - Drivers in 2009
(jolly)21 - the number of times Jenson will say “the car wasn't how i wanted it”
(Jon Waldock)22 - The number of times i aim to say ‘Minardi DNA’ in the next week.
(Dom)22 - finishing position of Kubica in his first f1 race (was disqualified)
(R.G)22 - number on heikkis car this year
(Jon Waldock)23 - New grid slot for drivers who got really bad penalties.
(Dom)24 - number of Stewards enquiries in 1st race with KERS
(Jackie)25 - Number of wins Colin McRae won in his time in the WRC (Non-f1, but nice stat nonetheless)
(R.G)25 - second penalty for each enquiry
(jolly)25 - age of Alonso when he won his second world championship
(lou)26 - number of pole positions gained by Mika Hakkinen
(Jackie)27 - points scored by team points on this weeks panel.
(me)28 - Combined points total of Button’s first three years in F1.
(R.G)29 - Number of different winners at the Canadian Grand Prix
(R.G)30 - number of fastest laps achieved by Nigel Mansell
(Jackie)30 - Points difference between Hamilton and Heidfeld after the Singapore Grand Prix of this year.
(R.G)31 - Age of the 1973 Singapore GP winner (non-F1 event), Aussie Vern Schuppan
(R.G)32 - Sad one this, number of drivers who have been killed during a Formula 1 Race Weekend (including Indy 500).
(R.G)32 - number of different constructors who have won.
(R.G)33 - Number of wins for the Tyrrell team
(Jackie)34 - Tyrrell
P34 (jolly)35 -
an episode we once made. am clutching at straws here.
(me)35 - wins by Brabham team
(Jackie)36 - age of the most experienced driver ever in 2008
(lou)36 - number of fastest laps achieved by Benetton
(Jackie)37 - age of DC when he retired
(lou)38 - ‘38 french gp won by manfred von brauchitsch… apparently?
(me)39 - Number of poles by the Brabham team.
(Jordan Allen)39 - Number of races Super Aguri competed in.
(Dom)40 - Bill Vukovich’s winning percentage (the 3rd-best percentage in Formula 1, when the Indy 500 is included as a championship race)
(Journeyer)41 - Number wins by Ayrton Senna.
(Jordan Allen)41 - no. of poles by senna
(Papa Smurf)42 - total number of front row starts each for Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart (who were BRM teammates for a while)
(Journeyer)43 - no. of points Jarno Trulli got in 2005
(lou)44 - no. of points Takuma Sato got in his entire F1 career so far.
(Journeyer)45 - the cumulative total of the first 9 car numbers
(Jon Waldock)45 - Jim Clark’s Total Career Pole Position percentage…
(Jordan Allen)45 - age Fangio won his 4th title
(jolly)46 - age Fangio won his 5th and final title, as well as his winning percentage.
(Journeyer)47 - number of corners the new-for-2050 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will have
(Alianora La Canta)47 - number of races Manfred Winklehock drove in
(Alianora La Canta)48 - number of points Hesketh scored
(Alianora La Canta)49 - the number of German drivers who have competed in F1.
(Dom)50 - number of laps Carlos Pace led.
(Alianora La Canta)51 - Points scored by Jody Scheckter in his championship winning season.
(Dom)52 - number of races Richie Ginther did.
(Alianora La Canta)53 - Herbie’s race number (yes I know it’s not really F1 related).
(Andy Taylor)53 - The amount of points Heikki earned in the 2008 championship.
(Dan Brunell)54 - the number of podiums Niki Lauda got.
(Alianora La Canta)55 - the number of races for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
(Aitch)55 - Brabham BT55 which was in effect the prototype for the almost all conquering McLaren MP4/4 of 1988.
(Steven Roy)56 - Number of points Toyota scored in the 2008 season.
(Scott Woodwiss)57 - HEINZ harald Frentzen
(Steven Roy)58 - the points difference between Schumacher and Coulthard in 2001
(Andy Taylor)58 - Career points of Andrea de Cesaris, who’s done the most races without ever scoring a win.
(Journeyer)59 - Number of years that F1 has existed (1950 - 2008)
(Andy Taylor)60 - years of ferrari… erm, last year
(me)61 - The year Phil Hill won his championship.
(Aitch)62 - 62 mph is approximately 100 km/h, a figure often used to measure the acceleration of an F1 car.
(me)62 - Points scored by Rubens in 2000.
(Dom).63 - Mercedes SL 63 - the current f1 safety car.
(me)64 - 64 mph, rounded winner’s average speed the the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix.
(Jordan Allen)65 - Number of Laps the racers had to actually race in the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix at Catalunya
(Jordan Allen)66 - The year when the first driver to win a championship for a team run by that driver (Jack Brabham for Brabham).
(Alianora La Canta)67 - No of laps of the Nürburgring that make up the Luxembourg Grand Prix
(jolly)68 - Most Pole Positions in a Career, by Michael Schumacher
(Jordan Allen)
69 - The number of points James Hunt scored in 1976, his WDC winning year.
(Jackie) 70 - The number of points finishes scored by Jean Alessi
(Jackie) 71 - The number of race wins by car number 2
(Jackie)72 - The year Emerson Fittipaldi won his first drivers title driving a Lotus 72D with a Ford Cosworth engine.
(Aitch)72- The fabulous wedge shaped Lotus 72 that raced in F1 for 5 seasons
(Steven Roy)73 - 1973 - First official F1 race at Interlagos.
(Dom)74 - ‘74 = McLaren wins their 1st Constructor’s Cup. (Boo!)
(Jordan Allen)
75 - the total points of Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica this season, giving them 3rd and 4th in the championship, respectively.
(Journeyer)76 - number of fastest laps Michael Schumacher clocked up during his F1 career
(Jackie) 77 - number of drivers who competed in 1957 season
(Jackie) 78 - number of points Ayrton Senna scored to secure the WDC in 1990
(Jackie) 78 - number of race wins by drivers from France
(Jackie)
79 - First ever Canadian Grand prix to be held at the “Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.” (1978 race was held at the “Circuit de Notre Dame” which was renamed in the off-season)
(Jordan Allen)79 - The year of the best race ever. Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux at Dijon. Oh for another one of those.
(Steven Roy)80 - The number of podiums for Ayrton Senna
(Aitch)