Post by Andrew 2.8i on Jan 27, 2017 20:16:30 GMT
There's an interesting article on the F1 website about the pet names given to F1 drivers through the years.
It's a good idea for a quiz question, some are obvious and are well known, some are harder and some are obscure and impossible to guess! It could be a lot of fun to try to attach proper names to the nicknames, and bonus kudos points are on offer for giving a reason for the less obvious ones. Here we go....
1) Hunt the Shunt.........................James Hunt.
2) The Professor...........................Alain Prost.
3) Mr Monaco...............................Graham Hill.
4) The Rat....................................Niki Lauda.
5) The Iceman...............................Kimi Raikkonen.
6) Maestro....................................Juan Manuel Fangio.
7) Il Leone.....................................Nigel Mansell.
9) The Pampas Bull.....................José González.
10) The Honey Badger....................Daniel Ricciardo.
11) Black Jack..............................Jack Brabham.
12) Britney....................................Nico Rosberg.
13) de Crasheris.............................Andrea de Cesaris.
14) Mike The Bike...........................Mike Hailwood.
15) The Monza Gorilla.....................Vittorio Brambilla.
16) The Abruzzi Robber...................Luigi Fagioli.
17) The Gentleman of Turin..............Giuseppe Farina
18) The Bear..................................Denny Hulme.
19) Le Papillon...............................Mike Hailwood.
20) Le Petoulet...............................Maurice Trintignant.
21) Jumper.....................................Jean-Pierre Jarier
22) The Silver Fox...........................Pierre Taruffi
23) Johnny Carwash......................Gianni Lavaggi
It's a good idea for a quiz question, some are obvious and are well known, some are harder and some are obscure and impossible to guess! It could be a lot of fun to try to attach proper names to the nicknames, and bonus kudos points are on offer for giving a reason for the less obvious ones. Here we go....
1) Hunt the Shunt.........................James Hunt.
2) The Professor...........................Alain Prost.
3) Mr Monaco...............................Graham Hill.
4) The Rat....................................Niki Lauda.
5) The Iceman...............................Kimi Raikkonen.
6) Maestro....................................Juan Manuel Fangio.
7) Il Leone.....................................Nigel Mansell.
9) The Pampas Bull.....................José González.
10) The Honey Badger....................Daniel Ricciardo.
11) Black Jack..............................Jack Brabham.
12) Britney....................................Nico Rosberg.
13) de Crasheris.............................Andrea de Cesaris.
14) Mike The Bike...........................Mike Hailwood.
15) The Monza Gorilla.....................Vittorio Brambilla.
16) The Abruzzi Robber...................Luigi Fagioli.
17) The Gentleman of Turin..............Giuseppe Farina
18) The Bear..................................Denny Hulme.
19) Le Papillon...............................Mike Hailwood.
20) Le Petoulet...............................Maurice Trintignant.
21) Jumper.....................................Jean-Pierre Jarier
22) The Silver Fox...........................Pierre Taruffi
23) Johnny Carwash......................Gianni Lavaggi
