Indian GP quiz - The Answers
It's results time in our latest quiz...
Tuesday 23 October 2012 10:45, UK
Come this way for those all-important answers to our testing Indian GP quiz.
So how well did you do? Time to find out... 1. The Buddh International Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke. How many of the other current F1 tracks were designed by his company?Eight. 2. The inspiration for the long right hander of Turns 10 and 11 came from which other Tilke circuit?
Istanbul Park. 3. Which driver achieved the hat-trick of pole, fastest lap and the race win at the inaugural race?
Sebastian Vettel. 4. Who was the only Indian driver to take the grid for his home GP?
Narain Karthikeyan. 5. But which other Indian driver took part in free practice?
Karun Chandhok. 6. Which two drivers continued their 2011 tradition of crashing into each other during the inaugural race?
Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa. 7. Which driver has a kerb named after him at the track?
Felipe Massa. 8. What caused the first practice session at the track to be red-flagged after just five minutes?
A stray dog was on the track. 9. Which driver celebrated his 150th Grand Prix in India in 2011?
Felipe Massa. 10. Teams where given circuit plans and then, after simulator work, invited to make suggestions for improvements ahead of construction. What two corners were changed as a result?
Turn 3 was widened, whilst a hairpin at turn 7 scrapped. 11. Who described the commentary boxes as concrete cells with no windows?
Martin Brundle. 12. What animal did unsuspecting journalists find had been living in the media centre on their arrival last year?
A bat. 13. Force India owner Vijay Mallya declared at the launch of his rebranded team in 2008 that his long-term aim was to have a car finish on the podium at India's inaugural grand prix. But where did lead runner Adrian Sutil finish in last year's maiden race?
Ninth. 14. What was unusual about Pirelli's tyre selection for last year's race?
Due to the fact India was a new event, the Italian firm opted to nominate the soft tyre as the 'prime' compound for the race weekend and the hard as the 'option', meaning teams had one more set of the former available to them than usual. 15. What town is the Buddh International Circuit situated closest to?
Greater Noida.
