Trivia For Adrian Sutil

Trivia For Adrian Sutil

Trivia For Adrian Sutil


Question: You father, Jorge, is from Uruguay. During the 1950s, four Uruguayan drivers competed in Formula One racing, although none scored any world championship points. Can you name two of the four?

Adrian Sutil: I know that there have been several drivers from Uruguay, but no name springs to mind. I just remember that guy Gonzalo Rodriguez, who was quite successful racing in Formula 3000 and who was killed in a Champ Car race in 1999. But he was never a Formula One driver.
Incorrect - the four Uruguayan Formula One were drivers Eitel Cantoni, Azdrubal Fontes, Oscar Gonzalez and Alberto Uria.

Question: You’re a fan of tennis player Roger Federer. How many grand slam tournaments has Federer won?

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Adrian Sutil: Eight? How many? Fourteen! Wow!
Incorrect - Federer has won the Australian Open three times (2004, 2006, 2007), the French Open once (2009), Wimbledon five times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and the US Open five times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).

Question: Force India team boss Vijay Mallya made headlines in March after successfully bidding at an auction for the belongings of which political and spiritual leader?

Adrian Sutil: Mahatma Gandhi.
Correct

Question: You share a birthday with one of your F1 rivals. Which one? And for a bonus point is he older or younger?

Adrian Sutil: A birthday on the same day? And I’m competing against him at the moment? I didn’t know that. Who is it? Nakajima. I’ll send him a birthday message next time.
Incorrect - it was indeed Kazuki Nakajima, who was born 11 January 1985, two years after Sutil.

Question: Your team mate Giancarlo Fisichella has 219 race starts to his name and three wins. When and where did he clinch two victories?

Adrian Sutil: Melbourne in 2005 and Malaysia in 2006.
Correct - Brazil 2003 for Jordan, Australia 2005 for Renault and Malaysia 2006 for Renault.

Question: You once reportedly said ‘a few years ago I was terrible - now I try to be a little more calm when I see them’. What were you talking about?

Adrian Sutil: Spiders! But I’m getting better.
Correct

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Question: You could have become a professional pianist. Who invented the modern piano?

Adrian Sutil: I don’t know. But thanks for telling me.
Incorrect - Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco, who was employed by Prince Ferdinand de Medici as the Keeper of the Instruments.

Question: Force India are based in Britain. Which Indian dish is the most popular in Britain?

Adrian Sutil: Chicken Jalfrezi? At least that’s my favourite!
Incorrect - it’s actually chicken tikka masala.

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