Formula 1

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Q: Who is the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to achieve all of the following: lead the championship, set the fastest lap, lead a race, secure pole position and score a hat-trick?

A: Kimi Antonelli

Q: What was the first Japanese car to compete in Formula One?

A: Honda RA 271

Q: Who is considered the most successful and greatest Formula One designer of all time?

A: Adrian Newey

Q: Who was the first Mexican woman invited to drive in the F1 Academy?

A: Ivanna Richards

Q: What was the name of the first Ferrari Formula One car with an inline-four engine?

A: Ferrari 625 F1

Q: Who did Lewis Hamilton call "The Godfather of Formula 1"?

A: Fangio

Q: How many drivers line up on the starting grid in a Formula 1 race?

A: 22

Q: Who was the first Chinese-born driver to test a Formula 1 car?

A: Ma Qing Hua

Q: Who was the first driver to use a full-face helmet in Formula 1?

A: Dan Gurney

Q: Who was the fifth-youngest Formula 1 driver to reach a Grand Prix podium?

A: Isack Hadjar

Q: Who is known as "The Father of the McLaren F1"?

A: Gordon Murray

Q: In what year did Lola make its first foray into Formula One?

A: 1962

Q: What was Alfa Romeo's first modern Formula 1 car called?

A: Alfa Romeo C38

Q: Who was the first driver in F1 history to win and be disqualified during the same race weekend?

A: Lewis Hamilton

Q: Who was the first female member of an F1 team's technical staff to appear on the podium?

A: Gill Jones

Q: What was the final truly competitive Toyota F1 car called?

A: Toyota TF109

Q: What was the sports car created by Serbian businessman Mladen Mitrovic in Germany in 1983 called?

A: Kodiak F1

Q: What is the first American automaker to build an F1 team from scratch?

A: Cadillac

Q: Who was the first American-born race car driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix?

A: Phil Hill

Q: Who was the first woman to test a Formula 1 car designed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering?

A: Desire Wilson