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Historic season in 2014?

Started by HistoryFan , Jan 15 2014 08:24

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#1 HistoryFan

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 08:24

Lotus and Marussia have both ? behind their entries in 2014, Sauber has trouble, too.

So if everything went wrong we have just 16-18 cars on the grid in Melbourne! Of course there were some races with less cars than this, but what was the season with the lowest average number of cars in the race?

And the second question: If Lotus will miss the season, a team failed due to financial reasons which was 4th in constructor championship the year before - will that also be a record? What was the team which had the best constructor championship place but which failed to drive in the next season due to financial reasons (Sold teams not included)?

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#2 scheivlak

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 09:14

I almost mentioned Maserati, but then I realised that there wasn't a WCC in 1957......

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#3 Risil

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 10:03

Toyota ended their final F1 season in 5th place in 2009. Honda finished 6th in 1968 then pulled out. Matra retired from a competitive 8th in 1972. The first constructors champions, Vanwall, had very limited outings after 1958, although this has been attributed more to the team principal's health than financial problems.

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#4 Jackmancer

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 10:08

Mercedes finished 1 and 2 with Fangio and Moss in 1955, but didn't compete the next year.

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#5 HistoryFan

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 10:25

To the first question: The season 1969 had 16,5 starters each race (average)...

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#6 HistoryFan

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 10:30

Toyota ended their final F1 season in 5th place in 2009. Honda finished 6th in 1968 then pulled out. Matra retired from a competitive 8th in 1972. The first constructors champions, Vanwall, had very limited outings after 1958, although this has been attributed more to the team principal's health than financial problems.

All examples pulled not out because of financial problems...

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#7 scheivlak

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 10:33

Mercedes finished 1 and 2 with Fangio and Moss in 1955, but didn't compete the next year.

But that was not for financial reasons....

Apart from that, there wasn't a WCC in 1955.

Vanwall - winner of the first WCC in 1958 - is maybe a tricky one. It was very much the project of one single man, and the story goes that Tony Vandervell dropped his team because of his health problems. I wonder if financial reasons - should I spend my money on racing cars or keep it for myself and my family - might have played a part.