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[Dennis David]

Any help with this?

Do you happen to know which Formula 1 driver was nicknamed 'the clockwork mouse'
? I've tried a few sites but haven't found it yet.

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Regards,

Dennis David
Grand Prix History

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[Don Capps]

DD, Do I get any points for knowing who Super Rat is? This one doesn't ring a bell, but the only other mice I can think of are connected with Maurice Trintignant and Alan Kulwicki...

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Don Capps

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[Dennis David]

But clockwork does not fit poor Maurice so it must e someone else.

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Dennis David
Grand Prix History

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[desmo]

I gave this one my best shot and came up empty. Must be a really obscure driver.

[William Dale Jr]

I know one of the Gordon-Bennett trophy race winner's was nicknamed "The Chronometer" after his consistent performance in the race, but The Clockwork Mouse? Perhaps it was a consistent short driver? I'll have a look in my dad's collection of On Four Wheels and see if anything turns up.

[Huw Jenjin]

Didn't Bira Prince Billabongsey have something to do with mice?

[Leif Snellman]

Leon Théry was known as the "Chronometer", Prince Bira's (or rather his cousin Chula's) team was called the "White Mouse Stable", Maurice Trintignant was known as the "Ratshit" (Le Petoulet) and Niki Lauda was called in order: "The Mighty Mouse" , "The Rat", "Super Rat" and "King Rat", the two last being "official" as Niki had them on his helmit.
But "Clockwork Mouse"? Can't remember.

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Leif Snellman
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[ZippyD]

Also on an early version of Lauda Air's web page there was a childrens section that told the adventures of "Niki the Rat". Very amusing as the rat looked kind of like Niki.
Then again Lauda did have a ferret look about him.

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[Ray Bell]

So we know who the 'burning ferret' is?
Come on chaps, let's focus!

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[Kuwashima]

More on rodents...

I hear that when Lauda was asked about Huub Rothengatter, he replied something along the lines of

"Who? Rattengott?"

(God of the rats, for those not Germanically inclined, I believe...)

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[Pip Evans]

Please I am on same quest. Who was clockwork mouse? This is question inquiz and I could win a pint. Even my local F1 experts can't help.

[Huw Jenjin]

it would have to be someone quiet,or small, but very consistent, ie always there at the end. Does that spark any bright ideas?

[karlth]

I don't remember a driver called 'Clockwork Mouse' BUT there was a famous website sponsored by the Williams-Renault F1 team designed and produced by a company called 'Clockwork Mouse', online from 1995 to 1997, if I remember correctly.

It was a very good F1 site with regular contributions from drivers and team members including Patrick Head and Adrian Newey.

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Karl Th
http://www.iceinter.net/karl-th/f1news

[Pip Evans]

Someone told me it might me Rene Arnau (apologise for spelling)

[Huw Jenjin]

Sounds possible.What about Jan Lammers?

[Pip Evans]

I have been told it is Niki Lauder. It appears on his aircraft.

[Tony Kaye]

In Sprint car racing i think Frankie Kerr is known as the Mighty Mouse, not that it has any relevance whatsoever to the original question!