"Paolo" d.co> wrote in message >

Yes. I agree. This is what will happen. He'll get dropped ten places because his favourite Spice
Girl is 'Sporty' whereas the FIA's is clearly Posh.

Brian Lawrence wrote:

Ah, but it does give some insight into your interest in F1 statistics -
although quite how a cricket scorer copes with the pace of F1 is a bit of a
mystery :-)

You are probably the only person who understood what was going on at Brazil
2003, when the result was decided by Duckworth-Lewis...

I realised that after I'd posted. Consider your stolen thunder returned ;-)

"Nico Bartels" wrote in message
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In message <4ovltbFgj0qtU1@individual.net>, Brian Lawrence
msn.com> writes

Sorry, I was thinking that his blow up was in Shanghai but of course it
was at Monza. I must keep off the Merlot before posting :)

How long ago was the motorcycle invented?

E# - Number of engines used by driver/team/engine supplier in first 16 GPs
Km. - Distance covered in practice/qualifying/race in the first 16 GPs
Avg. - Average distance per engine after first 16 GPs

Averages in [] indicate that the driver/team/engine supplier is in the middle
of a two-race cycle.

C# Driver(s) Engine E# Km. Avg.
==========================================================
21 Scott Speed Cosworth TJ2005-2 8 8,070 1,009 New engine next GP [** V10 **]
16 Nick Heidfeld BMW P86 8 7,572 947 New engine next GP
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 Fernando Alonso Renault RS26 9 8,722 [969]
2 G Fisichella Renault RS26 9 8,363 [929]
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA806E 9 8,361 929 New engine next GP
14 David Coulthard Ferrari 056 9 7,583 843 New engine next GP
18 Tiago Monteiro Toyota RVX-06 9 7,527 836 New engine next GP [** V10 **]
4 Montoya/de la Rosa Mercedes FO108S 9 6,991 [777]
3 Kimi R

Introduction for New Readers
============================

I have posted these amateur analyses for several years now, in an attempt
to allow comparisons between Grands Prix, seasons, circuits, drivers, etc.

In order to make any meaningful observations it is essential to produce
these stats in as consistent a way as possible. To do this I have made
several "rules" that I try to follow for each race. Please note before
posting to complain that I missed an obvious passing manoeuvre that it
probably has been excluded because of my "rules". The rules are outlined
in the "Disclaimer" below - please read it.

This analysis was mainly derived from the official FIA lap chart, which is
usually available from www.fia.com, www.forix.com or www.autosport.com/f1/
on race day or the following day. The original chart remains copyright of the
FIA. Other excellent Formula One websites are available. This analysis is
completely unofficial.

Disclaimer
==========

For the purposes of this analysis, I only count what I will call "genuine"
passing manoeuvres, which means that I exclude:

"Flapstra" hotmail.com> wrote:

Yes, for more than 30 years. I no longer have a job, but I worked
in IT for more than 25 years.

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:09:44 GMT, Dave Ryman
hotmail.com> wrote: