All Posts Tagged With: "Maiden Victory"
Three First-Timers On A First-Timers Podium: Part III
The history of Formula One has seen ten seasons where there were three or more first-time winners, and having looked back at the most recent six, this is the third and final instalment, assessing the first four. We’ve haven’t yet found a podium that featured all three first-timers, but we have found some uncanny resemblances [...]
Three First-Timers On A First-Timers Podium: Part II
A couple of days ago I set about looking back through the record books to see if the podium at the recent Italian Grand Prix had ever been achieved before. The particularly nice symmetry that adorned the Monza celebrations was seeing the three new 2008 winners all on the rostrum together; Kubica, Kovalainen and Vettel. [...]
Three First-Timers On A First-Timers Podium: Part I
In the comments to the previous post about the amount of first-time winners in any one season, Sidepodcast asked if there had been any time in the past that the Italian 2008 podium had been similar. The reason for “me” asking is because the podium we saw yesterday was actually quite special. Not only [...]
One, Two, Three, Four, Five. Huh, No Six Yet?
I’ve been noticing a lot of curiosity on the Formula One websites, blogs and forums today, much of it centred around first time winners and maiden victories for teams. Given that Sebastian Vettel’s win has gone down with a lot of popularity, it’s hardly surprising. Also, Sebastian is the third new winner this year so [...]
