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Biggest Moves in Recent F1 History

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13 questions
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Test your trivia on some of the biggest moves in recent history, from 2010-2025.
1

Lewis Hamilton made a shock move to Ferrari after spending 12 years with Mercedes. Where did he finish on his debut?

Tenth

DNF

Fifth

Third

Hard  28% got this right

A poor strategy from Ferrari saw them only take 5 points from the first race of 2025.
2

Fernando Alonso moved to a surprisingly quick Aston Martin team in 2023. How many podium finishes did he achieve?

8

Eight

63% got this right

The only drivers that scored more podiums than Alonso were the Red Bulls.
3

George Russell moved to Mercedes in 2022, achieving a pole and a win. At which circuits did this happen?

Hungaroring

Sao Paulo

Albert Park

Silverstone

39% got this right

Russell's pole lap in Hungary included zero purple sectors.
4

How many Driver of the Day awards did Sergio Pérez claim in 2021, his first year at Red Bull?

1
4
10

63% got this right

Pérez scored the most Driver of the Day awards in 2021.
5

How many pole positions, fastest laps, and race wins did Charles Leclerc achieve in 2019, his first year for Ferrari?

5
13
15

Hard  9% got this right

Leclerc achieved: seven pole positions, four fastest laps, and two races wins.
6

Valtteri Bottas joined Mercedes in 2017 and took his maiden win in Russia. How many podiums would he achieve there?

5

3

4

7

Hard  33% got this right

The 2021 edition was his only non-podium finish there with Mercedes.
7

Daniil Kvyat was replaced by Max Verstappen only four races into 2016. What happened in his final race with the team?

He failed to reach Q3

He finished behind a Sauber

He hit Vettel twice on the first lap

Red Bull scored no points

Easy  92% got this right

All the above happened. A truly dreadful home race for the Russian.
8

On the other hand, what happened during Verstappen's debut with Red Bull?

He won the race

Kvyat scored a point on his Toro Rosso return

Mercedes suffered a double DNF

Sainz finished fifth

67% got this right

A dream debut for the Dutchman saw him become the sports youngest winner to date.
9

Sebastian Vettel joined Ferrari in 2015. How many times was he best of the rest? (Highest finishing non Mercedes driver)

5
13
19

Easy  95% got this right

There were only six occasions where Vettel wasn't best of the rest.
10

Order the drivers by how high they finished in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo's debut for Red Bull.

1.

Nico Rosberg

2.

Jenson Button

3.

Sebastian Vettel

4.

Daniel Ricciardo

Easy  85% got this right

Daniel Ricciardo did finish second but was disqualified for an illegal measurement of fuel consumption.
11

Lewis Hamilton moved to Mercedes in 2013 after a tough year with McLaren. Where did he take his sole win of the year?

Hungary

Germany

Great Britain

Spain

Hard  19% got this right

He could've won his home race before a puncture gifted it to his teammate, Nico Rosberg.
12

Kimi Räikkönen returned to the sport with Lotus in 2012, after a two-year break. Where did he take his sole win?

Hard  0% got this right

Kimi also took a further six podiums.
13

Fernando Alonso joined Ferrari in 2010 and won on his debut in Bahrain. What was unique about it?

It was the only race on the endurance layout

Alonso is the only driver to win on his Ferrari debut

It was the hottest race in history

The race was delayed due to politics, and took place on Monday

Hard  5% got this right

Vettel led the majority of the race until an engine issue saw him finish fourth.