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Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 102 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Lewis Hamilton
- Michael Schumacher
- Sebastian Vettel
- Ayrton Senna
- Alain Prost
- Max Verstappen
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Jim Clark
- Jackie Stewart
The next answers people reach for
These 22 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Niki Lauda
- Damon Hill
- Nigel Mansell
- Jenson Button
- Nico Rosberg
- Nelson Piquet
- James Hunt
- Jack Brabham
- Stirling Moss
- Alberto Ascari
- Mika Häkkinen
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Felipe Massa
- Mark Webber
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Charles Leclerc
- Lando Norris
- Carlos Sainz
- George Russell
- Valtteri Bottas
- Sergio Pérez
- Oscar Piastri
How deep does “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present” go?
- The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsLewis Hamilton · Michael Schumacher · Sebastian Vettel
- Below the Surface22 answers · 25 ptsNiki Lauda · Damon Hill · Nigel Mansell …
- The Deep36 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss32 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 36 answers starting with A, D, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, Y and Z. The Abyss has 32 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 102 answers in total, 102 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Jim Clark”. Longest: “Giancarlo Fisichella”.
- J, M and G are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 88 answers can be typed more than one way: “Gasly” counts as Pierre Gasly.
How to go deeper
- Start with J: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present”?
- The usual first answers are Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present”?
- 102 in all: 11 on The Tip, 22 Below the Surface, 36 in The Deep, 32 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Jim Clark” and the longest is “Giancarlo Fisichella”.
- How hard is “Name a Formula 1 driver, past or present”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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