ATLAS F1   Volume 7, Issue 13		Email to Friend   Printable Version
		Telling Teammates Apart
		by David Wright, Australia

For some reason, Formula One teams spend millions of dollars on designing and building their cars, but fail on one aspect of their design - being able to tell their two drivers apart! Poorly placed car numbers on high noses, coupled with the required helmet-obscuring cockpit padding makes the job of determining who is who very difficult. The following is a guide to help you distinguish who is who in Formula One. Ferrari  |   McLaren  |   Williams  |   Benetton  |   BAR  |   Jordan Arrows  |   Sauber  |   Jaguar  |   Minardi  |   Prost   Ferrari   1. Michael Schumacher 2. Rubens Barrichello Car: Black rollbar camera Black rollbar camera with yellow marking Helmet: Red helmet with yellow back; red top with multiple stars White helmet with orange oval front and rear; dark blue top with single star Number, front: Black number two-fifths up nose Number, side: Black number in middle of rear wing endplate   McLaren   3. Mika Hakkinen 4. David Coulthard Car: Black "man" on top front wing element Red "man" on top front wing element Helmet: White helmet with dark blue top and light, medium and dark blue horizontal stripes Blue helmet with St Andrew's Cross Number, front: Red number halfway up nose Number, side: White number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Williams   5. Ralf Schumacher 6. Juan Pablo Montoya Car: No discernable differences Helmet: Fluorescent yellow helmet with red sides; yellow top with multiple stars White (or chrome) helmet with red, blue and yellow stripes Number, front: Dark blue number two-fifths up nose Number, side: Dark blue number under rear of sidepod   Benetton   7. Giancarlo Fisichella 8. Jenson Button Car: Red-orange nose tip Light blue nose tip Helmet: White helmet with green and yellow curved stripes; blue top White helmet with Union Jack as stylised 'JB' on side; dark blue top Number, front: White number two-thirds up nose Number, side: Dark blue number on bottom of rear wing endplate   BAR   9. Olivier Panis 10. Jacques Villeneuve Car: No discernable differences Helmet: White helmet with red and dark blue stripes; dark blue top Blue helmet with pink, yellow and green stripes Number, front: White number one-third up nose Number, side: Black number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Jordan   11. Jarno Trulli 12. Jean Alesi Car: No discernable differences Helmet: White helmet with red and green markings, yellow stripe and dark blue top White (or chrome) helmet with red and dark blue stripe; dark blue top Number, front: Yellow number under tip of nose on 'scalloped' front wing section Number, side: Yellow number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Arrows   14. Jos Verstappen 15. Enrique Bernoldi Car: No discernable differences Helmet: White helmet with maroon and dark blue stripes; maroon top Dark blue helmet with yellow, green and pink markings Number, front: Black number one-quarter up nose Number, side: White number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Sauber   16. Nick Heidfeld 17. Kimi Raikkonen Car: Red mirrors Yellow mirrors Helmet: Dark blue helmet with wide yellow diagonal stripe; dark blue top White helmet with silver and blue sections Number, front: Red number on left hand side of front wing Number, side: Red number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Jaguar   18. Eddie Irvine 19. Pedro de la Rosa Car: Yellow nose tip Dark green nose tip Helmet: Black helmet with jaguar head on side and jaguar 'skin' on top Black helmet with red, yellow and silver stripes; black top Number, front: White number two-fifths up nose Number, side: White number on bottom of rear wing endplate   Minardi   20. Alex Yoong 21. Fernando Alonso Car: Red markings on front wing endplate flip-ups Black front wing endplate flip-ups Helmet: Yellow helmet with red and white stripes and blue markings Dark blue helmet with red and yellow stripes Number, front: Blue number on nose tip Number, side: Blue number on rear of sidepod   Prost   22. Heinz-Harald Frentzen 23. Tomas Enge Car: Red nose tip Yellow nose tip Helmet: Dark blue helmet with red and yellow arrow sweeping from back to top of helmet Dark blue helmet with red and white stripes Number, front: Black number halfway up nose Number, side: Black number under rear of sidepod

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