F1 drivers nicknames

Kolby · Post by **Kolby** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:44 pm

Hi guys can you list most if not all nicknames of F1 drivers you ever heard of?

This is what I have in mind:

Fernando:Fred
Vettel:Vettel
Jenson:No Grip
Michael Schumacher:Schumy
Alain Prost:The Professor
Mika Hakinnen:The flying fin
Ayrton Senna:The Genius
Gilles Villeneuve: Crazy/Fastest driver in the world/Salute Gilles Villeneuve(I wonder what that means)

LukeMallory · Post by **LukeMallory** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:02 am

Rubinho!
Quick Nick!
Irv the Swirve / Fast Eddy
DC
Jos the Boss
Andrea de Crasheres
Our Nige
Webbo
Fissy / Fizzy
Iceman

painless · Post by **painless** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:06 am

Off the top of my head

James Hunt "The Shunt"
Niki Lauda The Rat
Vittorio Brambilla The Monza Gorilla
Ronnie Petersen "Mad Ronald" (coined I believe by David Hobbs)
Carlos Reuteman Lole
Jo Siffert "Seppi"
Mike "The Bike" Hailwood
John Surtees Il Grande John
Nigel Mansell Il Leone
Denis Hulme The Bear

I'll go and have a little think now.

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:09 am

I think there are some alternatives.

Rosberg = Britney

Schumacher = Scum-ball/Scummy

Vettel = Michael

Let's not forget Hunt the shunt

Brambilla the Gorilla (Was it actually "Vittorio Bramilla, The Monza Gorilla"?)

Who was it that Hunt used to call "Hermann"?

Woody_247 · Post by **Woody_247** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:53 am

Massa - Zacarias

Multi69 · Post by **Multi69** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:42 am

Vettel - Vettel, the FINGER, MINI MICHAEL.
Grojean - CRASHON
Kobayashi - Kamikaze
Damon Hill - KOALA

Also:
Eddie Jordan - HARRY POTTER
Bernie - WHITE RAT

bourbon19 · Post by **bourbon19** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:23 am

Actual Nicknames...

Sebastian - Seb
Jenson - Jense
Kimi - Iceman
Daniel - Dan
Lewis - Lew
Sergio - checo
Jacques - JV
Fernando - Nando
Nico - Hulk

beyamei · Post by **beyamei** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:56 am

These are just names I see/hear around:

Alonso - Fred, Nando, Samurai(?)
Vettel - Vettel, Baby Schumi(a few years back)
Webber - Webbo
Rosberg - Britney
Vergne - Jev
Kimi - Iceman
Nico - Hulk
Sergio - Checo
Gutierrez - Eyebrows (lol just kidding. I do call him that though..)
Nick Heidfeld - Das Beardking :lol:

Prost - the Professor
Lauda - the Rat
Hakkinen - the flying finn

etc.. etc..

tmzxaar · Post by **tmzxaar** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:15 am

Maldonado - Crashdonado
Grosjean - RoGro
Raikkonen - Kimster

RaisinChips · Post by **RaisinChips** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:56 am

Heard of:

Räikkönen - Iceman, Kimster, Räkä (= snot), Räkänokka (= snot nose)
Häkkinen - Häkä (= carbon monoxide), the Flying Finn
Schumacher - Schumi, Wunderkind (early 90s), Schummel-Schumi (1994), Red Baron, Scumbagger
Vettel - Seb, Vettel, Michael (coined by Webber)

I can't remember other drivers' now..

mds · Post by **mds** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:01 am

Nobody mentioning Teflonso?

fieldstvl · Post by **fieldstvl** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:19 am

...Cowboyashi

Water · Post by **Water** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:03 am

Button has said one nickname of his is "The real JB", coming from when he jokingly called himself that when speaking to Pierce Brosnan. It apparently stuck with at least a few friends.

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:07 am

Perez-Lucky
Hamilton-Golden Balls
Jenson-007
Webber-Spiderman
Rosberg-Contrived

Black_Flag_11 · Post by **Black_Flag_11** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:35 am

I like Micheal for Vettel, much funnier than Vettel, its more subtle.
I also like Britney for Rosberg.

those are the ones that make me laugh. Webber should be officially put in charge of drivers nicknames.

Floppy_Boy · Post by **Floppy_Boy** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:50 am

runningman67 wrote:Perez-Lucky
Hamilton-Golden Balls
Jenson-007
Webber-Spiderman
Rosberg-Contrived

Like how you managed to sneak that one in :lol:

Does anyone know who James Hunt used to call Weiner? Was it Teddy Mayer?

hittheapex · Post by **hittheapex** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:16 am

This is my favourite nickname of recent times, because of the language pun:

Grosjean-Big John

Juzzy82 · Post by **Juzzy82** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:22 am

Daniel Ricciardo's nickname in his younger days was/is "Disco Dan", or just "Disco" - the boy likes a party apparently.

painless · Post by **painless** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:51 am

flyboy10 wrote:Who was it that Hunt used to call "Hermann"?

That would be Jochen Mass
Don't think anybody's mentioned:

David Coulthard - Kryten
"Jumper" Jarier
"Black " Jack Brabham

shanghaiandy · Post by **shanghaiandy** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:21 pm

"Monster" Montoya or was it only me who called him that?

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:27 pm

I'd forgotten Niki Lauda = The Rat

VDV23 · Post by **VDV23** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:29 pm

I've heard a lot of Ferrari supporting people to call Hamilton "hamster".

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:34 pm

Well, we have the Kimster already so why not? Does somebody call Lewis "Ham bone"? I've heard "Jamilton".

huggybear · Post by **huggybear** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:56 pm

painless wrote:Denis Hulme The Bear

I'll go and have a little think now.

Jody Scheckter was also nicknamed The Bear (or Little Bear because Hulme was the original bear)

Some more:

Giovanni Lavaggi - Johnny Carwash (Giovanni Lavaggi roughly translates to John Washing)
Nigel Mansell - Red 5
Eddie Irvine - Irv the Swerve
Colin Chapman - Chunky (no idea why)
Ayrton Senna - Harry

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:27 pm

Stefan Johansson = Little Leaf (Leif)

AngusWolfe · Post by **AngusWolfe** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:38 pm

painless wrote:
flyboy10 wrote:Who was it that Hunt used to call "Hermann"?

That would be Jochen Mass
Don't think anybody's mentioned:

David Coulthard - Kryten
"Jumper" Jarier
"Black " Jack Brabham

I've never heard that one before but it's hilarious xD

whatwhat1234 · Post by **whatwhat1234** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:40 pm

I've heard of:
Kimi: Iceman, Eeyore
Hunt: The Shunt
De Cesaris: De Crasheris
Alonso: Teflonso, Fred, Eyebrows
Webber: Webbo
Grosjean: RoGro
Fisichella: Fisi
Rosberg: Britney, DiCaprio
Vettel: Vettel
Hamilton: Hammy
Badoer: Look How Bad You Are
M. Schumacher: Schumi
R. Schumacher: Ralfie
Coulthard: DC
Häkkinen: The Flying Finn

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:40 pm

Was Nelson Piquet the Sao Paulo Taxi Driver?

fuelscoops · Post by **fuelscoops** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:36 pm

let`s not forget

Vettel - Princess stampy foot :-P

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:16 pm

Mika = The flying Finn, The ice man

Kimi = The Kimster, The ice-cream man

froze · Post by **froze** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:18 pm

I think the only driver who doesn't have and doesn't need an additional nickname is Heidfeld.

Toby. · Post by **Toby.** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:20 pm

froze wrote:I think the only driver who doesn't have and doesn't need an additional nickname is Heidfeld.

You mean "Quick" Nick Heidfeld?

flyboy10 · Post by **flyboy10** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:21 pm

Quick-Nick, the man-bag man? Still the holder of the GFoS hillclimb record and should have taken the BMW round Nurburgring a bit faster for that record too.

Vivi · Post by **Vivi** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:42 pm

I always wonder where Checo came from?
Also Teflonso?

The ones I use aren't too interesting
Butbut - Button
Young farmer/Grojy - Grosjean
Arsehat - Perez (no I don't like him)
Urgh - Vettel (I just make an unhappy noise)
Britney - Rosberg
Hammy - Hamilton
Everyone else I just say their name or the short version.

Azi · Post by **Azi** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:46 pm

My faves are:

Kobaibashy
Teflonso
Britney
Crashtor Maldonado

froze · Post by **froze** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:50 pm

Toby. wrote:
froze wrote:I think the only driver who doesn't have and doesn't need an additional nickname is Heidfeld.

You mean "Quick" Nick Heidfeld?

I mean that he already has a Nick-name.

Placid · Post by **Placid** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:30 am

Kimi remains the ICEMAN.
Kubica - Rubik's Kube.
Heidfeld: Heid-i
Chilton - Maxie
Vettel - Seavett
Grosjean - Rogaine
Perez - Checo and "EL AY DIOS MIO!!!!"

Ev0lutionz · Post by **Ev0lutionz** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:09 pm

Vettel - Justin Bieber.

theodore · Post by **theodore** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:29 pm

Probably not mentioned:

Vettel - Crash boy (in 2010), Vettel
Alonso - El Nano, The raging Spaniard, The Magician
Hamilton - Hammy, Ali G, Man Earrings
Button - Bionic Button, Bollard
Webber - Wibbah, AussieGrit
Grosjean - Crashjean
Maldonando - McDonalds, Crashdonando, Malfunctionado
Kimi - Magnum.

RudderlessRussian · Post by **RudderlessRussian** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:34 pm

Grosjean: First lap nutcase