Talk:Peter Revson

Error in Info Box: The 1974 South Africa Grand Prix was NOT Peter Revson's last race

The Info Box for Peter Revson states that his last race was the 1974 Grand Prix in Johannesburg. This statement is incorrect, because Revson was killed in a PRACTICE RUN for the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was held after his death.

I don't know the date and location of Peter Revson's last race, but it wasn't in Johannesburg in 1974.

Anthony22 (talk) 01:02, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

I have made the necessary corrections to the infobox and results table (and other associated articles). Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 01:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

The infobox now uses "last entry" and not "last race". Given that he entered the 1974 South African Grand Prix and was killed in practice shouldn't it be changed back? And the race results matrix changed to PO (practice only)
SSSB (talk) 15:29, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

As I understand it, Revson was killed on 22 March 1974, at a test session a week ahead of the Grand Prix (which was held on 30 March 1974), i.e. not during a practice session which was actually part of the race meeting. 1974 South African Grand Prix says "the Shadow team withdrew from the race", so I think it's correct for the race to not be included in the infobox stats, and for the corresponding cell in his race results table to be left blank. But I'm happy to be corrected if my understanding is incorrect. DH85868993 (talk) 22:03, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

In that case he should be removed from the results table at 1974 South African Grand Prix for consistency. Becuase that article implies that he was entered the race but this one implies the opposite. If he was entered into that race then the last entry should reflect that - even if he was killed before the event (although PO wouldn't apply in his results table, something else would be put in) Does anyone have access to info to suggest he was/wasn't entered?
SSSB (talk) 10:26, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Finished second vs. Success

@NEDOCHAN and Anthony22: stop edit warring over this minor technicality and discuss it on the talk page rather that behaving like hot headed toddlers.
SSSB (talk) 07:48, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Background Section Regarding Illegitimate Son

The source page does not mention any of the claims in the section I removed. The citation is a bio of a cartoonist who draws cartoon automobiles and uses the alias Adam Revson. Based on the subject matter of the cartoons, it appears the cartoonist is attempting to capitalize on the Revson name by using it as his alias. The source page does not state Peter Revson is this person’s father, it does not mention a paternity suit, nor does it mention he is the last heir to the Revlon empire. I could find no other citations suggesting any of this is true. There is much information online regarding the Revlon family heirs. The statement that this cartoonist is an accomplished artist is opinion. Furthermore, a paternity suit would not be settled 3 years after Revson’s death. WhitefishMT (talk) 02:15, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Revson was a known playboy and fathering multiple children, let alone one which became the subject of a paternity suit is certainly plausible, especially given several, albeit unsubstantiated, internet links discuss an Adam, in some cases, an Adam Revson. Following that tack, it is possible given the nature of these posts Abe the wherewithal of the Revson family, that its entirely possible a settlement, as opposed to actual litigation and adjudication took place, whet taking three years or otherwise, after his death, especially if the claim was made against the estate. Moreover, while Adam Revson is a published illustrator, it appears only one such publication, CARtoons Magazine, is auto related, and a publication per his bio that he first began working for in his elementary school youth. A child would hardly have the opportunistic verve to simply pick the name of a relatively obscure racer to capitalize on what was then, apparently, more of a gopher-type position, rather than artist. Furthermore, while a brief search reveals that an Adam Revson had a documented amateur auto racing career, he has also been involved in numerous independent business pursuits where such a surname would be irrelevant, if not impossible to utilize if not his actual given, or legally changed name, especially where professional licensure instances are concerned. It also appears Adam Revson lived and worked in close geographical proximity to the remaining Revson family in Dutchess County New York and Palm Beach and Martin Counties in Florida. Finally, such illegitimate trysts, children produced therein, requisite monetary settlements, especially when concerning at least one party of immense wealth, often have no distinctly verifiable legal or other paper trails, or otherwise publicly available, verifiable, factual information online or otherwise, usually because of non disclosure agreements, or, simply, to avoid the seemly nature of the facts disrupting an otherwise stolid family history. Thus, in light of the aforementioned, the blanket culling of what information is available to the odd researcher based solely on personal conjecture—incorrect at that—is baseless, without merit, and goes against the very spirit of Wikipedia. Lorelei Wallace, White Plains, New York; March 2022. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1016:B109:D3FE:185F:245:9F41:214 (talk) 21:33, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Flag July 2020

SSSB and Bretonbanquet Please read the actual resolution at [[1]] which states: "There is consensus to use the national flag icon of an athlete in an international competition as a graphic symbol for that athlete for competitions where national flags are commonly used as representations of sporting nationality in the particular sport. There is consensus that F1 is such an international competition and that use of flag icons to represent a driver's chosen nationality is acceptable to represent their participation in an event where they represented that country. There is also consensus that the flags should not be used to represent the driver for other events where they do not represent a specific country or for general use." So no, there should not be a flag in the Infobox showing Revson's nationality. Mztourist (talk) 07:44, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

@Mztourist: the flag is under a heading clearly marked as "Formula One World Championship career". This flag is not for "general use" but rather to "represent a driver's chosen nationality...to represent their participation in an event where they represented that country." So I think that this flag should be present.
SSSB (talk) 07:50, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

SSSB I disagree as the resolution states "that use of flag icons to represent a driver's chosen nationality is acceptable to represent their participation in an event where they represented that country", but the flag is just used in the Infobox for Revson's career in F1 generally and not a specific event.Mztourist (talk) 07:58, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

SSSB is correct; the flag is not for general use in any sense. Flags are not used in any racing driver's "person infobox", only the F1 infobox. As is stated in the MOS, use of flag icons to represent a driver's chosen nationality is acceptable to represent their participation in an event where they represented that country. Drivers represent their countries in every Formula One race, i.e. multiple "specific events". The F1 infobox does not cover any event where drivers' countries are not represented, i.e. promotional events or other types of racing where nationalities are not represented. Bretonbanquet (talk) 20:21, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

I disagree, the flag should only be used to represent the driver in a table of race placings for each F1 event (e.g. 2019 Monaco Grand Prix), but should not be used in a driver's infobox as that is general use, the wikilinked nationality conveys the necessary information and a flag is merely decorative.Mztourist (talk) 03:49, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Well, you're wrong. It's not decorative. It's used to convey the nationality the driver represented in the sport. This is very clear in cases like Nico Rosberg, who is a dual nationality an literally chose to represent on of them (Germany) in formula one, or Bertrand Gachot, who changed the nationality he represented during the course of his career.Tvx1 18:41, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

No, its decorative here and in the other examples you mention. The guidance is to have flags for races, not the entire sport.Mztourist (talk) 03:05, 16 July 2020 (UTC)