The 'F1 Challenge' Championship- 1999 Season

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 03 Jul 2011, 02:50

Just a few things for you guys to vote on for 99':

a) Tyrrell or BAR or Reynard?
b) Tyre War? (Nominate a few manufacturers)
c) Maximum of 3 cars per team or 2?
d) Add a few new tracks? (16 in 1999, I'll allow a maximum of 19. Nominate a few tracks)

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 03 Jul 2011, 02:52

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Just a few things for you guys to vote on for 99':

a) Tyrrell or BAR or Reynard?
b) Tyre War? (Nominate a few manufacturers)
c) Maximum of 3 cars per team or 2?
d) Add a few new tracks? (16 in 1999, I'll allow a maximum of 19. Nominate a few tracks)

a) Tyrrell
b) Yep. I nominate Pirelli!
c) 3
d) We have to have Bathurst!

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 03 Jul 2011, 03:01

Scott Menard wrote:Man, I'm still pumped up after Monza. Um, we don't have the best car here, but it's a good one, and I just aim to avoid any unnecessary entanglements and score a podium. A win would be nice, but seeing that Damon and Doug are up ahead, their gonna, um, their probably gonna blast off into the distance.

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Just a few things for you guys to vote on for 99':

a) Tyrrell or BAR or Reynard?
b) Tyre War? (Nominate a few manufacturers)
c) Maximum of 3 cars per team or 2?
d) Add a few new tracks? (16 in 1999, I'll allow a maximum of 19. Nominate a few tracks)

a) Reynard
b) Bridgestone vs Michelin vs Pirelli
c) 3
4) Road America for the US GP

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 03 Jul 2011, 03:50

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Just a few things for you guys to vote on for 99':

a) Tyrrell or BAR or Reynard?
b) Tyre War? (Nominate a few manufacturers)
c) Maximum of 3 cars per team or 2?
d) Add a few new tracks? (16 in 1999, I'll allow a maximum of 19. Nominate a few tracks)

a) Reynard
b) Yes. I put Pirelli and Firestone forward.
c) 3 cars, but I'm a bit biased.
d) Laguna Seca, Dijon instead of Magny-Cours and Montjuic Park. That would make 18 races.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 03 Jul 2011, 03:58

A. Reynard
B. Michelin vs Bridgestone vs Pirelli vs Goodyear :mrgreen:

C. 3 cars
D. Surfers Paradise (Either as a replacement for Albert Park or a second Australian race), Long Beach or Road America for the US GP and fast forward the Turkish GP

Anyways time for another Eddie Jordan newsbite

Eddie Jordan wrote:I'm pleased to say that Daniel Melrose is conscious and talking but best of all it seems his sense of humour hasn't been diminished one bit as he somehow managed to trigger the fire alarms and sprinklers in his ward as a practical joke. He's also given the team advice on how to improve the balance of the car since from what he saw on the TV he said, and I quote "The cars are behaving like you do on a Friday night in Dublin!" Unfortunately he has also advised us that he won't be driving for the team next year which means Moll will be driving for us full time next season.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 03 Jul 2011, 05:48

Barii Mori wrote:The set up of my car was not perfect, I feel that my car has been tweaked so I do not get in the way of Douglas's title challenge. Still I will get it my all and try to win the race, I hear rumours that I have hired someone to take out Douglas and Damon on the first lap, this is definately not true, lap 32 maybe, no only joking, ha ha ha... er...

a) Tyrrell
b) Pirelli , Goodyear, Michelin, Avon and Bridgestone.
c) 2 car teams, only 3 car teams if all the teams have at least 2 drivers.
d) Mexico City and Phoenix.

Wookey · Post by **Wookey** » 03 Jul 2011, 06:20

Philippe Nicolas wrote:It's very sad that Daniel will not be coming back with Jordan for next year, but I wish best luck to him. I'm happy to stay at Jordan for another season, give some morale support, and hopefully we be just as good as the early season of this season. Good luck for Daniel, I here that he might be joining the Tyrrell or Reynard team. Qualifying was okay I guess, but I used all my 12 laps before the track fully dry, so I lose out a bit. But hopefully the race is better!

a) Reynard
b) Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear
c) 3 cars
d) Circuit de la Sarthe no chicanes for French GP replacing Magny Cours, Road America for United Staets GP, Hermanos Rodriguez (F1 version) Mexico GP.

Post by **tommykl** » 03 Jul 2011, 06:23

a) Tyrrell
b) Englebert

c) 3
d) Road Atlanta for the US GP, Bathurst for the Australian GP instead of Melbourne, a return to Estoril and, for the lulz, Bremgarten.

Post by **Londoner** » 03 Jul 2011, 08:12

A. Tyrrell
B. Dunlop
C. 2 car teams for the same reason as SuperAguri
D. Laguna Seca for US Grand Prix.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 03 Jul 2011, 09:29

a) Reynard
b) Hankook! :lol:

c) 2
d) Surfers Paradise! Bathurst! Adelaide!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Jul 2011, 16:37

SuperAguri wrote:
Barii Mori wrote:The set up of my car was not perfect, I feel that my car has been tweaked so I do not get in the way of Douglas's title challenge. Still I will get it my all and try to win the race, I hear rumours that I have hired someone to take out Douglas and Damon on the first lap, this is definately not true, lap 32 maybe, no only joking, ha ha ha... er...

Douglas Mann wrote:Better keep a wide berth then, hadn't I?

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Just a few things for you guys to vote on for 99':

a) Tyrrell or BAR or Reynard?
b) Tyre War? (Nominate a few manufacturers)
c) Maximum of 3 cars per team or 2?
d) Add a few new tracks? (16 in 1999, I'll allow a maximum of 19. Nominate a few tracks)

a) Reynard
b) Goodyear, Michelin, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Pirelli
c) two, without a doubt
d) Brands Hatch, Manx TT Mountain circuit, Nordschleife, AVUS or Martinsville

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 04 Jul 2011, 09:37

Results:

a) Reynard beats Tyrrell 6-4, so the team will become Reynard next season.
b) Next season we'll have a tyre war between Pirelli (6 votes), Bridgestone and Michelin (5 votes each) and Goodyear (4 votes). (I will use a random draw to decide which tyre is best, and will edit the .tbc files accordingly. I obviously won't reveal the results of that, it's just your luck!)
c) A maximum of 3 cars per team remain for next year after a 6-4 victory in voting.

For D, we will have another vote commencing:

a) The United States GP at either Road America or Laguna Seca.
b) Bathurst to enter the calendar and replace Albert Park.
c) Bathurst to enter the calendar and NOT replace Albert Park.

Hermanos Rodriguez is now on the calendar for next season as the Mexican GP.

Note: For those who want all these tracks, and more for their F1C game, here's a link. You can use Wookey's site as well, but you gotta know how to edit SCN files, as these are programmed for F1 Seven.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Jul 2011, 10:00

For D I vote for:

Road America for the US GP
Bathurst for the Pacific GP

Post by **tommykl** » 04 Jul 2011, 10:05

For D, I'll take Road America for the US GP and Bathurst for the Australian GP, with Melbourne becoming the Tasmanian GP.

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 04 Jul 2011, 10:07

I'm all in for Elkhart Lake. As for Bathurst, I like Wizzie's suggestion that it should be the Pacific GP. So a vote for that too.

Post by **Londoner** » 04 Jul 2011, 10:33

Wizzie wrote:For D I vote for:

Road America for the US GP
Bathurst for the Pacific GP

Same here as well.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 04 Jul 2011, 12:21

East Londoner wrote:
Wizzie wrote:For D I vote for:

Road America for the US GP
Bathurst for the Pacific GP

Same here as well.

And here.

Daniel Martins wrote:I was hoping for a better qualifying here but it is not a problem since I hope my race set-up work will prove fruitful this weekend instead the qualifying set-up work tactic I've been working on the last few races. Nevertheless, and other than Zimmer in his McLaren, we were only behind the Arrowses, Williamses and Ferraris as they are the top three. Having said, it is good to know that we are the forth team at this time. The only word for tomorrow is aggressiveness to try and give the three best teams a run for their money!!!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 05 Jul 2011, 12:06

Nurburg, Germany (Luxembourg) - Race
Conditions: Dry

RACE FINISHERS

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1) Barii Mori  Williams-Renault
2) Phoenix McAllister  Arrows-BMW  +4.466
3) Daniel Martins  Benetton-Honda  +15.283
4) Padraig O Connell  Ferrari  +38.482
5) John Zimmer  McLaren-Mercedes  +47.028
6) Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:05.298
7) Tristan Jung  Prost-Renault  +1:13.747
8) Philippe Nicolas  Jordan-Renault  +1:16.274
9) Ron Mignolet  Prost-Renault  +1 LAP
10) Scott Menard  Ferrari  +1 LAP
11) Pippa Mann  Sauber-Petronas  +1 LAP
12) Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +2 LAPS
13) Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  +2 LAPS
14) Dave McFaste  Tyrrell-Yamaha  +2 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Damon Cannon- 56
2. Douglas Mann- 54
3. Barii Mori- 46
4. Padraig O Connell- 41
5. Daniel Melrose- 35
6. Phoenix McAllister- 29
7. Jeroen Krautmeir- 26
8. Daniel Martins- 23
9. Philippe Nicolas- 21
10. Scott Menard- 16
11. John Zimmer- 15
12. James Davies- 10
13. Ed Kevin- 7
14. Thomas de Bock- 3
15. Tristan Jung- 3
16. Jack Christopherson- 2
17. Pippa Mann- 2
18. Ron Mignolet- 1
19. Hagane Shizuka- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Williams-Renault - 101
2. Arrows-BMW - 84
3. Jordan-Renault - 58
4. Ferrari - 57
5. Prost-Renault - 40
6. Benetton-Honda - 24
7. McLaren-Mercedes - 22
8. Sauber-Petronas - 5

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 05 Jul 2011, 12:13

James Allen wrote:Scott, you're noticeably angry, what happened?

Scott Menard wrote:That idiot of a driver Damon punted me off, that's what!

James Allen wrote:But what exactly happened?

Scott Menard wrote:I dunno! We were racing for the lead with Doug, coming into Dunlop, and I had the outside after going a bit wide out of Ford, and then this fellow barges into my rear right, damaging my sidepod, rear wing and retarding my suspension. He retired on the spot, but I got stuck on the side of the track, so they gave me a push. But that was ridiculous, I mean. He can say all he wants that I turned into him, but what the hell was I going to do? That's not a wide corner at all! If I didn't turn, I was onto the gravel! He really shouldn't have been there. It was a crazy lunge, and it's just got me over the bend.

James Allen wrote:Thanks.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 05 Jul 2011, 12:15

Another retirement. How cool is that?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Jul 2011, 14:49

Douglas Mann wrote:As far as the championship battle goes, that was a bit of an anti-climax, but at least it goes down to the wire.

And as regards the incident between Scott Menard and Damon Cannon, I know I was in the vicinity of the incident, but the whole incident happened right behind me - I was in the lead, Scott was second and Damon third. So I was aware that they were right behind me one moment, then the next, they weren't, but that's all I know. As for me, I later got a puncture from debris from a seperate incident and had to pit for a new tyre, and the car just didn't seem quite right afterwards. I'm just happy to have slightly closed the gap to Damon in the championship and may the best driver win!

Post by **Londoner** » 05 Jul 2011, 15:01

Damon Cannon wrote:That bloody idiot Menard! He says he didn't turn into me. Did he arsing well do so! He'd just lapped Dave McFaste by stupidly lunging down the outside of him, meaning there was absolutely no way he was going to take the line through the corner, thus going right to the grass verge. I meanwhile also lap Dave, and take my normal line, thinking that I've just taken 2nd place, when he cuts across me to try take the racing line back. I've got no-where to go but into the rear of him. I don't know what the general driving style in CART is like, but I certainly never want to experience it if Menard is an indicator. He's been driving like an absolute prat since he started in F1CC. It was fortuante that Douglas picked up a puncture from our debris, as that keeps the title race close. Barii can still mathematically win as well.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 05 Jul 2011, 15:16

Daniel Martins wrote:I am absolutely delighted with another podium. As I expected our work on setting up the car for the race was spot on. I did a good start to find myself 7th and then with the Cannon-Menard-Douglas incident it was between me and Padraig for the podium. I pressured him enough, he did a small mistake and I took full advantage. After that I went faster than both him and Zimmer and built a small gap. I started to catch Phoenix since my tires were in good shape, but it was already too late for 2nd. Anyway it was a great effort from everybody in the team and a fair prize for it!

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 05 Jul 2011, 19:01

Barii Mori wrote:Woo hoo, a fantastic win that keeps me in the hunt for the championship, it has been known for someone who has not led the championship to win it at the final race. I just kept back out of the way, and raced hard in the latter stages of the race, maybe pressuring Douglas so he ran over something to punchure his tyres. As I was on an easy win, I took a leisurely drive for the last 15 laps, giving Phoenix false hope that I had a problem and that he could pass me. Williams are happy as my win and Manns fortunate 6th, means the constructors is sewn up by a point. There is no truth in the rumours that I had a button on my dash marked "Tacks" or that I gave Dave McFaste a bottle of 30 year old Whiskey.

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 05 Jul 2011, 21:52

Padraig O Connell Wrote:

"Well thats it I've officially given up on the Championship after my 4th place today I don't think it's gonna be possible to get anything other than 4th which now realistically has to be our goal for both Championships. We now have to look forward to 1999 and try and overcome the better teams like Williams, Arrows and Jordan.

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 05 Jul 2011, 22:43

Scott Menard wrote:So that's how you like it, huh? And I've been driving like a prat, whatever the hell that means, since I entered F1CC? Stop being an a**hole. You admitted it loud and clear at Monza that I blasted everybody away in the torrential rain, and there was nothing anybody could do about it. I don't deny not making any mistakes at all, but may I remind you that one of my mistakes helped you into the championship lead you have now! And you thanked me for sending Barii and Doug off the road! That shows you what a nice sportsman you are! And before you diss CART, the racing back there is far better than what I'm experiencing here. How is lapping on the outside a problem? He'd left ample room going out of Ford for both of us to choose both lines. Are you trying to say in your cowardly way that all that can be done is go down the inside? Pathetic! I was half-a-car length ahead as I started turning in, but you were coming in too fast and whacked both of us out. It's idiotic, just god damn idiotic. I guess in true sportsmanship, you're delighted that Doug scored only 1 point. Bravo.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 06 Jul 2011, 00:56

Autosport wrote:F1CC to investigate Wacky Races "Tack"tics

Rumour has it that, after a complaint by one of the smaller teams, the F1CCC are investigating Barii Mori after his joke about have a tacks button on his dashboard. The team in question stated that one of the tyres was flat because of a small tack that their driver had run over during the race. We asked Barii Mori about this and he replied "What? I make a harmless joke and some jumped up minor team boss thinks I am being serious? Do they think Wacky Races was in fact a documentary on F1 racing in the 60s? I hope the F1CCC quickly put it in their christmas cracker joke box...". The team in question was not available for comment.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 07 Jul 2011, 09:49

Suzuka, Japan - Quali
Conditions: Dry

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1) Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:36.190
2) Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:36.426
3) Scott Menard  Ferrari  1:36.870
4) Padraig O Connell  Ferrari  1:36.905
5) Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Honda  1:37.273
6) Damon Cannon  Arrows-BMW  1:37.275
7) Phoenix McAllister  Arrows-BMW  1:37.331
8) Daniel Martins  Benetton-Honda  1:37.335
9) Philippe Nicolas  Jordan-Renault  1:37.858
10) Tristan Jung  Prost-Renault  1:37.964
11) Ron Mignolet  Prost-Renault  1:38.073
12) Aurelien Moll  Jordan-Renault  1:38.164
13) John Zimmer  McLaren-Mercedes  1:38.447
14) Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:39.051
15) Pippa Mann  Sauber-Petronas  1:39.230
16) Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:39.381
17) James Davies  Prost-Renault  1:39.666
18) Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:39.817
19) David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:40.008
20) Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Renault  1:40.243
21) Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:40.771
22) Dave McFaste  Tyrrell-Yamaha  1:40.840

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 07 Jul 2011, 09:51

I'm a bit worried about my grid position, right behind the Williams and Ferrari duo but in front of Damon. I do not want to interrupt the title fight, so I'm going to let him ahead if he doesn't pass me at the start. I want to finish my awful season on a high note, if possible.

I do not know where I will drive next season yet. We will see.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 07 Jul 2011, 09:57

F1CCC RELEASES PROVISIONAL CALENDAR

F1CC Commission officials have released the provisional calendar for the 1999 F1CC season. The calendar contains 3 new venues in the form of Sepang, Malaysia, Bathurst, Australia and Road America, United States and a returning venue in the form of the Hermanos-Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City. The calendar will be confirmed within a month of the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The calendar is as follows:

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1. Qantas Australian Grand Prix  Albert Park
2. Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil  Interlagos
3. Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino  Imola
4. Grand Prix de Monaco  Monte-Carlo
5. Gran Premio Marlboro de España  Barcelona
6. Texaco/Havoline United States Grand Prix  Road America
7. Grand Prix Air Canada  Montreal
8. Telmex Mexican Grand Prix  Hermanos-Rodriguez
9. Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France  Magny-Cours
10. RAC British Grand Prix  Silverstone
11. Großer Preis von Österreich  Speilberg
12. Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland  Hockenheim
13. Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj  Budapest
14. Foster's Belgian Grand Prix  Spa-Francorchamps
15. Warsteiner Grand Prix of Europe  Nurburgring
16. Gran Premio Campari d'Italia  Monza
17. Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix  Sepang
18. Foster's Pacific Grand Prix  Bathurst
19. Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix  Suzuka

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Jul 2011, 10:03

Autosport wrote:Melrose to drive for McLaren in 1999

The 1997 F1 Challenge Champion Daniel Melrose has today signed a contract with the McLaren team for 1999. Melrose, who was at the Suzuka track on a pair of crutches, was unavailable for comment. Ron Dennis spoke with Autosport's Jonathan Noble about the signing. "Daniel is by far and away one of the best drivers on the grid today and a great character both on and off the track. We at McLaren and Mercedes are proud to have someone of his caliber on board and we hope that this is the beginning of the rebuilding process back to the front of the grid and championship glory."

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 07 Jul 2011, 10:23

Scott Menard wrote:Well, that was a pretty good qualifying session! Not once was I caught up in traffic, and I managed to keep out of the way of everybody else. With Padraig alongside me, this is looking to be a very strong race for Ferrari. Obviously there's talk of what might happen if Damon comes up behind me again. Well, to put it quite simply, I am still going to race him. He better not expect me to pull aside just because he's in the hunt for the title. If he's championship winning material, then he should know how to pass. That's not to say I will pull cut all over him. I mean, if he gets it right, I wont try and whack him out of the race. I talked to him on Thursday, and I can say we have resolved our differences. I'm also delighted to announce that I will be staying on at the Scuderia for 1999.

Post by **tommykl** » 07 Jul 2011, 10:33

Thomas De Bock wrote:Well, it's been another disppointing qualifying session, capping off a disappointing season for the team. I've been matching Pippa's pace all season, but we never really looked like regularly getting points on merit. I'd like to announce that I'm still staying with Sauber for 1999, and I'm hoping for a better car this time.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Jul 2011, 11:04

Douglas Mann wrote:Looking promising for the championship tomorrow, me on pole and Damon in 6th. But anything could still happen and it probably will... But at this point I would like to announce that I intend to remain at Williams for the 1999 season. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

Pippa Mann wrote:Well, Thomas summed it up well, it has been a disappointing season. Although I finished in the points twice this year, I only have two points whereas I actually scored a podium and 6 points last year in that flaming joke of a Lola. I am currently in negociations with Reynard for a seat for next year. After all, they have won their first race in every series they have so far entered...

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 07 Jul 2011, 11:21

Daniel Martins wrote:It was not what I expected from qualifying... Anyway, hopefully the car will work better in race conditions and that we can score a few more points and finish the season in a high! In relation to the championship calendar I would've liked to see a return to Estoril, Portugal and have a home race but that depends on the government and disappointingly they didn't went for it. It looks promising for next year since we have a fine calendar!

Post by **Londoner** » 07 Jul 2011, 18:00

Damon Cannon wrote:Oh, cock. That's exactly what I didn't want to happen. The car is nearly a second off the Williams, both of which are championship contenders. If I want this title, I've got to race for it. As Scott Menard has already said, we've both made up our differences. My comments after the race at the Nurburgring were a result of me being frustrated and angry that a opportunity to wrap up the championship had been lost. It was a 50/50 racing accident, nothing more.

I'm also delighted to say that whatever the title outcome, I will be staying at Arrows for the 1999 season. Here's to a clean race and a hopeful title. Douglas, Barii and me, may the best man win.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Jul 2011, 18:25

Damon Cannon wrote:Oh cock...

Here's to a clean race and a hopeful title. Douglas, Barii and me, may the best man win.

Douglas Mann wrote:Well said. And are you sure you're not channelling James May's alter ego?

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 07 Jul 2011, 19:33

Barii Mori wrote:Well I hearby announce that I have signed for Williams for two years, although the car was a bit crap and I kept understearing into corners losing a heap of time, but still good enough for 2nd on the grid. I can just hope that Douglas retires somehow and I win with Damon have an arguement with a Ferrari.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Jul 2011, 20:55

Barii Mori wrote:I can just hope that Douglas finishes 2nd somehow and I win with Damon have an arguement with a Ferrari.

Fixed. So that the Williams drivers get both a race a championship 1-2.

Benetton · Post by **Benetton** » 07 Jul 2011, 21:14

How can you join the grid for the '99??