F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jan 2012, 02:39

MinardiFan95 wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:I wouldn't take control of Simpson because MinardiFan usually pops around to confirm or deny any rumours.

I was on holidays for a week, otherwise I would have posted here just after the Alitalia rumours were posted.

And would you decided to drive for Alitalia or not if you had the chance to decide?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 15 Jan 2012, 02:50

Wizzie wrote:
MinardiFan95 wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:I wouldn't take control of Simpson because MinardiFan usually pops around to confirm or deny any rumours.

I was on holidays for a week, otherwise I would have posted here just after the Alitalia rumours were posted.

And would you decided to drive for Alitalia or not if you had the chance to decide?

It's a little too late for that innit? He's already qualified

Plus, if Dave Simpson does up and leave I'll sue him into the ground for putting my team into an impossible situation with the F1RWRS commission. I need two drivers, I've used up my quota, hence creating a paradox where I can't hire any replacement drivers despite the fact I'm required to run two drivers.

The only way to avoid said lawsuit is to somehow persuade ARC & DGNgineering that Mestolio should return to Trueba with Simpson heading to ARC.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 15 Jan 2012, 05:01

kostas22 wrote:
Plus, if Dave Simpson does up and leave I'll sue him into the ground for putting my team into an impossible situation with the F1RWRS commission. I need two drivers, I've used up my quota, hence creating a paradox where I can't hire any replacement drivers despite the fact I'm required to run two drivers.

I guess in case of running a 5th driver you would be fined with something in the 50 to 100cr region.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 15 Jan 2012, 07:42

Klon wrote:
Shizuka wrote:Yawn, another DNPQ.
I don't care about 2014, I need to get as close to have 1000 credits as I can for next year.

Now guess why I have two pay-drivers at Tropico Grand Prix?

Because I'm being loyal to Albertini?

Our teams will be a RotR candidate anyway!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jan 2012, 08:48

Autosport wrote:Stig dumped, replaced by Stig

Team Phoenix driver The Stig had its contract terminated earlier today after revealing its identity to the world as [censored for legal reasons]. As Top Gear have already terminated their contract with it, Team Phoenix have had no choice but to replace it after the French Grand Prix. Luckily for team boss Phoenix McAllister however, a new Stig from the Top Gear Farm just outside Gloucester has been lined up for the drive. Neither McAllister or the Top Gear producers were available for comment.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 15 Jan 2012, 10:57

kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Par for the course then. I usually end up having no idea what I'm talking about either.

Although it would be nice if I knew how the hell this driver market thingy worked. I want Dave Simpson, I get Dave Simpson, suddenly Dave Simpson is going to leave...whut? At least Koczo isn't going anywhere soon!

Just because I (might possibly) own a team (next season) doesn't mean I have to drive for that team... just ask Daniel Melrose!

Though I was planning on putting Dave Simpson into his own team for next season.

kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:And would you decided to drive for Alitalia or not if you had the chance to decide?

It's a little too late for that innit? He's already qualified

I could always make up some sensationalist story from none other than the Generic Times (i.e. the dodgiest news publication in the world that the F1RWRS exists in) to try to get Simpson out of the team, but I wont do that (unless I have your permission) :mrgreen:

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Ducktanian · Post by **Ducktanian** » 15 Jan 2012, 11:51

Oh hey, looks like my faith in MRT is starting to pay off

GO TEAM!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 15 Jan 2012, 12:00

Phoenix McAllister wrote:I'd like to have a little chat with the guy that has been saying we've replaced one Stig with another. That is completely false; our current Stig, whose identity is still unknown and will remain undisclosed, is going to stay put for the remainder of the season, as well as the next one with Aeroracing Engineering.

Now seriously, has the current Stig been replaced? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jan 2012, 12:03

Phoenix wrote:
Phoenix McAllister wrote:I'd like to have a little chat with the guy that has been saying we've replaced one Stig with another. That is completely false; our current Stig, whose identity is still unknown and will remain undisclosed, is going to stay put for the remainder of the season, as well as the next one with Aeroracing Engineering.

Now seriously, has the current Stig been replaced?

No but it sure makes for a great news bite :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jan 2012, 12:07

Dartanian wrote:Oh hey, looks like my faith in MRT is starting to pay off GO TEAM!

Holy crap. Mr Spencer has returned!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 15 Jan 2012, 12:57

Live commentary here:

http://tinychat.com/ni3aq

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 15 Jan 2012, 13:14

MinardiFan95 wrote:
kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Par for the course then. I usually end up having no idea what I'm talking about either.

Although it would be nice if I knew how the hell this driver market thingy worked. I want Dave Simpson, I get Dave Simpson, suddenly Dave Simpson is going to leave...whut? At least Koczo isn't going anywhere soon!

Just because I (might possibly) own a team (next season) doesn't mean I have to drive for that team... just ask Daniel Melrose!

Though I was planning on putting Dave Simpson into his own team for next season.

kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:And would you decided to drive for Alitalia or not if you had the chance to decide?

It's a little too late for that innit? He's already qualified

I could always make up some sensationalist story from none other than the Generic Times (i.e. the dodgiest news publication in the world that the F1RWRS exists in) to try to get Simpson out of the team, but I wont do that (unless I have your permission) .

Or perhaps after a couple of crap results for my crap team, you get fed up and influence the Generic Times into publishing repeated rumours of Simpson to ARC until the end of the season, before leaving there as well to your own team :lol:

Given his history it was only a matter of time before he turned into a journeyman driver...

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 15 Jan 2012, 13:30

kostas22 wrote:
Or perhaps after a couple of crap results for my crap team, you get fed up and influence the Generic Times into publishing repeated rumours of Simpson to ARC until the end of the season, before leaving there as well to your own team

Given his history it was only a matter of time before he turned into a journeyman driver...

...he always was a journeyman driver - his profile on the Wiki will no doubt tell you that.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 15 Jan 2012, 14:26

Can anyone tell me if David Neuberg finished?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 15 Jan 2012, 14:49

AdrianSutil wrote:Can anyone tell me if David Neuberg finished?

Nope. DNF.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 15 Jan 2012, 15:20

Aerond wrote:Live commentary here:

http://tinychat.com/ni3aq

Hmm... it takes me to a blank page with no other users...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 15 Jan 2012, 15:25

JeremyMcClean wrote:
Aerond wrote:Live commentary here:

http://tinychat.com/ni3aq

Hmm... it takes me to a blank page with no other users...

Ditto.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 15 Jan 2012, 15:25

JeremyMcClean wrote:
Aerond wrote:Live commentary here:

http://tinychat.com/ni3aq

Hmm... it takes me to a blank page with no other users...

I think you cannot recover the chat now... But I can tell you that Martins retired with yet another mechanical failure and Bosevic scored a point in 6th (I think...) There were only 8 finishers.

EDIT: By the way, Douglas Mann took a shocking win!

And Katayama scored a second place for new Sunshine (which is the old, but that is an uninteresting detail...)

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 15 Jan 2012, 15:29

kostas22 wrote:
Aerond wrote:2pm European time (CET)

Then I will actually need to make an effort to wake up in time for the race!!
Yes, I'm lazy, so sue me. I spend my weekdays getting up at 6am for a 2 hour commute in the morning, and then 2 hours back again. Give me a bathplugging break.

Similar to me. I'm getting up at 6.30 and got 1.5 hours commuting for my uni placement (which I am enjoying and have for another 3 weeks, before returning to lectures thereafter).

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 15 Jan 2012, 15:58

kostas22 wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:Can anyone tell me if David Neuberg finished?

Nope. DNF.

Dang. At least we finally got a race start. That's all I wanted this year :lol:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 15 Jan 2012, 23:50

Race results and review up (page 42)

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:01

I am surprised Phoenix McAllister was not also warned or punished by the F1RWRS commission considering the part he played in the golf cart débâcle...he was the one who stole it in the first place after all

For those who didn't see the race; Kay Lon, Phoenix McAllister and Alasdair Lindsay all headed for the Sunshine motorhome mid-race after hearing they had an open bar. The trio predictably became completely wasted. While Kay Lon lay on the ground only semi-concious, McAllister and Lindsay looked around the paddock until they found an unattended golf buggy and stole it. They subsequently went back to pick up Lon, then drove down the paddock inviting every other driver aboard. All except Barii Mori and Dave Simpson declined, as McAllister (who was driving, with Lindsay shouting pointless and random 'pace notes') tried to enter the racetrack to, and I quote, "win this race!". They failed, so McAllister duly drove the buggy into a lake. Mori, Lindsay, Simpson and McAllister swam back to land but noticed Lon was too passed out to get out, so Phoenix dived back in and dragged his sorry ass back to dry land.

Needless to say Alcoholics Anonymous will be setting up a racing branch very soon...

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:06

Sammy Jones wrote:Disappointed that I've had a retirement after the win in Monaco, especially with it being such a high attrition race once again, but the fact that Daniel has put the car on the podium, and most of the other main teams not scoring has really elevated us in the constructors' championship. If we can maintain this kind of consistent form every weekend, then I feel we'll have a good chance come the end of the season at finishing higher than we expected only a few races earlier. We just need to focus on trying to improve the cars so that we can both finish the races and collect even more points. Yet again our qualifying let us down, and had that been better we might have been celebrating an even better result, but as it is another podium is a good result, and we're certainly happy with that as we prepare for our home race. I'll be hoping for another Monaco-esque performance from myself there that's for sure!

By the way, what happened to Lon? I almost feel a bit bad having kicked him out of my team last year, it seems the Sunshine is sending him a bit mad...maybe we could all club together and buy the kid a place in a mental hospital perhaps?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:12

Daniel Melrose wrote:It was a quiet race on my part and 3rd, whilst still a good result, could have been so much better if I had managed to qualify better because this car is a lot better than 18th on the grid shows. Oh and I found these pictures in my email inbox on my way to the airport and I can't help but feel that I have to post them here.

The anonymous mailer with pictures from Lon and McAllister's party wrote:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:19

Chris Dagnall said:

I am a bit disappointed, to be honest. Mark was doing it alright but the bloody car didn't last once again. Luckily for us we'll have some upgrades after British GP and I hope our reliability improves afterwards. Now we'll head home and we race at a track which means a lot for the family name and we hope to do it well in front of our fans

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:26

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David Koczo wrote:OK, so 7th is a reasonable result. We were very close to points today but I just couldn't find a way past Jamie Davies. What worries me slightly is the race pace of the car, it's not so great, it took a lot of retirements to get me that high. I wonder what we can do in a race with high reliability.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2012, 00:55

Mark Dagnall said:

I was having fun beating the arse of everybody else but the car stopped again and ruined all the fun. I arrived to the paddock in time to laugh at Kay Lon but dad told me is not good manners laughing at miserable people so we concentrated on studying what had happened to the car. I hope it doesn´t happen in front of home fans as all my friends will be there and they´ve promised me a big party if I win at Brands Hatch with a special Dj Guest.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 16 Jan 2012, 01:42

Autosport wrote:Watkinson sacked by HRT
After an accident at the recent French GP which has left HRT with a large repair bill, Mark Skaife announced that Watkinson's contract had been terminated. "He is a good driver, but is just too accident prone. We could have been a strong contender for second in the constructors' last year, but he crashed too much early. Now, it's the same. We spoke to Ashley before the race, but he didn't respond," said Skaife. This means that HRT now need a new driver, but are unsure of who to hire. The likely candidates are promoting Poppy Whitechapel, who currently drives for GRM, or bringing in Tommy Nash from the F2RWRS. When asked, Skaife said "Poppy will most likely remain at GRM, because it is obviously the faster car and that's where she's already performed well this year. Tommy will probably be given the full season in F2, as will Jason [Hamilton]. We are looking at hiring a pay driver, one who brings more money to the team than he'll cost in damages."

Any volunteers? They don't have to be a pay driver, and I don't want to bring John Zimmer back.

And no kostas, I won't take any Scuderia Alitalia drivers.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 16 Jan 2012, 01:48

I have a driver if needed.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Jan 2012, 02:19

I have three words for you Rhys: Dean. O. Lauchlan :lol:

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 16 Jan 2012, 02:26

Andrea Acuri wrote:Obviously I'm not pleased with the result, we obviously need to improve our situation, it's obvious the my driving ability is at fault here, and Ron's nagging transmission problems also played a part in his slowdown. We will obviously learn from this and move on.

The Fox wrote:I'm pleased with Mirko's performance, he is showing his talent, scoring for the last three races. Obviously Daniel's car hasn't been perfect, we seem to always have some sort of problem with the car.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 16 Jan 2012, 02:35

Jesus Plaza wrote:(translated from Spanish) Bathplug, if we go back to pre-qualifying, I will quit this team.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 16 Jan 2012, 02:40

MA-Racing make their debut, but it ends early.

David Neuberg continued his impressive performances by lining up for the French Grand Prix today, in an impressive 20th place. But sadly for the team, their weekend ended on lap 6 with gearbox failure. Still, the team will be delighted their hard work has finally seen them take a race start.
"Its a shame to be out of the race so early, but the experience the team have taken can only be a good thing", said David. Team boss Mr.Alexander was also disappointed by the early retirement. "For sure, we wouldve liked to see David finish the race. Even a good handful of laps wouldve helped us. But we're confident we will make the grid again."

Aerond: You do know Neuberg is supposed to be a pay-driver? It's just he's been spanking Valsattis and I didn't think pay-drivers would be better than a normal driver.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 16 Jan 2012, 02:45

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Autosport wrote:Watkinson sacked by HRT
After an accident at the recent French GP which has left HRT with a large repair bill, Mark Skaife announced that Watkinson's contract had been terminated. "He is a good driver, but is just too accident prone. We could have been a strong contender for second in the constructors' last year, but he crashed too much early. Now, it's the same. We spoke to Ashley before the race, but he didn't respond," said Skaife. This means that HRT now need a new driver, but are unsure of who to hire. The likely candidates are promoting Poppy Whitechapel, who currently drives for GRM, or bringing in Tommy Nash from the F2RWRS. When asked, Skaife said "Poppy will most likely remain at GRM, because it is obviously the faster car and that's where she's already performed well this year. Tommy will probably be given the full season in F2, as will Jason [Hamilton]. We are looking at hiring a pay driver, one who brings more money to the team than he'll cost in damages."

Any volunteers? They don't have to be a pay driver, and I don't want to bring John Zimmer back.

And no kostas, I won't take any Scuderia Alitalia drivers.

I can 'loan' you either Stephen Mackintosh or Alexey Pchelintsev for 6 races if you want? I'm keeping Neuberg and Valsattis together until at least round 13. Both are regular drivers, and Mackintosh has had 60 credits spent on his qualifying performance. I don't know if he keeps that driving for another team or not.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 16 Jan 2012, 03:04

the Masked Lapwing wrote:And no kostas, I won't take any Scuderia Alitalia drivers.

Oi!!! What the hell are wrong with my drivers?! I would have been willing to lend you Nobushige Fukuda if you hadn't been such a cheeky arsemonkey about it...

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 16 Jan 2012, 05:03

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Autosport wrote:Watkinson sacked by HRT
After an accident at the recent French GP which has left HRT with a large repair bill, Mark Skaife announced that Watkinson's contract had been terminated. "He is a good driver, but is just too accident prone. We could have been a strong contender for second in the constructors' last year, but he crashed too much early. Now, it's the same. We spoke to Ashley before the race, but he didn't respond," said Skaife. This means that HRT now need a new driver, but are unsure of who to hire. The likely candidates are promoting Poppy Whitechapel, who currently drives for GRM, or bringing in Tommy Nash from the F2RWRS. When asked, Skaife said "Poppy will most likely remain at GRM, because it is obviously the faster car and that's where she's already performed well this year. Tommy will probably be given the full season in F2, as will Jason [Hamilton]. We are looking at hiring a pay driver, one who brings more money to the team than he'll cost in damages."

Any volunteers? They don't have to be a pay driver, and I don't want to bring John Zimmer back.

And no kostas, I won't take any Scuderia Alitalia drivers.

Tristan Jung is looming. Collin Pratchett could come out of retirement. Johannes Rueckert is available. Heck, the only driver that won't drive for HRT is Rusty Gannit.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 16 Jan 2012, 07:28

www.sportschau.de wrote:Mackintosh To Tropico?

Yet another rumour has been entered in the mill, Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport are supposedly interested in signing Steven Mackintosh as a test driver from 2015 onwards. The Brit was supposedly offered a two year-contract with a clause that allows him to leave anytime a Formula 1 team or a Top 15 F1RWRS team requests his services.

Apparentely this offer is based on the fear that Micko Glotch might not be able to get his F1RWRS license in time which is why the Tropican team is looking at possible other drivers who already have such a license but would be able to bring sponsorship in copious amounts as well.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 16 Jan 2012, 08:02

Micko Glotch wrote:I would already have a rejectlicence if Aston Martin gave me a competitive F2RWRS car

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 16 Jan 2012, 08:05

Micko Glotch wrote:I would already have a rejectlicence if Aston Martin gave me a competitive F2RwRS car

Member of the German council wrote:We at Tropico Grand Prix have no use for your silly excuses. We demand Lizenzen und Ordnung!

I would like to remind everyone interested in her services that Du Lei has become available as a F1RWRS driver from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 16 Jan 2012, 15:09

Klon wrote:I would like to remind everyone interested in her services that Du Lei has become available as a F1RWRS driver from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards.

Not one person on earth wrote:Yes, we are very interested in hiring this talented protege of yours!