F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 31 Jan 2012, 19:18

Aerond: Take note - at the beginning of the 2015 season Simpson Motorsports starts with 990 credits instead of 1000 and Scuderia Alitalia gets 10.

This means Fukuda is confirmed in the car FOR NOW - but if anyone wants to negotiate one of their junior drivers into the seat (pay-drivers only) we are listening to offers.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 01 Feb 2012, 07:46

Autosport wrote:Zimmer, Cameron offered positions in F1RWRS Commission

Former Indianapolis 500 winner John Zimmer and Former F1RWRS Champion Gary Cameron have both been offered positions in the newly expanded F1RWRS Commission for 2015 and beyond. Zimmer is expected to take the role of Race Director for all F1RWRS, F2RWRS and F3RWRS events in 2015 while Gary Cameron has been appointed chief steward for all three categories after he announced his retirement from driving duties at the end of the year. Neither Zimmer, Cameron or F1RWRS Commissioner Daniel Prieto were available for comment.

No, it doesn't actually mean anything but I thought it'd be pretty cool to have some of the older former drivers take up positions outside the teams :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 01 Feb 2012, 09:27

kostas22 wrote:Aerond: Take note - at the beginning of the 2015 season Simpson Motorsports starts with 990 credits instead of 1000 and Scuderia Alitalia gets 10.

This means Fukuda is confirmed in the car FOR NOW - but if anyone wants to negotiate one of their junior drivers into the seat (pay-drivers only) we are listening to offers.

I have a couple of drivers who are interested

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 01 Feb 2012, 11:24

Wizzie wrote:
Autosport wrote:Zimmer, Cameron offered positions in F1RWRS Commission

Former Indianapolis 500 winner John Zimmer and Former F1RWRS Champion Gary Cameron have both been offered positions in the newly expanded F1RWRS Commission for 2015 and beyond. Zimmer is expected to take the role of Race Director for all F1RWRS, F2RWRS and F3RWRS events in 2015 while Gary Cameron has been appointed chief steward for all three categories after he announced his retirement from driving duties at the end of the year. Neither Zimmer, Cameron or F1RWRS Commissioner Daniel Prieto were available for comment.

No, it doesn't actually mean anything but I thought it'd be pretty cool to have some of the older former drivers take up positions outside the teams

Of course it should not mean anything. We don't want officialdom and stewardship to fall into the hands of members who are also team owners. Oh wait... :lol:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2012, 13:57

eurobrun wrote:
kostas22 wrote:This means Fukuda is confirmed in the car FOR NOW - but if anyone wants to negotiate one of their junior drivers into the seat (pay-drivers only) we are listening to offers.

I have a couple of drivers who are interested

Who are they and what is your offer.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2012, 14:01

DanielPT wrote:Of course it should not mean anything. We don't want officialdom and stewardship to fall into the hands of members who are also team owners. Oh wait...

"Alasdair Lindsay likes this"

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 01 Feb 2012, 17:33

DanielPT wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
Autosport wrote:Zimmer, Cameron offered positions in F1RWRS Commission

Former Indianapolis 500 winner John Zimmer and Former F1RWRS Champion Gary Cameron have both been offered positions in the newly expanded F1RWRS Commission for 2015 and beyond. Zimmer is expected to take the role of Race Director for all F1RWRS, F2RWRS and F3RWRS events in 2015 while Gary Cameron has been appointed chief steward for all three categories after he announced his retirement from driving duties at the end of the year. Neither Zimmer, Cameron or F1RWRS Commissioner Daniel Prieto were available for comment.

No, it doesn't actually mean anything but I thought it'd be pretty cool to have some of the older former drivers take up positions outside the teams

Of course it should not mean anything. We don't want officialdom and stewardship to fall into the hands of members who are also team owners. Oh wait...

It would make a nice change for me to be the one with a potentially suspicious conflict of interests :lol:

Of course, in game, Cameron would have to reject this offer on the grounds of a conflict of interests (as, I believe, would Zimmer, and I for one would be lobbying to make sure he did!). Daniel Prieto, in-game, has no interest in any team, as Aerond's teams are run by Chris Dagnall and El Jonan.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Feb 2012, 19:16

Gah! Where are the race results??? Oh what the heck. I am going to assume that Christopherson didn't score and therefore Pippa Mann has sacked him and she is going to take the drive herself!

And as everybody else is doing it, I will post my teams and drivers here too.

Drivers:
Douglas Mann (F1RWRS)
Pippa Mann (F1RWRS)
Ben Fleet (F1RWRS)
Martin McFry (at moment one-off drive in F3RWRS Surfer's Superprix)
Ephran One Jnr (aka Eff One) (ditto for McFry)

Teams:
Foxdale Auto Racing Team (permanent in F1RWRS and one-off in F3RWRS Superprix)

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 01 Feb 2012, 23:01

Aerond wrote:
tristan1117 wrote:
ARC wrote:I don't think this is quite fair. Why would we have to pay damages if Mestolio leaves? We inherited the contract from Trueba Racing Team, correct? By our reckoning, the contract states that there is a performance clause in Fredo's contract. We should be legally allowed to end the contract anyway. Surely we are allowed to fire drivers that we have a contract with! Also, we are behind Scuderia Trueba Alitalia should they decide to appeal their fine.

That was purely in-character. It didn't mean the team will lose any credits or something!

If only I had credits to lose...

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 02 Feb 2012, 00:40

dr-baker wrote:Gah! Where are the race results??? Oh what the heck. I am going to assume that Christopherson didn't score and therefore Pippa Mann has sacked him and she is going to take the drive herself!

Now watch him score a podium

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Feb 2012, 01:08

Actually, I want to clarify something;

A) eurobrun, I'm still awaiting your junior driver proposition...
B) Are there any pay drivers currently unemployed? I think I'd rather avoid bringing yet another one of my drivers into the system if possible.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 02 Feb 2012, 01:23

kostas22 wrote:Actually, I want to clarify something;

A) eurobrun, I'm still awaiting your junior driver proposition...

Klon said that he is probably not going to need a pay driver next year so Micko Glotch might be available. If not then young Italian Pay driver Luca Aldomeceri is available (he dosen't have any experience though).

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 02 Feb 2012, 01:35

Saeed Al Faisal wrote:I am very disappointed in being fired from the Mecha team as I basically funded the team. The cars in prequalifying were not equal with me being given a car that we started testing with and my team mate being given lots of upgrades. Even Ben Fleet would have struggled to do better then me then this cat litter box of a car.

I am a pay driver and will work for any team that wants a points scoring driver.

Barii Mori wrote:Glad that Steele has done well again with me scraping into the grid,with my 9th fastest time on Friday. The test sessions are far too short, and we are going to lobby for them to be 30 minutes from next season as the short time and the congested track cost me. Still hopeful to score points in the race.

Shinbou Katayama wrote:Happy with my time but sad that Kay Lon did not qualify due to issues with his car and the short session. Will be aiming for points.

Prince Falik wrote:Mr Martins has been keeping out of my way after his very bad times. How dare he be so slow.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 02 Feb 2012, 05:13

kostas22 wrote:B) Are there any pay drivers currently unemployed? I think I'd rather avoid bringing yet another one of my drivers into the system if possible.

I point out to Leonhard Von Gottorp - yes, shut up, I will continue trying to get a 73 years old man in the F1RWRS. :lol:

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 02 Feb 2012, 08:44

Klon wrote:
kostas22 wrote:B) Are there any pay drivers currently unemployed? I think I'd rather avoid bringing yet another one of my drivers into the system if possible.

I point out to Leonhard Von Gottorp - yes, shut up, I will continue trying to get a 73 years old man in the F1RWRS.

If you want, Aeroracing Engineering could do with an Emeritus Test Driver next year :lol:

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 02 Feb 2012, 11:03

SuperAguri wrote:
Prince Falik wrote:Mr Martins has been keeping out of my way after his very bad times. How dare he be so slow.

Daniel Martins wrote:I am still in the paddock, in ArrowTech's garage. Like always. I think Mr Falik doesn't know where our garage is since he is never there to support the team. It is no wonder he asks where am I. By the way, the reason why I am "so slow" is because I am trying to keep the car running. Which didn't happen in the last 3 races.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Feb 2012, 20:55

JeremyMcClean wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Gah! Where are the race results??? Oh what the heck. I am going to assume that Christopherson didn't score and therefore Pippa Mann has sacked him and she is going to take the drive herself!

Now watch him score a podium

You're kidding, right? But having said that, Douglas still has a win plus another points finish, so even if Jack did get a podium, his results haven't been a match, so Pippa back for the next race anyway...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 02 Feb 2012, 20:58

Come on Aerond, where's the review? I'm getting slightly bored now...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Feb 2012, 21:21

Journalist: Pippa, do you have a message for your recently sacked F1RWRS driver, Jack Christopherson?

Pippa Mann: Yeah, this...

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 02 Feb 2012, 21:36

The review will come tomorrow afternoon, be patient please!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 02 Feb 2012, 21:51

Jack Christopherson: That's right Pippa, bend over further so you can take that job, and shove it up your arse!!!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 02 Feb 2012, 23:22

Autosport wrote:Jones:"Valuable Christopherson An Asset We're Willing To Share"

Following the sacking of Jack Christopherson from the Foxdale Auto Racing Team this evening, Sammy Jones, owner of Castrol Jones Racing and currently employer for Christopherson who is a test driver for his team, has announced he remains part of his operation.

"Despite Foxdale foolishly binning Jack, a veteran of F1 and a highly skilled driver in his own right, he remains part of the Castrol Jones Racing organisation, and I hope we can slot him into our operation on a more permanent basis in the future", hinted Jones, a known admirer of Christopherson's talent.

"For the current season we have two drivers, myself and Daniel, who are more than happy driving for the team, and as such I have no intention to replace either of us to fit Jack in for 2014. As a result, we are more than willing to allow Jack to drive for another team whilst still under contract to us, in the same way he's driven for Foxdale up until now, providing he agrees to the move. We will in no way loan him out against his will, though we will expect a team requesting his services for the remainder of 2014 to compensate us for Foxdale's cancelled contract.

"Therefore we propose a 5 credit fee, payable to Christopherson himself, for every race he's entered for by a team wishing to employ him. He's a valuable asset that we feel should be recognised by other teams in the way Foxdale haven't, hence the fee. Anyone willing to enter negotiations should contact both myself and Jack prior to making any formal announcement.

"For 2015 though, our options are still very much open, and I'd like to think we'd be able to repay Jack for what he's given the team this year, though in what way I can't possibly speculate at this time."

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 03 Feb 2012, 03:19

AndreaModa wrote:
Autosport wrote:Jones:"Valuable Christopherson An Asset We're Willing To Share"

Following the sacking of Jack Christopherson from the Foxdale Auto Racing Team this evening, Sammy Jones, owner of Castrol Jones Racing and currently employer for Christopherson who is a test driver for his team, has announced he remains part of his operation.

"Despite Foxdale foolishly binning Jack, a veteran of F1 and a highly skilled driver in his own right, he remains part of the Castrol Jones Racing organisation, and I hope we can slot him into our operation on a more permanent basis in the future", hinted Jones, a known admirer of Christopherson's talent.
"Therefore we propose a 5 credit fee, payable to Christopherson himself, for every race he's entered for by a team wishing to employ him. He's a valuable asset that we feel should be recognised by other teams in the way Foxdale haven't, hence the fee. Anyone willing to enter negotiations should contact both myself and Jack prior to making any formal announcement.

"For 2015 though, our options are still very much open, and I'd like to think we'd be able to repay Jack for what he's given the team this year, though in what way I can't possibly speculate at this time."

Ha, you're not coming to ARC, that's for sure...

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 03 Feb 2012, 04:27

tristan1117 wrote:Ha, you're not coming to ARC, that's for sure...

Willing to negotiate though? I open to a bit of bartering if you fancy spending a few credits for his services!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 03 Feb 2012, 09:26

AndreaModa wrote:
tristan1117 wrote:Ha, you're not coming to ARC, that's for sure...

Willing to negotiate though? I open to a bit of bartering if you fancy spending a few credits for his services!

Considering Dave Simpson is currently a free agent, there is absolute NO CHANCE anyone is going to pay to have that waste of space on their team. :lol:

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 03 Feb 2012, 10:58

I wouldn't call him a waste of space at all.

In the first 7 races of the season, Christopherson has retired from 6 of them, with 4 of those retirements as a result of reliability problems with the Foxdale (two engine failures, a suspension problem, and an oil leak), and his retirement at Adelaide caused entirely by Mark Dagnall smashing into the back of him. He did crash at Monaco admittedly, but then again, so did about 75% of the field!

So I wouldn't be at all surprised if Pippa Mann now back driving once more, struggles to better the one finish Christopherson does have, an 9th place to his name at Mexico.

I'd be very interested to see how Christopherson would do in a far more reliable car, I think he has a lot more potential than most people believe right now.

So Kostas, me old flower, how about we make things a bit more interesting?

I'll loan you Christopherson (pending his approval of course) for Scuderia Trueba Alitalia for the remaining 8 races of the 2014 season, and allow you to promote a driver of your choosing into Hawkin's current seat in the F2RWRS at Scuderia Jones Italia for the rest of the F2RWRS season, in return for a payment of 50 credits. What say you to that?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 11:53

To dr-baker; If not a pay driver, hire Ashley Watkinson.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 12:55

Race review and results up

(Page 47)

ACCOUNTING UPDATES AFTER RACE 8.

** IMPORTANT NOTICE: All team owners who ordered updates through the British GP Weekend please formulate them again due to organization reasons.

ACURI: 80
ARC: 40
ARROWTECH: 0
DGNGINEERING: 80
DOFASCO: 0
FOXDALE: 5
GILLET: 0
GRM: 30
HRT: 20
JONES: 55
KAMAHA: 0
MECHA: 150
MITIE: 150
MRT: 0
PHOENIX: 80
PROSPEC: 100
SHONAN: 100
SUNSHINE: 0
TROPICO: 240
TRUEBA ALITALIA:140 (50 pendant)

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 13:17

PRE-QUALIFYING TEAMS: Round 9 onwards -

TOP 10 TEAMS + BEST PRE-QUALIFYING TEAM AT ROUND 8 SKIP PRE-QUALIFYING.

PRE-QUALIFYING TEAM LIST FOR ROUND 9:

HRT
ARC
Trueba Alitalia
Mecha
Mitie
Prospec
Dofasco
Tropico
Shonan

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 03 Feb 2012, 14:14

Aerond wrote:PRE-QUALIFYING TEAM LIST FOR ROUND 9:

HRT

Prospec

How the mighty fall...

EDIT: whilst I'm thinking about it, Aerond could you send me the full details on Jones Racing and Sammy Jones (i.e. upgrades added, current bhp level, etc), thanks!

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 03 Feb 2012, 14:46

Barii Mori wrote:Oh well , we showed that we had a car that could have won and I was racing up the field, overtaking like a monster. Pity the car let us down, still we are no downhearted and we shall continue to race well and we will win a race this season.

Prince Falik wrote:A mechanic told me that Martins, after his retirement sneaked into his motorhome and got out of the track as fast as he could, no doubt frightened of the bollocking he would have got for being useless. We know he made a mistake and that is why he retired. He better not try to make excuses in the press about the cart. Bosevic done well but if he did not spin like a rookie then he could have been on the podium. These guys better improve else by next season not even Tropica or Shonan will want them even as tea boys.

Aerond : What happened to Katayama? Did she have a poor race? Retire butwas still classified or something else?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 03 Feb 2012, 15:32

Aerond wrote:PRE-QUALIFYING TEAMS: Round 9 onwards -

TOP 10 TEAMS + BEST PRE-QUALIFYING TEAM AT ROUND 8 SKIP PRE-QUALIFYING.

PRE-QUALIFYING TEAM LIST FOR ROUND 9:

HRT
ARC
Trueba Alitalia
Mecha
Mitie
Prospec
Dofasco
Tropico
Shonan

My team at bottom means we are a definite ROTY candidate! :lol:

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 03 Feb 2012, 15:32

Kay Lon wrote:I would like to announce something that will astound many reporters and fans: as far as being a team owner goes, Pippa Mann has earnt a bit of my respect. She has realised that Jack Christopherson is an useless old man who bathes in admiration - and occasional pity - to deter from his uselessness and done the wise thing: fire him! Now, I only have to wait for Sammy to realise the same thing, which shouldn't take long since he is a decent team boss. If I had anything to say in here, anyone who pays anything to Christopherson should have their team excluded from the series - or rewarded - for having a team as reasonable as Andrea Moda [OOC: the team, not the user]

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 03 Feb 2012, 15:40

AndreaModa wrote:I wouldn't call him a waste of space at all.

In the first 7 races of the season, Christopherson has retired from 6 of them, with 4 of those retirements as a result of reliability problems with the Foxdale (two engine failures, a suspension problem, and an oil leak), and his retirement at Adelaide caused entirely by Mark Dagnall smashing into the back of him. He did crash at Monaco admittedly, but then again, so did about 75% of the field!

So I wouldn't be at all surprised if Pippa Mann now back driving once more, struggles to better the one finish Christopherson does have, an 9th place to his name at Mexico.

I'd be very interested to see how Christopherson would do in a far more reliable car, I think he has a lot more potential than most people believe right now.

So Kostas, me old flower, how about we make things a bit more interesting?

I'll loan you Christopherson (pending his approval of course) for Scuderia Trueba Alitalia for the remaining 8 races of the 2014 season, and allow you to promote a driver of your choosing into Hawkin's current seat in the F2RWRS at Scuderia Jones Italia for the rest of the F2RWRS season, in return for a payment of 50 credits. What say you to that?

I have to pay you 50 credits for that? Get outta town! Pay drivers only for the rest of the season or no dice.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 03 Feb 2012, 16:07

Can I spend all of ARC's money on reliability updates?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 16:37

SuperAguri wrote:
Aerond : What happened to Katayama? Did she have a poor race? Retire butwas still classified or something else?

Katayama had an average race. She was running 4th at the time of retirement but wasn´t doing anything remarkable.

tristan1117 wrote:Can I spend all of ARC's money on reliability updates?

Taken note

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Feb 2012, 17:11

Aerond wrote:To dr-baker; If not a pay driver, hire Ashley Watkinson.

No, Pippa Mann is going to take the drive herself. Pippa has historically been better in this series than Douglas Mann, being (if I remember correctly) 2012 F1RWRS champion.

And Douglas is currently 4th= in the championship with 15 points while Jack Christopherson has none; this is why Jack is getting the sack. Douglas has also outqualified Jack in all but 1 of the 8 races so far (7-1) by an average of almost 8 places... And the one time Jack was ahead of Douglas, Douglas DNQed, meaning Jack has had one more chance than Douglas to score...

And Foxdale would like to spend its final 5 credits on car/chassis reliability please, or whatever else that 5 credits can be spent on. Thank you!

Post by **tommykl** » 03 Feb 2012, 17:52

Thomas De Bock wrote:WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I'm absolutely ecstatic. I'm the third driver to win five F1RWRS races, unless I'm very much mistaken, and to have Aurelien behind me is even better. I'm second in the championship, but I've got to come back down to Earth. Our car isn't quite as quick as last season, and I don't expect to be fighting for the title, but to score another win would be awesome.

Aurelien Moll wrote:Well, that was exciting, wasn't it? Second place is still good, especially as it will help the team greatly for the championship. That's my tenth podium, and hopefully not my last. Like Thomas, I'm hoping for a win later on this year.

Tony Gillet wrote:Well, what can I say? both our drivers drove well out there, kept out of trouble when they had to, took advantage of the attrition and it payed off! We're leading the construcotrs' championship for the first time, I believe, and to do so after scoring our first ever 1-2 is even better. I sincerely hope we'll continue the year this way, but we'll need more high-attrition races...

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 19:44

Is anybody up to write a mid-season analysis of every team??

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 03 Feb 2012, 19:56

Aerond wrote:Is anybody up to write a mid-season analysis of every team??

I could do so if you don't mind (and would accept waiting until Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on my speed).