F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 20:01

Klon wrote:
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).

Go ahead

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:37

Andrea Acuri wrote:A wonderful performance by Ron! *Celebrates*

The Fox, on the weekend wrote:Bollocks, basically. Martins has a trip with the car, Bosevic nearly does but hangs on, he got an impressive 6th in the bad conditions, good job to him. Anyways, Prince Falik keeps saying bad things about Daniel, don't know what to say, and on top of that, I got embarrassed by the Sanmarine press!

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:37

Ron Mignolet wrote:Great day for San Marinese (and Belgian) motorsport. I hope Acuri can actually pay my performance bonus, they probably didn't count on podium finishen when they signed my contract...
Anyway: free waffles for everyone!

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:41

Klon wrote:
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).

Don't forget to be fair with Kay Lon. He's been massively disappointing this season, often outpaced by younger team-mate and almost never nursing the car home unlike Katayama. Not what we should expect from him...

Now, do not forget to write this about him

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TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:42

Daniel Melrose wrote:...Another... MRT double retirement? Lost constructors lead? Spencer useless again? *Has nervous breakdown*

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:45

Rhys Davies wrote:Wow. We're no faster than we were last year and with less reliability. Yay...

Frank Zimmer wrote:We're finishing races, so that's a start.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 03 Feb 2012, 21:50

Daniel Martins wrote:No, I didn't run from Prince Falik. In relation to the retirement, obviously I hit further problems and couldn't completely control the car. My fault there. About Falik's comments, it is not my fault he keeps confounding tabloid reporters with mechanics. I was there in the garage trying to understand what went wrong. It looks like the car behaved strangely, but I take full responsibility from the accident. I try and keep trying to set-up the car but I am still having issues with the behaviour of the car and we can't still explain why. We keep working flat out to overcome this issues which we hope to sooner rather than later. Mind you, the "we" here means the part of the garage who hates Mr Falik, which is quite numerous. You would be surprised... Meh, we needed the cash at the time, so let's not dwell on it any more.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 03 Feb 2012, 22:12

DanielPT wrote:Don't forget to be fair with Kay Lon. He's been massively disappointing this season, often outpaced by younger team-mate and almost never nursing the car home unlike Katayama. Not what we should expect from him...

Now, do not forget to write this about him .

I will write the article on a neutral basis. He'll get buried. :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 03 Feb 2012, 22:16

Klon wrote:
DanielPT wrote:Don't forget to be fair with Kay Lon. He's been massively disappointing this season, often outpaced by younger team-mate and almost never nursing the car home unlike Katayama. Not what we should expect from him...

Now, do not forget to write this about him .

I will write the article on a neutral basis. He'll get buried.

And please don't bag out MRT. Blame it all on BMW :lol:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 03 Feb 2012, 22:48

Mark Dagnall said:

Third consecutive retirement and I still lead the championship? This just shows the uselessness of everybody else on grid.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 03 Feb 2012, 23:08

I want to invest all credits on McAllister's race performance.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 03 Feb 2012, 23:14

Team Acuri will use their 80 credits like so:
40 on the engine power
40 on the car's reliability

Andrea Acuri wrote:I'm starting to question my own driving abilities myself, obviously Ron is far better than I am, for now I'm unsure who's going to be in the seat, me or somebody else. Ron's done an amazing job at this team, I couldn't have asked for a better driver.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 04 Feb 2012, 00:31

Ron Mignolet to Andrea Acuri wrote:You should be more self-confident! It's not the right time to be depressed, you've got a team to run! You just need to relax a little bit, and start enjoying the driving! And dude, why didn't you come to my party last night?

Ron Mignolet, being even more philosophical, after a few litres of beer wrote:qehtqiooojmlkkklht

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 04 Feb 2012, 02:21

This wrote:
Ron Mignolet, being even more philosophical, after a few litres of beer wrote:qehtqiooojmlkkklht

Average Trash Tabloid wrote:Mignolet on Alitalia radar?
The merry-go-round that is Scuderia Trueba Alitalia has regained some momentum yet again, now with sources linking them to Acuri Autosport driver Ron Mignolet.

"Sppmmmhhhhlllaaahouharh98uhrusdcnaoaihohdoehoiewa," mumbled an intoxicated Alasdair Lindsay. "Yrwaoihwqnjkdsnkjfnjkfn, jaofnoiafRon Mignoletoihqwoiqrjoiqdrunkasapirateoejnoithroi3hoih3."

With the help of our drunk to English translation expert, we have been able to precisely rephrease his comments in plain English; "I am a mentally retarded drunkard who likes to have sex with dolphins. Therefore, as I scared my last drinking buddy off by wanking off to the movie Flipper, I feel Ron Mignolet would be an adequate replacement, as someone I can trust to be both a decent F1RWRS driver as well as an irresponsible drunkard."

Ron Mignolet was not available for comment on the rumour, as he was too busy vomiting in the ladies' bathroom at the local bar to be able to speak.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 04 Feb 2012, 03:26

I swear half the field are turning into drunken bums. Must be the pressure of F1RWRS :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Feb 2012, 03:53

Autosport wrote:F1RWRS Indianapolis 500 under threat

The F1RWRS Indianapolis 500 could be under threat after the IndyCar series has made objections about the name of the race, Autosport has learned. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds the marquee events of both the F1RWRS and the IZOD IndyCar championship and while IMS owner Tony George has said he's loved having the F1RWRS series at the IMS, he stated earlier today that from this year onwards, the F1RWRS cannot use the "Indianapolis 500" or "Indy 500" as the name of the event or in any marketing campaigns the F1RWRS can carry out. The decisions allegedly stems the argument over the "Triple Crown" of Motorsport and over whether the F1RWRS Indianapolis 500 could count as a substitute for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500.

"The F1RWRS has put on a great show with both their appearances at the track so far" said Speedway owner Tony George when questioned about the issue. "But at the end of the day, we have our domestic market and the history of the IZOD IndyCar series to worry about as well and as a result we have come to the decision that the F1RWRS race cannot continue in its current guise. The "Indianapolis 500" should remain in the sole domain of the IndyCar championship and as a result the F1RWRS commission should look into the future of the event. While we won't object to them continuing with the current 500 mile format, they will not be able to continue branding it as such." The F1RWRS commissioner Daniel Prieto is expected to make a statement on the issue within the coming days but the smart money has it on the event being officially named either the "F1RWRS Budweiser 500" or the "F1RWRS World 800", to acknowledge the series' Australian roots and their use of the Metric system as well as the global reach of the series.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 04 Feb 2012, 08:44

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

Here's Shonan's:
Hopeless chassis sees the team immediately drop their 2014 chances, while team boss Hagane Shizuka sits out for a paydriver to increase their budget.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 04 Feb 2012, 16:12

AdrianSutil wrote:I swear half the field are turning into drunken bums. Must be the pressure of F1RWRS

Ron Mignolet never gets drunk, it's the alcohol that can't resist him.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 04 Feb 2012, 17:03

AdrianSutil wrote:I swear half the field are turning into drunken bums. Must be the pressure of F1RWRS

Notice how the rate of intoxication in F1RWRS has increased on an exponential curve since Alasdair Lindsay showed up again... :lol:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 04 Feb 2012, 17:19

Dgngineering is spending its 80 credits in Reliability... as if you hadn´t expected that.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 04 Feb 2012, 17:36

Scuderia Trueba Alitalia will not be spending any credits until 2015. It seems they have no faith in the equipment they inherited in the Trueba deal and intent to start fresh next season.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 04 Feb 2012, 18:00

MA-Racing: Neuberg to stay for season.

After a solid run with the main team, David Neubeg has been rewarded with the chance to remain for the rest of the year, pushing Alexey Pchelintsev out into the cold. "Ive really enjoyed my time with the team and I'm glad heyve shown faith in me by keeping me on", said a delighted Neuberg. "He will always be remembered for giving Mitie Aviation Racing their first oficial start, so it's nice to thank him for that", said Mr.Alexander.

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 04 Feb 2012, 18:17

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

Here's Shonan's:
Hopeless chassis sees the team immediately drop their 2014 chances, while team boss Hagane Shizuka sits out for a paydriver to increase their budget.

Word.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 04 Feb 2012, 22:53

Ron Mignolet to Andrea Acuri wrote:You should be more self-confident! It's not the right time to be depressed, you've got a team to run! You just need to relax a little bit, and start enjoying the driving! And dude, why didn't you come to my party last night?

Andrea Acuri to Mignolet wrote:Sorry there, been paying off our bills. I should definitely take your advice there!!

Ron Mignolet, being even more philosophical, after a few litres of beer wrote:qehtqiooojmlkkklht

Andrea Acuri, at the same place, sans the few litres of beer wrote:Oh dear...

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 04 Feb 2012, 23:31

Sammy Jones, after 4 pints of Carling lager, 5 Jaegerbombs, 2 house vodka and cokes and half a bottle of VK wrote:Alasdair...ALASDAIR!! Youuu..you know man...you know...I jus' wanna saaay...say...I love you maan...no I do, I really do...you're like...like my bes' buddy outta everyone I've ever known you are...yeah...I know we can take all those w*nkers on in the F2RWRSRWRWES or whatever the bloody thing's called...yeah...we make the dream team don't we? Yeah course we do! Aw man I love you so much...come here...bleurghhh...urgh that's better...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Feb 2012, 23:39

Daniel Melrose, at his home in Munich recovering from his nervous breakdown wrote:Ah, there's no place like home. And there's nothing like racing at home either so hopefully I'll do well at the next race in the Norisring.. I'd just like to say that as of right now, Spencer's contract will not be renewed after this year. That is all.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 04 Feb 2012, 23:47

AndreaModa wrote:
Sammy Jones, after 4 pints of Carling lager, 5 Jaegerbombs, 2 house vodka and cokes and half a bottle of VK wrote:Alasdair...ALASDAIR!! Youuu..you know man...you know...I jus' wanna saaay...say...I love you maan...no I do, I really do...you're like...like my bes' buddy outta everyone I've ever known you are...yeah...I know we can take all those w*nkers on in the F2RWRSRWRWES or whatever the bloody thing's called...yeah...we make the dream team don't we? Yeah course we do! Aw man I love you so much...come here...bleurghhh...urgh that's better...

Alasdair Lindsay, after roughly the same amount of alcohol intake, before getting laid into several litres of Jack Daniel's wrote:Man, you sure are a lightweight, aren't you?! You're so wasted you didn't even notice me stealing your wallet.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 05 Feb 2012, 15:51

I'm following a lession I've learnt in my life: if you want something done, do it yourself. 8-)

www.sportschau.de wrote:Older Jr. Released!

In a surprising developement, Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport have announced to end their cooperation with Darren Older Jr. and his sponsors. Older was outperformed by his younger team mate, in some cases embarrisingly so. The team confirmed that the Norisring race will be the final event in the union of Older and CR which goes back to the beginning of the series. Ironically, the site of Older Jr.'s first win might prove to be the last pre-qualifying of his career.

As far as his replacement goes, the team have confirmed that the old veteran Leonhard von Gottorp will get his desired debut in the F1RWRS. According to rumours, his drive, for now confirmed to be until Macau, will cost the German no less than 4,000,000 A$, according to rumours in "Die Bunte" the last bit of the formerly huge assets of the noble family Gottorp.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:03

F1RWRS Commission to introduce cap on Pay Drivers?

Today we heard a new rumour coming out of the F1RWRS headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Our informer told us that the F1RWRS Commission is working on introducing a cap for Pay Drivers in the form of how many credits a year a team can receive in Pay Driver money. The truth is some teams are earning a crazy ammount of credits by keeping two useless pay drivers in their line ups all year and not bringing anything but bad publicity to the sport. The proposed cap would be around 350 credits.

F1RWRS Change Pre-Qualifying cup prize structure

In yet another shocking move today, the F1RWRS Commission has announced a new, reduced, prize structure for Pre-Qualifying cup after its sponsor, Fairy Lavavajillas, decided to pull out. The F1RWRS president Daniel Prieto says "it´s crazy that the PreQ winner gets as many as half credits as the overall winner, it´s complete nonsense. It was born as a small prize for the smaller teams and it got totally out of our hands. With the new TV money structure, it´s harder those smaller teams will starve for credits, so the lack of compromise by our preovious sponsor means the situation will change."

The new prize structure is as it follows:

PreQ cup winner - 100 cr
2nd - 70
3rd - 40
Every other points scorer (and classified -ie: Teams that competed in at least 4 rounds) - 20

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:15

Aerond wrote:
F1RWRS Commission to introduce cap on Pay Drivers?

Today we heard a new rumour coming out of the F1RWRS headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Our informer told us that the F1RWRS Commission is working on introducing a cap for Pay Drivers in the form of how many credits a year a team can receive in Pay Driver money. The truth is some teams are earning a crazy ammount of credits by keeping two useless pay drivers in their line ups all year and not bringing anything but bad publicity to the sport. The proposed cap would be around 350 credits.

You aren't planning on making it count for this year already, don't you? You surely don't...?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:18

Klon wrote:
Aerond wrote:
F1RWRS Commission to introduce cap on Pay Drivers?

Today we heard a new rumour coming out of the F1RWRS headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Our informer told us that the F1RWRS Commission is working on introducing a cap for Pay Drivers in the form of how many credits a year a team can receive in Pay Driver money. The truth is some teams are earning a crazy ammount of credits by keeping two useless pay drivers in their line ups all year and not bringing anything but bad publicity to the sport. The proposed cap would be around 350 credits.

You aren't planning on making it count for this year already, don't you? You surely don't...?

It depends on people´s opinion. I´ll go with what the majority said. I know it´d screw you, but that´s not the whole point. :lol:

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:20

Good calls on the regulation changes Aerond, I like both of them. Nothing worse than people playing the system and bringing negative publicity on it.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:25

AndreaModa wrote:Good calls on the regulation changes Aerond, I like both of them. Nothing worse than people playing the system and bringing negative publicity on it.

I don´t like people having a bad start of the year and think; "Well, I´ll put two pay-drivers, do absolutely nothing and then next year I´ll blast the competition". That´s not the point of it. So yup, I think I´ll start right away with the Pay Driver cap, unless a the rest of the monkeys... ermmm... I mean team owners, come and oppose with a really good reasoning behind.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:37

Aerond wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:Good calls on the regulation changes Aerond, I like both of them. Nothing worse than people playing the system and bringing negative publicity on it.

I don´t like people having a bad start of the year and think; "Well, I´ll put two pay-drivers, do absolutely nothing and then next year I´ll blast the competition". That´s not the point of it

I don't want to "blast" the competition: I want a fair shot at being competitive, having the theoricetical chance to qualify for a race. This chance is non-existant due to both the Life chassis and engine CR had last year and TMLW spending the credits earnt last year. Tropico GP's chassis and engine pairing I am having just can barely be upgraded to give me that. This driver's money cap wouldn't allow me to make this team competitive before ... well, I'd guess 2016 or 2017. Running a team that is both literally and figuratively pointless for that long is not my idea of fun.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:39

But no-one said you had to take over CR. There was nothing stopping you going out and forming your own team, like say Acuri, picking your own chassis and engine, and being in charge of your own destiny. You knew full well what you were taking on when you decided to take over CR, so what you've just explained should have come as no surprise, and thus you shouldn't expect to be let off the hook because of it.

It's firm (some may say harsh) but fair.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 05 Feb 2012, 16:48

AndreaModa wrote:But no-one said you had to take over CR. There was nothing stopping you going out and forming your own team, like say Acuri, picking your own chassis and engine, and being in charge of your own destiny. You knew full well what you were taking on when you decided to take over CR, so what you've just explained should have come as no surprise, and thus you shouldn't expect to be let off the hook because of it.

Your argument doesn't cut it: because with that stupid rule change coming in effect now I did not know what I got myself into. I was aware that I would have an awful year 2014 - I never expected anything else but lingering in the lower half of the prequalifying, in hindsight I can say I shouldn't even have changed my engine and chassis. What I wasn't aware of is the fact that my plan to make this team competitive would be denied by supposedly "bringing negative publicity" on the system.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Feb 2012, 17:52

+1 for the pay driver cap, but I'm against the Pre-Q Cup changes.

I foolishly tried to be reasonable rather than playing the system when I took control of Trueba. Instead of retaining Mestolio and brining in a second pay driver I elected for two proper race drivers, because I wanted to do things properly rather than fart about the bottom of pre-qualifying accumulating points. This means I'll get less credits despite trying harder to be competitive. That just isn't fair. What team in real life ever got rich by exclusively using pay drivers?

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 05 Feb 2012, 19:46

I agree on both changes, but maybe the Pre-Q Cup winner should get a bit more, maybe 150 or 200. (I forget what the last amount was.)

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 05 Feb 2012, 20:36

If you're going to bring in a pay driver cap, you should wait till next season. I know I was a bit mean to Klon with CR, so I feel I need to sort of make that up to him.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Feb 2012, 21:15

I know that I'm not in F1RWRS but the pay driver cap is stupid. If someone enters the F1RWRS and got stuck with a bad chassis or engine then they used to be able to use some pay drivers to pay for a competitive car next year. But under this new rule teams in that situation are bathplugged until they either withdraw or get ROTR.

Just my $0.02