Prince Saeed Al Faisal wrote:What do these fools at Mecha thinking? Me apologising to them? They should be apologising to me for wasting my time and giving me a car that would have been beaten by a breeze block in a shopping trolley. Apologise indeed. It will be a cold day in hell before that happens. I will also mention that before they sacked me they did try to cash the 3rd sponsorship cheque, but I stopped it before they could. I demand an apology in public for that.
Mahmud Effendi, on behalf of Mecha Grand Prix, wrote:No. Just no. YOU HAVE TO BATHPLUGGING DO THE OPPOSITE: APOLOGISE TO US.
Mecha is currently a reject team, so what do you expect? I REPEAT, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? Never expect much from reject teams. PERIOD.
And about the third check issue, we'll see the commercial department about your third check. Stay tuned.
James Davies wrote:Nobody expected much, but for Christ's sake man, this car is BAD. I mean, Ford Pinto BAD. I bet a friggin' Trabant could race against this car, barrel rolls and all, and go faster. That's how BAD this car is. Yeah, you should apologise to Saeed. And me. And Steven.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
Autosport wrote:Foxdale running underweight? An insider at Foxdale says that Martin McFlys car might have been slighly underweight which meant that the Foxdale was much faster then it should have been. He also claims that they put lead shot in the petrol tank to add the weight after his qualifying run as he was much slower on the other runs. Foxdale told us to stick our heads where the sun does not shine, however we will continue to investigate.
Martin McFry wrote:So how do you explain that I was also about 6th fastest in the wet? And faster than the guy who has been in the car all year?
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
The News wrote:James Davies offered test driver role at ArrowTech? According to local sources, the Australian driver who is currently driving for Mecha GP (and who is easily disgruntled with the car not making it out of pre-qualifying consistently) has been offered a test driver role with ArrowTech. The Fox has said that he is a brilliant driver and would fit in the test role. The Fox did say that Bosevic and Al Faisal should do fine with ArrowTech. Davies was not available for comment.
Mistakes in potatoes will ALWAYS happen Trulli bad puns... IN JAIL NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
SRMP wrote:Nurminen Racing Engineering interested in F1RWRS
Niko Nurminen, the team principal of Nurminen Racing Engineering, has expressed interest in racing his team in F1RWRS in the future. This rumour originated from an insider source, reportedly "very close" to Nurminen, and it was later confirmed by himself. "Yes, there's been talks among our board of directors about a possible plan to enter F1RWRS in the future. But at the moment everything is still very uncertain, largely due to not having a lot of secured funds at the moment, but also because there's currently no room in the series and the applicant list for any future team spots is already considerably large. And bear in mind that this would be a huge jump for us, as our only current operation is in the REECS."
The Finnish Nurminen Racing Engineering originated as a privateer entry for Nurminen in the mid-90s, and their first series as an actual team was RTCC in 1998. Since then, they've been around various small series, often supporting Nurminen's cousin Nick Nurmester on his career. Their latest outing has been in REECS, where they've prepared a Lada for Nurminen's old RTCC driver Nikolai Nurmovitsch.
Yes, I'm also thinking of taking a stab at this. I guess that makes me 5th on the waiting list, amirite?
Eurosport broadcast for the 1990 Mexican GP prequalifying: "The Life, it looked very lifeless yet again... in fact Bruno did one, slow lap"
Autosport wrote:Scuderia Alitalia shuffle testing roster yet again
For the second time in only a few weeks, Scuderia Alitalia have announced a reshuffle of their test driver selection for 2015, following Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen's unsuccessful application for a Reject License.
Taking his place as the second 'young driver' tester is Icelandic racer Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson, who already has a Reject License in place thanks to his results in this year's Rejects of LFS series.
"I'm sorry for Bastiaan, but I have to thank the team for giving me this opportunity in his place," said Hannesson. "It shows the team has faith in me. I had a tough few years where I thought my racing career was over, when my drive in the IRDU Rejects Cup [in 2011] disappeared, but at the start of this year I got a call from Alasdair [Lindsay, team principal], giving me a chance to drive for his new team. I know second chances are extremely rare so I made sure to make the most of it. So this new role in the F1RWRS is a great sign for my future in racing."
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Prince Saeed Al Faisal wrote:What do these fools at Mecha thinking? Me apologising to them? They should be apologising to me for wasting my time and giving me a car that would have been beaten by a breeze block in a shopping trolley. Apologise indeed. It will be a cold day in hell before that happens. I will also mention that before they sacked me they did try to cash the 3rd sponsorship cheque, but I stopped it before they could. I demand an apology in public for that.
Mahmud Effendi, on behalf of Mecha Grand Prix, wrote:No. Just no. YOU HAVE TO BATHPLUGGING DO THE OPPOSITE: APOLOGISE TO US.
Mecha is currently a reject team, so what do you expect? I REPEAT, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? Never expect much from reject teams. PERIOD.
And about the third check issue, we'll see the commercial department about your third check. Stay tuned.
James Davies wrote:Nobody expected much, but for Christ's sake man, this car is BAD. I mean, Ford Pinto BAD. I bet a friggin' Trabant could race against this car, barrel rolls and all, and go faster. That's how BAD this car is. Yeah, you should apologise to Saeed. And me. And Steven.
Mahmud Effendi, of Mecha Grand Prix, wrote:To apologise to Mack[intosh] means that we have to TORE UP HIS CONTRACT FOR 2015. We can apologize you and Saeed because neither of you would drive for next year. Simple, huh?
And ever compared us with a Trabant-engined Andrea Moda? Siply comparing us with a normal Trabant is invalid - this is NOT REECCS.
Mahmud Effendi, of Mecha Grand Prix, wrote:To apologise to Mack[intosh] means that we have to TORE UP HIS CONTRACT FOR 2015. We can apologize you and Saeed because neither of you would drive for next year. Simple, huh?
James Davies wrote:... what? Just because you're apologising to Steven for giving him a godawful car doesn't mean you have to tear up his contract. So, is that apology coming or what?
JeremyMcClean wrote:
The News wrote:James Davies offered test driver role at ArrowTech? According to local sources, the Australian driver who is currently driving for Mecha GP (and who is easily disgruntled with the car not making it out of pre-qualifying consistently) has been offered a test driver role with ArrowTech. The Fox has said that he is a brilliant driver and would fit in the test role. The Fox did say that Bosevic and Al Faisal should do fine with ArrowTech. Davies was not available for comment.
James Davies wrote:Assuming there isn't a half-decent spot somewhere else, then I'd be happy to take the test driver spot. It'd be more fulfilling than failing to qualify for a whole year. Also, I'm British. Not Australian.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
The News wrote:In one of our recent reports we stated that James Davies was an Australian driver, when in fact, he is a British driver. We can only attribute our error to a freelance journalist who provided us with the information and although it was quite reliable, he was quite lazy when trying to look up his nationality, and used Wikipedia. Of course, it stated that he was Australian. The page on Wikipedia has since been changed and the reporter has since been sacked. We apologise for the error in our article.
Keep in mind, The News is reliable yet filled with goofs like these. It is worse than Autosport but better than JOURNAL or any other useless tabloid. Seriously, it boils down to my own belief that James Davies was Australian on the basis that Rhys Davies was Australian as well.
Mistakes in potatoes will ALWAYS happen Trulli bad puns... IN JAIL NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
A visibly annoyed Daniel Melrose wrote:I don't know what session you were watching but Davies did go out on track in that second session. All we needed was a banker lap first off to get us on the grid so what does the muppet do? He tries to go two seconds a lap faster than everyone else again and rips the gearbox to shreads within two laps. Do you know how bloody expensive gearboxes are?
An equally pissed Rhys Davies wrote:Please explain how I can go just as hard every race in the HRT and the gearbox was perfectly fine? It was your crapbox that failed, and thus your crapbox that needs to be fixed. It's a new low to be blaming reliability problems on drivers.
The News wrote:In one of our recent reports we stated that James Davies was an Australian driver, when in fact, he is a British driver. We can only attribute our error to a freelance journalist who provided us with the information and although it was quite reliable, he was quite lazy when trying to look up his nationality, and used Wikipedia. Of course, it stated that he was Australian. The page on Wikipedia has since been changed and the reporter has since been sacked. We apologise for the error in our article.
Keep in mind, The News is reliable yet filled with goofs like these. It is worse than Autosport but better than JOURNAL or any other useless tabloid. Seriously, it boils down to my own belief that James Davies was Australian on the basis that Rhys Davies was Australian as well.
Memes. Memes everywhere...
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Go check the 2014 F1RMGP thread, dude. The Stefan-Toyota divorce and Chandok driving for Spyker are the correct stuff They have somewhat poor reputation in other news reports however.
Meanwhile...
Mahmud Effendi, of Mecha Grand Prix, wrote:To apologise to Mack[intosh] means that we have to TORE UP HIS CONTRACT FOR 2015. We can apologize you and Saeed because neither of you would drive for next year. Simple, huh?
James Davies wrote:... what? Just because you're apologising to Steven for giving him a godawful car doesn't mean you have to tear up his contract. So, is that apology coming or what?
Mahmud Effendi wrote:The problem is, if we apologise to Mackintosh in this situation, he could disbelieve what we said. That means that he could tell it to the media and that means we could sack him. That's it.
Ok, I've updated the 2015 entry list to reflect what I think is the constructors championship after Japan (Prospec and ARC may need to be swapped around but I think that's about it). I'll also make a comprehensive list on who qualifies for a superlicense and under what criteria over the course of the evening
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Have I missed something? Was the last race run already? What is going on? I go out drinking for a night and suddenly everyone knows stuff I don't - this is what Kay Lon must feel like night after night.
And here is the much cleaner list of who qualifies on what grounds
Criteria A - Driven the car in 2014 Mark Dagnall Nathan Scott Ben Fleet Hansuke Shioya Aurelien Moll Thomas De Bock Rhys Davies Jason Hamilton Ashley Watkinson Dean O'Lauchlan Sammy Jones Daniel Melrose Daniel Martins Mirko Bosevic Shinobu Katayama Kay Lon Colin Pratchett Fredo Mestolio Jesus Plaza Frank Zimmer Tommy Nash Poppy Whitechapel Dave Simpson Jean-Luc Schiller Gary Cameron Du Lei Douglas Mann Jack Christopherson Pippa Man Martin McFry Barri Mori Nicolas Steele Nathanael Spencer Phillippe Nicolas Phoenix McAllister The Stig Giovanni Roda David Koczo Darren Older Jr Markus Van De Schoot Miko Fakkinen Tomislaw Tajner Yu Hiang-Hao Sebastian Groves Mathhias Valsattis Alexey Pchelintsev Steven Mackintosh David Neuberg Andrea Acuri Ron Mignolet Hagane Shizuka Gio Van Dycke Francois Alvertini Saeed Al Faisal James Davies
Criteria B - Qualified for a race in 2013 Chris Dagnall Resi Resparti John Zimmer Jari Kekkonen Vidal Reyna-Sanchez
Criteria C - One top 5 race finish before 2013 Jeroen Krautmeir Luca Pacchiarini Richie White Tristan Jung Simon Redman T. Hemo Goblin Dan BH Adam Lewis
Criteria D - One top 5 finish in Non-Championship Race Damon Cannon Laurent Seron
Criteria E - Top 10 in F2RWRS championship OR F2RWRS race winner Wouter Lamberigts Mitchell Macklin Rosco Vantini Marie Simon Alberto Cara Alessandro Marchesi Terry Hawkin Andrej Kremnicky Michael Robertson Johannes Rueckert Tanner Jason
Criteria F - Top 5 in F3RWRS championship OR round winner Tomo Kazama Michael Cameron Jack Christopherson Jr Carter Simpson
Criteria G - Top 5 in ROLFS OR Feature Race winner Cave Johnson Sebastian Prost Andrea Battani Olafur Ragnar Hannesson Alexey Buyvolov
Criteria H - Top 5 in Ferrarist's IndyCar championship None
Criteria I - Top 3 in Lotus Racing League None
Criteria J - Winner of REECCS Niko Bellic
Criteria K - Winner of Kostas's Rally Championship (May be removed at Kostas' digression) None
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Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Klon wrote:Have I missed something? Was the last race run already? What is going on? I go out drinking for a night and suddenly everyone knows stuff I don't - this is what Kay Lon must feel like night after night.
Yeah. Lon finished on the podium. We're all expecting him to get piss-drunk and drive a golfcart into the mouth of Mount Fuji
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Aaaah, good times... For those that were present in the live chat, you know I've announced that McAllister would retire at the end of 2015, right? Well, actually...
PHOENIX MCALLISTER TO RETIRE FROM MOTOR RACING WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Renowned racing car driver Phoenix McAllister, from Spain, has announced in a shock turn of events that he was quitting motor racing completely to focus on the management of his team, Aeroracing Engineering.
"I just felt I wasn't as fast as before, and I thought to myself: Why should I be wasting time hogging a seat that could be filled with someone more fresh when I could be doing a better job taking care of things from the inside?"
McAllister, who began his racing career at the top level of motorsport back in 1997, has declared he would like someone with some experience to guide the team alongisde The Stig. The likes of Sebastian Groves, Daniel Melrose, Nathanael Spencer and even former champion Pippa Mann are being considered.
Yes, I want to focus all my credit spending on improving the car or else we don't stand a chance.
Daniel Melrose wrote:The car felt good today and points were a just reward for all the effort Jones Racing has put in this year. Whilst Sunshine is the seat that I'm hoping to get next year, I will consider offers from all teams. Except from Foxdale, because the Manns couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery let alone an F1RWRS team if their lives depended on it.
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Speedline.com wrote:James Davies to ARC? It has been reported that veteran British driver James Davies has signed for ARC for the upcoming season. The former F1RWRS race winner, who was highly frustrated at being stuck in pre-qualifying with the uncompetitive Mecha team in 2014, is reportedly looking forward to the oppurtunity to race for a team that won't consistently fail to pre-qualify. Neither the driver or the team were available for comment.
Dofasco in financial trouble? Anonymous sources tell us that the Dofasco F1RWRS team is experiencing considerable financial strife and may have to withdraw from the 2015 F1RWRS season. The team has struggled in prequalifying for the whole season, only managing to pass and make a race start twice. Adding fuel to the fire of these rumours is the fact that the team were selling off various tools and equipment, apparently as a desperate attempt to try and make money.
Pacchia engine tested! We have been informed that a modified version of the engine that the Pacchia team uses from 2010-2012 has been tested in the back of the 2013 HRT chassis. The car was driven be former F1RWRS driver T Hemo Goblin and the car was prepared by experienced British team Worldsport, who are not believed to be planning to enter F1RWRS in the near future. The results of the test were not released to the public, but they were said to be highly promising. Pacchia plan to enter F1RWRS as an engine supplier in 2015.
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either
tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
Grzegosz Sobczyk wrote:Financial problems? it is some bullshit,if we have problems with cash it immediately after the season I sold the team, as well as prepare for the new season.
Aerond wrote:I´ve just realised Damon Cannon has no Reject License, and therefore it requires the unanymous approval of the F1RTA to get one.
Oh my, you're right too.
MRT will let the other members of the F1RTA sort this out first before we'll put in our two cents.
We can solve this very quickly; My vote is NO. I´ve just been checking Damon Cannon past results and a best finish of 8th doesn´t make the cut.
Be fair, the only teams he's driven for are CR and SOTL. I personally think he showed enough competence that he's deserving of at least a test session to prove he can drive at competitive speeds.
MRT will let the other members of the F1RTA sort this out first before we'll put in our two cents.
We can solve this very quickly; My vote is NO. I´ve just been checking Damon Cannon past results and a best finish of 8th doesn´t make the cut.
Be fair, the only teams he's driven for are CR and SOTL. I personally think he showed enough competence that he's deserving of at least a test session to prove he can drive at competitive speeds.
Yes, that is a good idea, and also if he isn't given a superlicense he won't be able to ever get one as he has run too many F1RWRS races to go back in to the F2RWRS and get a superlicense that way.
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either
tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
Aerond wrote: We can solve this very quickly; My vote is NO. I´ve just been checking Damon Cannon past results and a best finish of 8th doesn´t make the cut.
Be fair, the only teams he's driven for are CR and SOTL. I personally think he showed enough competence that he's deserving of at least a test session to prove he can drive at competitive speeds.
Yes, that is a good idea, and also if he isn't given a superlicense he won't be able to ever get one as he has run too many F1RWRS races to go back in to the F2RWRS and get a superlicense that way.
That's what the ROLFS is for
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
This situation just shows up how overly strict the superlicense rules are for former drivers. It's not as if Cannon did anything to suggest he's undeserving of a place in F1RWRS and it's not his fault he ended up at SOTL in 2013 with zero hope of getting past PreQ. He was never outperformed by any of his team-mates (except at the 2012 Bavarian Grand Prix and we all know that doesn't count ) and never did anything uber-rejectful so I think it would be pretty outrageous to stop him driving in 2015.
Nico Rosberg wrote:Break me down mentally? Good luck with that one.
the Masked Lapwing wrote:Be fair, the only teams he's driven for are CR and SOTL. I personally think he showed enough competence that he's deserving of at least a test session to prove he can drive at competitive speeds.
Yes, that is a good idea, and also if he isn't given a superlicense he won't be able to ever get one as he has run too many F1RWRS races to go back in to the F2RWRS and get a superlicense that way.
eurobrun wrote: Yes, that is a good idea, and also if he isn't given a superlicense he won't be able to ever get one as he has run too many F1RWRS races to go back in to the F2RWRS and get a superlicense that way.
That's what the ROLFS is for
But RoLFS is at presently full, Wizzie.
Since when did contracts actually mean anything?
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Besides, if Groves gets the Phoenix drive, there will be a free spot on Hydook. But I'll wait until nobody is interested before going that far to replace McAllister. Phoenix might also hire Johnson, Prost, Hannesson or Buyvolov since they finished in the Top 5 (since ARC hired Battani), or the number of people who have won a feature race (that I'm not going to bother to check).
Mistakes in potatoes will ALWAYS happen Trulli bad puns... IN JAIL NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
JeremyMcClean wrote:Besides, if Groves gets the Phoenix drive, there will be a free spot on Hydook. But I'll wait until nobody is interested before going that far to replace McAllister. Phoenix might also hire Johnson, Prost, Hannesson or Buyvolov since they finished in the Top 5 (since ARC hired Battani), or the number of people who have won a feature race (that I'm not going to bother to check).
Which is precisely nobody as all the Feature Race winners were the top 5 in the championship
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
JeremyMcClean wrote:Besides, if Groves gets the Phoenix drive, there will be a free spot on Hydook. But I'll wait until nobody is interested before going that far to replace McAllister. Phoenix might also hire Johnson, Prost, Hannesson or Buyvolov since they finished in the Top 5 (since ARC hired Battani), or the number of people who have won a feature race (that I'm not going to bother to check).
Which is precisely nobody as all the Feature Race winners were the top 5 in the championship
Oh, never mind then.
Mistakes in potatoes will ALWAYS happen Trulli bad puns... IN JAIL NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
Warren Hughes wrote:This situation just shows up how overly strict the superlicense rules are for former drivers. It's not as if Cannon did anything to suggest he's undeserving of a place in F1RWRS and it's not his fault he ended up at SOTL in 2013 with zero hope of getting past PreQ. He was never outperformed by any of his team-mates (except at the 2012 Bavarian Grand Prix and we all know that doesn't count ) and never did anything uber-rejectful so I think it would be pretty outrageous to stop him driving in 2015.
Come on, there's 89 drivers eligible to drive, far more than we need, actually. I'm sure whoever chose Cannon can sign another driver from the list.
Tread lightly in ARWS. Every decision might be your last.
JeremyMcClean wrote:Besides, if Groves gets the Phoenix drive, there will be a free spot on Hydook. But I'll wait until nobody is interested before going that far to replace McAllister. Phoenix might also hire Johnson, Prost, Hannesson or Buyvolov since they finished in the Top 5 (since ARC hired Battani), or the number of people who have won a feature race (that I'm not going to bother to check).
As Olafur Ragnar Hannesson's agent, I can officially rule out him moving to F1RWRS next season. My five driver quota has already been used up. He will be a ZimSport driver in 2015, end of story.
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Damon Cannon is most displeased at the superlicence rules. However, he is willing to take part in a test session at a track of the F1RTA's choosing to earn his superlicence.
If this fails, I'll have to somehow shoehorn Richie White back in to F1RWRS action.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
I'd like someone experienced for the Aeroracing seat left vacant by McAllister, but Cave Johnson is the current ROLFS champion, so he might be a good alternative in the end if no experienced people is interested.
We can apologize you and Saeed because neither of you would drive for next year. Simple, huh? 
