F1RWRS -- 2015 Season - ROTY voting!!!

[SuperAguri]

I have posted a message in the he Formula 1 Rejects Teams Association (F1RTA) Thread this

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4650&start=1080#p185778

Which is asking Aerond if we can test at a circuit or country that has just held a race but before the next race. So more teams have flexibility in testing and hopefully allow more teams to test together.

Go read and comment and hopefully supoprt the motion!

Kamaha Motorsports - Family Fun Day.

Kamaha will be having another test at Brands Hatch a week after the British GP will be open to the public so they can see F1RWRS cars in action, get a chance to meet your favourite Kamaha racing drivers and pitcrew, try a lap in our F1RWRS race simulator, ask our drivers, management and even Tatsuya Kahama questions in our Q&A session, listen to the Kamaha pitband as they sing their latest single "I want your love but the wheelnut is crossthreaded" as well as songs like "Transmission failure", "Speeding like a Yamaha OX10" and their chart topping (no. 67 in the Australian sales chart, no 86 in the Norwegian sales chart, no. 109 in the UK sales chart and even no. 392 in the US sales chart), "Baby, I will fill you up in 7.2 seconds".

You can also win a chance to spend 3 laps in our three seater F1RWRS race car with none other then Simon Redman (*) at the wheel. Win a chance to perform a tyre change with the skilled Kamaha pit crew and win 25,000 pounds if you catch Kay Lon trying to sneak in and you successfully taser him.

Nicolas Steele, Jesus Plaza, Barii Mori, Bob Sampson and Victoria Desai will be testing and Tatsuya Kahama and Simon Redman will be there too.

We are also offering three reserve, F2RWRS or F3RWRS drivers (**) a chance to test a current front running and soon to be race winning F1 car!

* - If Simon Redman is unavaiable then you will be driven around by podium winner Jesus Plaza!
** - Not open to drivers contracted to Jones Racing, Best in the World Motorsport or MRT.

That test can´t happen since testing is not allowed at Championship venues before a race, so either move it to another venue or make it happen after the British GP.

As you have shoehorned a new rule into testing. The Kamaha Family Fun day of testing will happen between the British and German GPs.

Dave Anderson of the Mecha GP team will be joining the 5 Kamaha drivers in the current Kamaha car and we are looking to test one lap performance as well as a 99 lap race simulation to find relability faults.

Kamaha still have two open spots for two talented drivers to test the current Kamaha car. Other teams are welcome to join as long as they can pay the FRWRS fee, although exceptions will apply **

[tristan1117]

Shane Walsh would like to participate in the Kamaha Family Fun Day Test.

[Salamander]

Jordan Davies would also like to participate in the Kamaha Family Fun Day Test.

[AndreaModa]

Jones: "Mori can suck my balls"

Sammy Jones has reacted angrily after Kamaha team owner Barii Mori requested that Jones Racing didn't test with them at an upcoming "family fun day". The Englishman has branded the young Japanese "a loser", going on to tell our reporter that "Mori needs to get a life and accept that his team are just a footnote on F1RWRS press releases these days". He the revealed that he had been considering making an appearance at the event to try and smooth over previous tensions between them, "I wanted to try and right a few wrongs from the past few years" the multiple race winner said, "I'm getting on a bit now and I feel that those days are behind me, but Mori clearly doesn't share my feelings, so he can go to hell and suck my balls for his snub. It only makes him look more childish at the end of the day." Jones' team are currently second in the constructors' championship after two rounds of the 2015 season, with Jones himself second in the drivers' championship. Kamaha have yet to score a point.

[the Masked Lapwing]

PRIVATE TEST. Sandown Raceway. 10th March

Weather condition: Dry

1.Carter Simpson (HRT) -- 53.393
2.Tommy Nash (HRT) -- 53.437
3.Frank Zimmer (HRT) -- 53.920
4.Poppy Whitechapel (HRT) -- 54.207

I know I'm a bit late here, but Zimmer and Whitechapel might be on the chopping block at this rate

[Aerospeed]

I know I'm a bit late here, but Zimmer and Whitechapel might be on the chopping block at this rate

Does this mean I get a full time seat???

[the Masked Lapwing]

I know I'm a bit late here, but Zimmer and Whitechapel might be on the chopping block at this rate

Does this mean I get a full time seat???

If you and Carter can avoid dropping us into pre-qualifying in the F2, then we'll talk.

[TomWazzleshaw]

I know I'm a bit late here, but Zimmer and Whitechapel might be on the chopping block at this rate

Does this mean I get a full time seat???

If you and Carter can avoid dropping us into pre-qualifying in the F2, then we'll talk.

To be fair, Nash would have finished solidly in the points in South Africa had the engine not spontaneously combusted and Carter Simpson's luck is making Bad Luck Schumacher looks like a WSOP winner

[RonDenisDeletraz]

I know I'm a bit late here, but Zimmer and Whitechapel might be on the chopping block at this rate

Does this mean I get a full time seat???

If you and Carter can avoid dropping us into pre-qualifying in the F2, then we'll talk.

To be fair, Nash would have finished solidly in the points in South Africa had the engine not spontaneously combusted and Carter Simpson's luck is making Bad Luck Schumacher looks like a WSOP winner

I'm currently laughing so hard at Simpson's luck

[TomWazzleshaw]

Oh dear, Barry must be delusional enough to think that we're even considering allowing any of my guys anywhere that crapbox of a car when we have our own state of the art simulators at Munich we can use.

[SuperAguri]

Mori : "Jones full of horse manure"

An angry Barii Mori has hit back at Sammy Jones, after Mori had requested that drivers signed to Jones, Best in the World Motorsport and MRT did not attend the Kamaha Family Fun day, Jones stated that "I wanted to try and right a few wrongs from the past few year [...] but Mori clearly doesn't share my feelings, so he can go to hell and suck my balls for his snub." but an angry Mori said to us exclusively "Jones is full of utter horse manure, as Jones would rather shove his balls into an open fire rather then test with us. His wanting to smooth over the cracks in our relationship is utter rubbish and Jones thought it would get a few column inches for himself and his team and try to make me look silly, he knows that a mechanic had to drag me away after he made a comment about how a Scaletrix car would finish more races then we would after the Australian GP. We have been unlucky, but we show clear pace and we will finish and win a race or two this year.". He also has this to say about Daniel Melrose, "Melrose knows that a good test is better then any Playstation simulation of a track, he also knows that the Kamaha is faster in a single lap then his cars, he also seems to forget that Kamaha have qualified strongly in the first two races where as he has a DNQ and a DNPQ to his name and is desperately trying to distance himself from the Simpson car and Melrose knows he would be slower then me, Nicolas Steele and Jesus Plaza and probably our F3 drivers if he did test the Kamaha car...".

[TomWazzleshaw]

In what universe is a Kamaha faster than the MRT? And he's one to talk about pre-qualifying because at the rate those guys are going, you're destined to end up there where me and my new found buddy Mr Lon will surely give you a very, very warm welcome.

Yes, Melrose has a new-found level of respect for Kay Lon after last year's Luxembourg Grand Prix. Yes, the world is going to end as a result.

[DemocalypseNow]

Wizze WTF are you doing? Stop messing with other people's stuff. It's my test, my date. Stop changing stuff on the wiki for no good reason.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Wizze WTF are you doing? Stop messing with other people's stuff. It's my test, my date. Stop changing stuff on the wiki for no good reason.

I moved it two days forwards so your F2RWRS drivers would actually be able to make it to Turkey that weekend so it's now on the Tuesday of that week rather than the Thursday

[DemocalypseNow]

Wizze WTF are you doing? Stop messing with other people's stuff. It's my test, my date. Stop changing stuff on the wiki for no good reason.

I moved it two days forwards so your F2RWRS drivers would actually be able to make it to Turkey that weekend so it's now on the Tuesday of that week rather than the Thursday

It's a three hour flight. Not exactly difficult is it. Also, going around changing things without consulting the people involved is a bit irresponsible and unfair, please stop acting like everything is under your control. Such as the F1RWRS rules...

[TomWazzleshaw]

Wizze WTF are you doing? Stop messing with other people's stuff. It's my test, my date. Stop changing stuff on the wiki for no good reason.

I moved it two days forwards so your F2RWRS drivers would actually be able to make it to Turkey that weekend so it's now on the Tuesday of that week rather than the Thursday

It's a three hour flight. Not exactly difficult is it.

Until you include all the time it takes to get to and from the airport and all the time spent at the airports which makes the entire trip from Imola to Bolonga airport to Istanbul Ataturk to the track itself about 7 hours at the best of times.

[DemocalypseNow]

I moved it two days forwards so your F2RWRS drivers would actually be able to make it to Turkey that weekend so it's now on the Tuesday of that week rather than the Thursday

It's a three hour flight. Not exactly difficult is it.

Until you include all the time it takes to get to and from the airport and all the time spent at the airports which makes the entire trip from Imola to Bolonga airport to Istanbul Ataturk to the track itself about 7 hours at the best of times.

If all the youngsters finish their testing by 1pm, it's not really hard then is it

[the Masked Lapwing]

Come on Melrose, let us go testing properly! It's boring sitting in a simulator knowing full well it isn't going to fix any reliability problems. Actually, now that I think about it, can we stick around at Brands Hatch after the British GP? Mori said MRT drivers weren't allowed to test his cars. He never said MRT weren't allowed to test our cars

[RealRacingRoots]

Come on Melrose, let us go testing properly! It's boring sitting in a simulator knowing full well it isn't going to fix any reliability problems. Actually, now that I think about it, can we stick around at Brands Hatch after the British GP? Mori said MRT drivers weren't allowed to test his cars. He never said MRT weren't allowed to test our cars

I echo Rhys idea, the best way to keep fresh and on the top of our games is to, I don't know, actually drive the car. I'm not racing with the Winton team that weekend so I would be able to join the team for some testing. Although Mori did say that my services were of interest to the team during testing...

[SuperAguri]

We are have a number of drivers interested in testing th Kamaha, we are keen to offer Nathan McKane a drive if he and his manager wishes. Although we are happy if MRT wishes to test at the Kamaha family fun day and if Jones Racing wish to then they can too, just remember you F1RWRS fee.

[the Masked Lapwing]

We are have a number of drivers interested in testing th Kamaha, we are keen to offer Nathan McKane a drive if he and his manager wishes. Although we are happy if MRT wishes to test at the Kamaha family fun day and if Jones Racing wish to then they can too, just remember you F1RWRS fee.

But Nathan is an MRT test driver, and is by your rules not allowed to drive your car. How does that work out?

[SuperAguri]

I can make exceptions. The private tests will give McKane a chance to enter F1RWRS and if MRT don't sign him up then maybe he will be racing in a Kamaha.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

[Aerospeed]

I can make exceptions. The private tests will give McKane a chance to enter F1RWRS and if MRT don't sign him up then maybe he will be racing in a Kamaha.

Barii! Didn't you tell me my seat was safe?? Don't let me go, please....

[SuperAguri]

Nicolas, as long as you race better then me then you shall have a gauranteed seat for 2016. You have shown that you are a top notch driver now you have a home, last season was the first season in your career that you have raced for the same team for every race and you notched up 5 podiums and it would have been more if not for the car breaking down, still this year I think you will rack up a win. I rather step down and give someone else a chance rather then race to make up the numbers.

[Nuppiz]

Not wanting to sound too much like FMecha, but when's the next race?

[TomWazzleshaw]

Not wanting to sound too much like FMecha, but when's the next race?

Sometime at the end of this week if my memory is correct

[AndreaModa]

We are have a number of drivers interested in testing th Kamaha, we are keen to offer Nathan McKane a drive if he and his manager wishes. Although we are happy if MRT wishes to test at the Kamaha family fun day and if Jones Racing wish to then they can too, just remember you F1RWRS fee.

That was my initial proposal!

More than happy to blow 10 credits showing the Kamaha boys up at their own event!

[Aerospeed]

Nicolas, as long as you race better then me then you shall have a gauranteed seat for 2016. You have shown that you are a top notch driver now you have a home, last season was the first season in your career that you have raced for the same team for every race and you notched up 5 podiums and it would have been more if not for the car breaking down, still this year I think you will rack up a win. I rather step down and give someone else a chance rather then race to make up the numbers.

Thank you Barii, I got confused with the last message there about McKane. I have no problems with him going into the other seat, however, I think you would be faster. Plus, this McKane guy is nowhere to be seen but in RoFLS. At least put him in F2RWRS first!

[TomWazzleshaw]

Thank you Barii, I got confused with the last message there about McKane. I have no problems with him going into the other seat, however, I think you would be faster. Plus, this McKane guy is nowhere to be seen but in RoFLS. At least put him in F2RWRS first!

That's because the ROLFS season hasn't even started yet. Besides, he's won two more F1 titles than you have.

[Aerond]

90% chance that next race will happen Thursday evening, with PreQ and Qualifying happening Tuesday or Wednesday.

[RealRacingRoots]

Thank you Barii, I got confused with the last message there about McKane. I have no problems with him going into the other seat, however, I think you would be faster. Plus, this McKane guy is nowhere to be seen but in RoFLS. At least put him in F2RWRS first!

That's because the ROLFS season hasn't even started yet. Besides, he's won two more F1 titles than you have.

I think somebody didn't notice that there was someone slightly faster than him at the first test. Plainly, it's not his fault to shrug off getting beat by a guy who hasn't driven a race car in real anger since November 2012. No harsh feelings, Nicolas.

[Aerospeed]

I think somebody didn't notice that there was someone slightly faster than him at the first test. Plainly, it's not his fault to shrug off getting beat by a guy who hasn't driven a race car in real anger since November 2012. No harsh feelings, Nicolas.

It's only one test, plus you got plonked somehow into what is arguably one of the fastest cars on the grid, so don't get your hopes too high. Anyways, take my advice, if you are going to F1RWRS, don't expect everything to be given to you. You might have a test position to the fastest team on the grid, but the drivers there have to be top notch, and it's unlikely you'll sub in for them in a race situation, so you'll likely going to look for drives in other teams. Don't pick a team that will DNPQ in the drop of a hat, you'll get your career stuck there for years. I happened to rise towards the top since Kamaha built a fast car the same time I signed another contract extension with them. Don't go to Boxtel, they seem to be run by a melange of idiots, and Kekkonen, the golden boy of F1, seems to be on the team.

You nearly sabotaged my career when I was with ArrowTech, why punish me even further??? Besides, Boxtel is ahead of Kamahahahahahaha in the championship.

Grrrrr, why I oughta....

Shut up! Nick, you were unworthy of my team, and Jari, you abandoned my team, so you both have no right to talk!

[dr-baker]

90% chance that next race will happen Thursday evening, with PreQ and Qualifying happening Tuesday or Wednesday.

Aerond, just to highlight my earlier query, would Foxdale be able to test at the English Rockingham Motor Speedway after the next round, or would Knockhill/Silverstone be easier to arrange?

[Aerond]

90% chance that next race will happen Thursday evening, with PreQ and Qualifying happening Tuesday or Wednesday.

Aerond, just to highlight my earlier query, would Foxdale be able to test at the English Rockingham Motor Speedway after the next round, or would Knockhill/Silverstone be easier to arrange?

I haven´t checked Rockingham yet but there shouldn´t be any trouble to hold the test there any day between 1st and 6th April.

[dr-baker]

90% chance that next race will happen Thursday evening, with PreQ and Qualifying happening Tuesday or Wednesday.

Aerond, just to highlight my earlier query, would Foxdale be able to test at the English Rockingham Motor Speedway after the next round, or would Knockhill/Silverstone be easier to arrange?

I haven´t checked Rockingham yet but there shouldn´t be any trouble to hold the test there any day between 1st and 6th April.

OK, thanks. I will officially announce the test in due course.

[Aerond]

F1RWRS 2015 - ROUND 3/16 - MEDITERRANEAN GP - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Weather forecast: Dry all weekend

PRE-QUALIFYING

1.The Stig (Aeroracing) -- 1.25.649
2.Pippa Mann (Aeroracing) -- 1.25.921 (+0.272)
3.Kay Lon (Prospec) -- 1.26.744 (+1.095)
4.Damon Cannon (Autodynamics) -- 1.27.094 (+1.445)
5.David Koczo (Sc Alitalia) -- 1.27.183 (+1.534)
6.Fredo Mestolio (Prospec) -- 1.27.739 (+2.090)
7.Nathanael Spencer (Boxtel) -- 1.27.807 (+2.158)
8.Andrea Battani (Boxtel) -- 1.27.812 (+2.163)
9.Hagane Shizuka (Revolution) -- 1.27.812 (+2.163)
10.Mitchell Macklin (Simpson) -- 1.28.090 (+2.441)
11.Daniel Melrose (Simpson) -- 1.28.368 (+2.719)
12.Steven Mackintosh (Mecha) -- 1.28.557 (+2.908)
13.Tomislaw Tajner (Dofasco) -- 1.28.675 (+3.026)
14.Jean Luc Schiller (Mecha) -- 1.28.825 (+3.176)
15.Ben Fleet (Sc Alitalia) -- 1.29.416 (+3.767)
16.Sebastian Groves (Autodynamics) -- 1.29.418 (+3.769)
17.Gia van Dycke (Revolution) -- 1.29.528 (+3.879)
18.Markus van de Schoot (Dofasco) -- 1.30.351 (+4.702)

** Aeroracing will skip Pre-Qualifying at Round 4.

QUALIFYING



Dumb me, just missed to screenshot the bottom. I don´t have times for the DNQ´s.

15.Ashley Watkinson (Kingfisher) -- 1.26.665
16.Frank Zimmer (HRT) -- 1.26.709
17.Nathanael Spencer (Boxtel) -- 1.26.787
18.James Davies (Sunshine) -- 1.26.911
19.Douglas Mann (Foxdale) -- 1.27.216
20.Daniel Martins (Sunshine) -- 1.27.292
21.David Neuberg (Kingfisher) -- 1.27.423
22.Thomas de Bock (Gillet) -- 1.27.494
23.Mirko Bosevic (Arrowtech) -- 1.27.570
24.Nathan Scott (Tropico) -- 1.27.735
25.Kay Lon (Prospec) -- 1.27.883
26.Saeed Al Faisal (Arrowtech) -- 1.28.002
DNQ.Poppy Whitechapel (HRT)
DNQ.Darren Older Jr (Tropico)

** Tropico will run in Pre-Qualifying at Round 4

RACE

For the first time this season, we finally saw some action at the very front. The battle between both MRT drivers and Mark Dagnall for the lead in the first part of the Mediterranean Grand Prix left us wanting for more, much more, and all we want is to have more races like the one at Imola. It was all thanks to a brilliant start by Nicolas, who clearly had the slower pace over the three drivers mentioned, and won the position into Tosa. No team orders at MRT and Davies was left trying again and again a pass that wasn't coming while Dagnall came up from behind showing that, as usual, his race pace is way better than his qualifying efforts. It didn't take him too long to get behind the MRT's and even less time to launch an attack into Davies. When his tyres lost a bit of momentum Davies managed to pass him again and then move brilliantly over Nicolas just before the pitstop, that, along with the brakes problem experienced by Dagnall before his one and only pitstop (against the two stop strategy chosen by MRT), made enough for Davies to sit comfortably in the lead until his car expired within a few kms. from the end, a bitter end to what had been another very fine showing by the championship leader. Dagnall thanked him for the gift and took his first win of the season and managed to cast some doubt over Davies lead, which would have been worrying for the people at DGN only three races into the season. The other man disappointed by destiny (and his car) was surprisingly Fredo Mestolio, in the Prospec. The italian drove an incredible race and took full advantage of the problems experienced by Battani, Jones and McFry, but his car expired at the very same time as Davies jumped out of the MRT and the 5th position flew into the hands of Aurelien Moll, a solid driver who's always there to pick up the pieces even when the car is not on par with his talent, as shown by Thomas de Bock, who suffered a lot. The other heroes of the afternoon were The Stig, who solidly drove into a 3rd place to leave behind the Australian races, Rosco Vantini, who showed again his talent, and McFry, who recovered from an early electrics problem to score the final point as drivers ahead suffered problems.
On the other hand, it wasn't such a good race for the Sunshine drivers; the situation by the Japanese team is quite worrying, the car is reliable but they have dropped many positions and is no longer an outsider for wins, plus they have a problem with Katayama which needs to be solved as soon as possible for the good of the team. Kamaha's weekend wasn't very good either; although it's true both drivers looked for solid points, the cars failed once again and the points are flying, but the real ROTR must be given to Kay Lon; whose pace looked ridiculous against Fredo Mestolio (despite having an electrics problem) and got involved in a ridiculous media fight with other team owners only to be miles behind his more inexperienced team mate.





ROTR -- Kay Lon
DOTR -- Fredo Mestolio; Showed what he's capable to do in a mediocre car, unlucky at the end.

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers

1.Rhys Davies -- 20 pts
2.Mark Dagnall -- 16 pts
3.Rosco Vantini -- 9 pts
4.Sammy Jones -- 7 pts
5.Phillippe Nicolas -- 6 pts
6.Thomas de Bock -- 5 pts
7.Ron Mignolet -- 4 pts
=.The Stig -- 4 pts
9.Andrea Battani -- 2 pts
=.Aurelien Moll -- 2 pts
11.Mirko Bosevic -- 1 pt
=.Douglas Mann -- 1 pt
=.Martin McFry -- 1 pt

Teams

1.MRT -- 26 pts
2.DGNgineering -- 20 pts
3.Jones -- 16 pts
4.Gillet -- 7 pts
5.Aeroracing -- 4 pts
6.Boxtel -- 2 pts
=.Foxdale -- 2 pts
8.Arrowtech -- 1 pt

Nicolas leading in first lap



Three way fight for the lead



Davies got the lead after an impressive pass outside Variante Alta



Steele spun off with the suspension broken



The Stig spun late in the race, with no consequences



Checkered flag for Dagnall

[DemocalypseNow]

WHAT THE HELL FLEET??? One more pathetic performance like that and Fakkinen gets a crack at Pre-Quali.

[Nessafox]

It seems like Van Dycke is now well and truly sacked At least he/she got one race start in his/her career.

[DemocalypseNow]

A journo was able to secretly record Andrea Sassetti's comments to Ben Fleet in Alitalia's PreQ debriefing...