F1RWRS -- 2015 Season - ROTY voting!!!

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:08

Are all my fifty credits ones that have to be spent by the end of the season?

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:19

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

HRT -- 42

I disagree. From 2013:
Autosport wrote:New driver for Calinetic
Team Calinetic have announced that John Zimmer has been signed to replace the outbound Nicolas Steele. Team owner Joseph Calinetic said that "John has offered to pay for the privelige of driving for the team, and considering his pedigree, we jumped at the chance." Zimmer, the elder brother of Frank who drives for Horizon, competed in one season of F1RWRS, in 2011, winning the Eastern Creek race that year for HRT. John was unavailable for comment, as was his new teammate David Koczo.

Mr Zimmer is a pay driver, so I expect some credits
And no, that wasn't the reason I put him in the car. I forgot about it, actually. I only went back and looked for it when Aerond told me I hadn't spent any credits on him, which I thought was weird of me to do.

It's probably a good thing F1RGP2C James Davies isn't around, or Zimmer'd never hear the end of it...

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:25

Wow, I'm richer than I expected

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:34

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

HRT -- 42

I disagree. From 2013:
Autosport wrote:New driver for Calinetic
Team Calinetic have announced that John Zimmer has been signed to replace the outbound Nicolas Steele. Team owner Joseph Calinetic said that "John has offered to pay for the privelige of driving for the team, and considering his pedigree, we jumped at the chance." Zimmer, the elder brother of Frank who drives for Horizon, competed in one season of F1RWRS, in 2011, winning the Eastern Creek race that year for HRT. John was unavailable for comment, as was his new teammate David Koczo.

Mr Zimmer is a pay driver, so I expect some credits
And no, that wasn't the reason I put him in the car. I forgot about it, actually. I only went back and looked for it when Aerond told me I hadn't spent any credits on him, which I thought was weird of me to do.

It's probably a good thing F1RGP2C James Davies isn't around, or Zimmer'd never hear the end of it...

I think the official reasoning is that he built Calinetic's car pretty much for free, something like that. Flimsiest excuse to be a pay driver, but whatever, Calinetic got paid for it :lol:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:44

If the Commission allows the Zimmer/Zimmer transfer to happen, then Alitalia will lodge a protest. This is nonsense. If we're not allowed to put a 5th (pay!!!) driver in the car because one retired and another one walked out, why should HRT get the priviledge of getting a 5th driver just because one was banned, with the ban coming months in advance of the actual driver suspension time?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 15 Jan 2013, 21:53

RejectSport wrote:Koczo to return?

Rumours that David Koczo will return to the sport after Retirement-Gate were added to by the deletion of a tweet from his twitter account. The tweet , "Looking forward to @ScuderiaAlitalia next year" was deleted just 3 minutes after it's posting, but not quick enough for it to go un noticed by eager fans

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Jan 2013, 22:12

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:If the Commission allows the Zimmer/Zimmer transfer to happen, then Alitalia will lodge a protest. This is nonsense. If we're not allowed to put a 5th (pay!!!) driver in the car because one retired and another one walked out, why should HRT get the priviledge of getting a 5th driver just because one was banned, with the ban coming months in advance of the actual driver suspension time?

To be fair, Zimmer is already in the car, and has been for four weekends. Simpson won't be a pay driver, and thus we gain nothing more. Other than annoying most of the field, of course

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2013, 09:03

JeremyMcClean wrote:Are all my fifty credits ones that have to be spent by the end of the season?

No, that rule comes for next season, and it will be related to Pay Driver credits only; so if you decide to save, let's say, 100 credits at the end of the pre-season for the following season it would be totally ok.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2013, 09:06

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

HRT -- 42

I disagree. From 2013:
Autosport wrote:New driver for Calinetic
Team Calinetic have announced that John Zimmer has been signed to replace the outbound Nicolas Steele. Team owner Joseph Calinetic said that "John has offered to pay for the privelige of driving for the team, and considering his pedigree, we jumped at the chance." Zimmer, the elder brother of Frank who drives for Horizon, competed in one season of F1RWRS, in 2011, winning the Eastern Creek race that year for HRT. John was unavailable for comment, as was his new teammate David Koczo.

Mr Zimmer is a pay driver, so I expect some credits
And no, that wasn't the reason I put him in the car. I forgot about it, actually. I only went back and looked for it when Aerond told me I hadn't spent any credits on him, which I thought was weird of me to do.

Ok, my bad. Credits updated for you. Now, I actually gave John Zimmer regular driver stats, which I suppose you won't mind if I keep'em like that (if I randomise John Zimmer stats there's a 50% chance they could go the bad way for you)

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Jan 2013, 11:31

Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

Foxdale -- 160

Hi Aerond. Did you get the email that I sent yesterday?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2013, 11:45

dr-baker wrote:
Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

Foxdale -- 160

Hi Aerond. Did you get the email that I sent yesterday?

Yup, but I'll repeat it a thousand times if needed: I only discount your credits once they're applied to the carset and announce it here. Never before.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Jan 2013, 11:52

Aerond wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Aerond wrote:Budgets updated:

Foxdale -- 160

Hi Aerond. Did you get the email that I sent yesterday?

Yup, but I'll repeat it a thousand times if needed: I only discount your credits once they're applied to the carset and announce it here. Never before.

Sorry!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 16 Jan 2013, 21:44

I depend a bit on Mr.Melrose choice for the 2nd MRT drive to start preparing the North Sea GP.

Driver changes so far;

Jones --> Jones Out, Rhys Davies In
MRT --> Rhys Davies Out, ??? In
DGNgineering --> Ron Mignolet Out, Hansuke Shioya In
Arrowtech --> Shinobu Katayama Out, Ron Mignolet In
Revolution --> Marie Simon Out, Shinobu Katayama In

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 17 Jan 2013, 08:43

I think Wizzie made an informal request to take Neuberg for the remaining races but that won't be happening.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 08:51

AdrianSutil wrote:I think Wizzie made an informal request to take Neuberg for the remaining races but that won't be happening.

On a scale of one to undignified, how much grovelling would I have to do to get Neuberg in the second car for the final four races?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 09:46

Wizzie wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:I think Wizzie made an informal request to take Neuberg for the remaining races but that won't be happening.

On a scale of one to undignified, how much grovelling would I have to do to get Neuberg in the second car for the final four races?

Hahaha, why don't you go for Nicolas Steele?? He's a decent number of credits invested in him; only badly affected by Kamaha's ultra poor reliability and high random grip IMHO.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 09:48

Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:I think Wizzie made an informal request to take Neuberg for the remaining races but that won't be happening.

On a scale of one to undignified, how much grovelling would I have to do to get Neuberg in the second car for the final four races?

Hahaha, why don't you go for Nicolas Steele?? He's a decent number of credits invested in him; only badly affected by Kamaha's ultra poor reliability and high random grip IMHO.

High random grip? Now THAT worries me. Will I be any better off choosing him over El Presidente Melrose?

EDIT: That being said, I know for a fact that one Rosco Vantini was given the highest random grip range of EVERYONE on the 2014 F2RWRS grid and yet somehow turned out to be the most consistent driver on earth both there and in the F1RWRS. Go figure.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 09:55

Wizzie wrote:
Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
On a scale of one to undignified, how much grovelling would I have to do to get Neuberg in the second car for the final four races?

Hahaha, why don't you go for Nicolas Steele?? He's a decent number of credits invested in him; only badly affected by Kamaha's ultra poor reliability and high random grip IMHO.

High random grip? Now THAT worries me. Will I be any better off choosing him over El Presidente Melrose?

EDIT: That being said, I know for a fact that one Rosco Vantini was given the highest random grip range of EVERYONE on the 2014 F2RWRS grid and yet somehow turned out to be the most consistent driver on earth both there and in the F1RWRS. Go figure.

I meant that the Kamaha is more affected by Random Grip than the HRT, and that coupled with Steele's relative inexperience means he's always been more prone to being inconsistent than Barii Mori. I'm also tempted to even send Mark Dagnall to MRT and finish the season with Nicolas Steele ...

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Jan 2013, 09:57

Aerond, why don't you take Tanner Jason? He finished 4th at the F2RWRS Monza round with the pathetic Aeroracing.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 17 Jan 2013, 09:58

Wizzie wrote:Now, would This prefer his driver to be in a team that's just been kicked back down to Pre-Qualifying who're obviously hiring him for the money, or the WCC leaders who are obviously hiring him for the money?

Seriously though, we'd like to request that we loan David Neuberg from Kingfisher again, as he's done more than 50% of the races for that team, which means they get his prizemoney regardless on what happens in the last four races and they're actually better off if he gets some monster results for MRT. In exchange, we'll give you the choice of either El Presidente or Jason Hamilton if he's willing to drive for them. Failing that, it'll be a straight coin-toss between El Presidente and Hamilton for the second seat for the final four races.

I personally think this should apply [/bias]

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 10:01

Phoenix wrote:Aerond, why don't you take Tanner Jason? He finished 4th at the F2RWRS Monza round with the pathetic Aeroracing.

Because I want a solvent driver???

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 10:05

Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
Aerond wrote:
Hahaha, why don't you go for Nicolas Steele?? He's a decent number of credits invested in him; only badly affected by Kamaha's ultra poor reliability and high random grip IMHO.

High random grip? Now THAT worries me. Will I be any better off choosing him over El Presidente Melrose?

EDIT: That being said, I know for a fact that one Rosco Vantini was given the highest random grip range of EVERYONE on the 2014 F2RWRS grid and yet somehow turned out to be the most consistent driver on earth both there and in the F1RWRS. Go figure.

I meant that the Kamaha is more affected by Random Grip than the HRT, and that coupled with Steele's relative inexperience means he's always been more prone to being inconsistent than Barii Mori. I'm also tempted to even send Mark Dagnall to MRT and finish the season with Nicolas Steele ...

What the bathplug did I just read? Suddenly, I've got more options than I can poke a stick at.

Actually, you know what? I spent all that time behind the scenes getting the guy to sign with MRT in the first place so stuff it, send him over here for the final four races. But before you do that, do me a favour and invest your remaining credits in his qualy performance? Please?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 17 Jan 2013, 11:04

And you thought I threw the championship away :lol:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 11:25

DGNgineering names F1 Team and lead driver

DGNgineering have sent a press note to the media stating that its name as a racing team will change to Korg DGN Grand Prix as of 1st January 2016 and that the lead driver will be Japanese Kamui Kobayashi, with the second driver yet to be named, the DGN-16A is currently being developed at the team headquarters near Oxford and will be presumably powered by Ferrari engines after Chris Dagnall was seen in talks with Luca di Montezemolo in Los Angeles last spring. It's also understood that DGNgineering will also miss the F1RWRS 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix in order to prepare for the upcoming F1 season.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 11:26

Wizzie wrote:
What the bathplug did I just read? Suddenly, I've got more options than I can poke a stick at.

Actually, you know what? I spent all that time behind the scenes getting the guy to sign with MRT in the first place so stuff it, send him over here for the final four races. But before you do that, do me a favour and invest your remaining credits in his qualy performance? Please?

I just thought that at the same minute you posted this. I see there's chemistry :ugeek:

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 17 Jan 2013, 12:21

I can confirm Ron Mignolet will race for ArrowTech I for the last four races. Also, for me to go further on trying to sign drivers, I need updates on whether or not Katayama or Bosevic will sign.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 12:32

Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
What the bathplug did I just read? Suddenly, I've got more options than I can poke a stick at.

Actually, you know what? I spent all that time behind the scenes getting the guy to sign with MRT in the first place so stuff it, send him over here for the final four races. But before you do that, do me a favour and invest your remaining credits in his qualy performance? Please?

I just thought that at the same minute you posted this. I see there's chemistry

So, it's a deal then. Which presumably means Steele goes to DGN then. Man, we're really sticking it to Mori and co down at Kamaha now :lol:

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 17 Jan 2013, 12:44

Well, I'll definitely accept Steele going to DGN.

I just hope it doesn't end up backfiring on anyone.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 17 Jan 2013, 12:51

For wiki purposes, what the hell is going to happen to the car numbers now? :shock:

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:00

DGN would remain top as Dagnall did the first part of his season with them, so like chronological order, Steele takes #0 and Shioya #2.

MRT would then follow with Dagnall given #1, Nicholas would remain on #4.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:02

Wait... I thought Steele was replacing Shioya....

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:07

JeremyMcClean wrote:Wait... I thought Steele was replacing Shioya....

No, Steele will race as DGN number one for the last races and Shioya will take number two

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:10

DGN is going batcrap crazy :shock:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:14

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:DGN is going batcrap crazy

Do you want an avatar challenge?? I'm pretty convinced Dagnall is going to win this championship

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 17 Jan 2013, 13:20

DAGNALLWINSLOL against MRTFAILLOL! Which will come out on top?

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 17 Jan 2013, 15:01

Hopefully MRTFAILSLOL!, can't have MRT winning a championship now can we?! :lol:

Can't believe DGN have effectively blown both championships now though! Crazy decision!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Jan 2013, 19:19

DGN playing the tactical game, cool as ever!

It will be epic if MRT still find a way to cock this up! :lol:

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 17 Jan 2013, 21:17

Personally, I'd have Dagnall and Steele race while Shioya (he's a pay-driver, right?) goes somewhere in the F2RWRS, just to say that DGN has won 100% of their championships they participated in, much like Brawn GP, only on a greater scale. But what do I know...

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 17 Jan 2013, 23:22

JeremyMcClean wrote:I can confirm Ron Mignolet will race for ArrowTech I for the last four races. Also, for me to go further on trying to sign drivers, I need updates on whether or not Katayama or Bosevic will sign.

I somehow missed this deal, but i'm fine with it.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 23:25

This wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:I can confirm Ron Mignolet will race for ArrowTech I for the last four races. Also, for me to go further on trying to sign drivers, I need updates on whether or not Katayama or Bosevic will sign.

I somehow missed this deal, but i'm fine with it.

You missed a golden opportunity to stick him in the MRT, by the way