F1RWRS -- 2015 Season - ROTY voting!!!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 01 Feb 2013, 06:11

Autosport wrote:HRT targeting F2 talent for 2016
Recent rumours in the F1RWRS paddock suggest that the Holden Racing Team are chasing the signatures of top F2RWRS for the 2016 season. The team has already confirmed that Frank Zimmer will drive one car and that their current F2 drivers, Carter Simpson and Daniel Melville, will continue to drive for the Young Lions next season. It is believed that team principal John Zimmer has contacted at least 4 drivers: Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen, Terry Hawkin, Jean-Vincent Albertini and Michael Cameron. None of the drivers nor Zimmer were available for comment.

Since I've most likely missed something, I'm willing to bet most are already taken. And I know full well I'll probably never get van Nieuwenhuijzen :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 01 Feb 2013, 06:18

Plus, Hawkin also falls foul of the 18 year old limit for at least the first few races of next year.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 01 Feb 2013, 08:31

Wizzie wrote:Plus, Hawkin also falls foul of the 18 year old limit for at least the first few races of next year.

That's a good point which I'd completely forgotten about. Hawkin will definitely do a full season of F2RWRS next year then.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 01 Feb 2013, 08:57

AndreaModa wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Plus, Hawkin also falls foul of the 18 year old limit for at least the first few races of next year.

That's a good point which I'd completely forgotten about. Hawkin will definitely do a full season of F2RWRS next year then.

Ah well. 1 down, 3 to go.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 01 Feb 2013, 09:46

Michael Cameron is in talks with Simpson about F1RWRS next year and feels a degree of loyalty towards them, but he feels he would be foolish not to seriously consider any opportunity to drive for an established team such as HRT.

In other words, MinardiFan, if you want him act now; TMLW likewise.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:08

TMLW; you are too late, van Nieuwenhuijzen has already signed a contract elsewhere for 2016. But not at Alitalia.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:16

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:TMLW; you are too late, van Nieuwenhuijzen has already signed a contract elsewhere for 2016. But not at Alitalia.

Fiver says its Aeroracing. Or Gillet.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:19

I bet $100 that it's not Gillet

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:22

AndreaModa wrote:
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:TMLW; you are too late, van Nieuwenhuijzen has already signed a contract elsewhere for 2016. But not at Alitalia.

Fiver says its Aeroracing. Or Gillet.

I'm putting a tenner on ArrowTech myself

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:27

I will bet you one hundred million dollars it's not Gillet. Because not having a line-up of Moll/De Bock would rock the boat so much at Gillet the entire team would enter crisis mode, have a few engines spontaneously combust while sitting in the garage, setting the entire paddock alight in a shower of exploded cylinder heads and gearbox components.

Aurelien Moll and Thomas de Bock will remain at Gillet until they both die of old age, basically.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:31

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:I will bet you one hundred million dollars it's not Gillet. Because not having a line-up of Moll/De Bock would rock the boat so much at Gillet the entire team would enter crisis mode, have a few engines spontaneously combust while sitting in the garage, setting the entire paddock alight in a shower of exploded cylinder heads and gearbox components.

Aurelien Moll and Thomas de Bock will remain at Gillet until they both die of old age, basically.

This is completely the truth, they are the Ashby and Reed of F1RWRS.

It's also not Autodynamics

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 01 Feb 2013, 12:51

As much as I'd like van Nieuwenhiujzen (or however you spell it), I'm sad to say I've never been in contact with his "owner" - I'm going to say Mecha GP hired him.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:15

In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:19

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

And if that happens and Nicolas turns down the ArrowTech drive, I will gladly offer him the seat

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:22

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

An interesting observation. As a rumour that makes way more sense than you know. For reasons that having nothing to do with F1RWRS. You'll see why soon enough.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:28

Jesus Plaza is still aiming a seat for next season. The guy has been capable of things like getting a freaking ARC into the lead at the final lap in Zandvoort only for the car to stop. Then teams like Autodynamics complain they never get to qualify with drivers like Damon Cannon at the wheel.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:37

Aerond wrote:Jesus Plaza is still aiming a seat for next season. The guy has been capable of things like getting a freaking ARC into the lead at the final lap in Zandvoort only for the car to stop. Then teams like Autodynamics complain they never get to qualify with drivers like Damon Cannon at the wheel.

Indeed, this I never understood. He complains and complains about how crap his team is, when there are better drivers out there that are free agents and can be snapped up in an instant. Yet he hires O'Lauchlan, why? If he wants a pay driver, maybe even Ben Fleet is available, who has done a good job for Alitalia this season. He is not strong in the races at all, but his qualifying pace is so good he is able to drag the guy with more racecraft than one lap speed out of PreQuali and into the race.

Frankly, the Alitalia is utter garbage. That donkey of an engine has no place being in actual races. Yet it still happens more than half of the time. And I believe my driver choice is repsonsible for this. Are there really that many more better lineups than Koczo/Fleet in F1RWRS? Really? I can't think of that many.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 01 Feb 2013, 13:40

JeremyMcClean wrote:As much as I'd like van Nieuwenhiujzen (or however you spell it), I'm sad to say I've never been in contact with his "owner" - I'm going to say Mecha GP hired him.

No. We already have Whitechapel and Scott in our hands.

Aerond wrote:Jesus Plaza is still aiming a seat for next season. The guy has been capable of things like getting a freaking ARC into the lead at the final lap in Zandvoort only for the car to stop. Then teams like Autodynamics complain they never get to qualify with drivers like Damon Cannon at the wheel.

Cannon was a comeback-desperate driver, IMO. :lol:

If you want, eurobrun, would do you like to hire Mackintosh for next year, since he's squezeed out of Mecha with Poppy and Nathan for next year?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 14:22

JeremyMcClean wrote:As much as I'd like van Nieuwenhiujzen (or however you spell it), I'm sad to say I've never been in contact with his "owner" - I'm going to say Mecha GP hired him.

Gah what?? I have no intention of van Nieuwenhuijzen deliberately committing career seppuku. Mecha is a poisoned chalice. Anyone who drives for them is flat out desperate! I can confirm that any driver under Alitalia management will never drive for Mecha. Ever. (Except maybe Benoit Voeckler)

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 01 Feb 2013, 14:42

^We never want BvD anyways and Voeckler is under our blacklist from Mecha's F1RDS department. Therefore, your logic is invalid :lol:

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 01 Feb 2013, 15:07

If Jesus Plaza can't find a race seat anywhere else, I'd be more than happy to have him.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 15:27

FMecha wrote:^We never want BvD anyways and Voeckler is under our blacklist from Mecha's F1RDS department. Therefore, your logic is invalid

My logic is; every driver that goes to Mecha hits a career dead-end, and then gets blasted by the team after they leave for being incompetent. And then the new drivers who come along suck equally hard.

My logic is valid.

Post by **Ataxia** » 01 Feb 2013, 15:45

My two cents; if I was an F1RWRS team owner I'd be all over Plaza...Salamander, sign the lad now! :lol:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Feb 2013, 15:55

Foxdale Auto Racing Team Driver Line-Up For 2016!!!

After much discussion and heated debate, Foxdale are pleased to announce that their driver line-up for next season will be Martin McFry and Ben Fleet. This is believed to be Foxdale's strongest line-up since 2013. This suggests that Douglas Mann will be left out in the cold, unable to reach the magical milestone of 100 entries in the series next year. However, Pippa Mann has promised another announcement at the final round of the season, that may yet throw a lifeline to Douglas Mann. Stay tuned!

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 01 Feb 2013, 15:58

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
FMecha wrote:^We never want BvD anyways and Voeckler is under our blacklist from Mecha's F1RDS department. Therefore, your logic is invalid

My logic is; every driver that goes to Mecha hits a career dead-end, and then gets blasted by the team after they leave for being incompetent. And then the new drivers who come along suck equally hard.

My logic is valid.

Schiller left Mecha on his own accord to Tropico yet I didn't put grudges against him :lol:

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 01 Feb 2013, 16:07

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:If Jesus Plaza can't find a race seat anywhere else, I'd be more than happy to have him.

I'll take your offer very seriously

I still want to find a seat for Shioya as well, I'm convinced he'll do well

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 01 Feb 2013, 16:41

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] wrote:My two cents; if I was an F1RWRS team owner I'd be all over Plaza...Salamander, sign the lad now!

I agree, I'd seriously look at him if I had a space available. In fact, with the amount of talent floating about at the moment, I'm a little bit envious that I can't capitalise on it! :lol:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 17:29

Aerond wrote:I still want to find a seat for Shioya as well, I'm convinced he'll do well

Because you're going to juice his stats in GP2?

If there is any realism to this game, he will be no good whatsoever.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 01 Feb 2013, 20:42

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
Aerond wrote:I still want to find a seat for Shioya as well, I'm convinced he'll do well

Because you're going to juice his stats in GP2?

If there is any realism to this game, he will be no good whatsoever.

I'm not, obviously. But the podium he scored in 2014 will mean a serious revamp to his stats; and I hope more points in the two races left for an even better outcome.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 01 Feb 2013, 21:18

Aerond : When will you do the results for the Macau GP?

MinardiFan95 : Prince Saeed Al Faisal is retiring at the end of the year as I have my 5 driver limit and I have a new F3 driver coming up and Barii Mori will still be a reserve driver in F1RWRS. However if you or someone else wants to take the best F1RWRS driver to come from the middle east then please do. I will be happy to be his voice.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 01 Feb 2013, 21:43

JeremyMcClean wrote:
eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

And if that happens and Nicolas turns down the ArrowTech drive, I will gladly offer him the seat

Wait, there actually was an ArrowTech offer in there somewhere? I only posted that rumour earlier just to see what happened. Nicolas to ArrowTech it is. And you guys are based in Montreal-Mirabel, right?

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 01 Feb 2013, 22:12

Wizzie wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:
eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

And if that happens and Nicolas turns down the ArrowTech drive, I will gladly offer him the seat

Wait, there actually was an ArrowTech offer in there somewhere? I only posted that rumour earlier just to see what happened. Nicolas to ArrowTech it is. And you guys are based in Montreal-Mirabel, right?

I would definitely sack Kekkonen before Battani eurobrun.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 01 Feb 2013, 22:50

Good that Nicolas has signed with ArrowTech. BTW, the offer was at the Silly Season forum. And yes, the team is based in Montreal, so the Nicolas signing will please the frenchies.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 01 Feb 2013, 22:53

If HRT get really needy (i.e. we miss both Cameron and Schiller), we'd gladly hire Douglas Mann for next season. If we start to implode, then maybe Shioya might be targeted :lol:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Feb 2013, 23:10

the Masked Lapwing wrote:If HRT get really needy (i.e. we miss both Cameron and Schiller), we'd gladly hire Douglas Mann for next season. If we start to implode, then maybe Shioya might be targeted

So you would pick both Mann and Shioya before Steele? No wonder HRT is sinking into prequalifying...

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 01 Feb 2013, 23:12

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:So you would pick both Mann and Shioya before Steele? No wonder HRT is sinking into prequalifying...

They don't even consider Du Lei for a race seat. That should tell you how bad they are off.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Feb 2013, 06:08

Rumours are starting to float out of Kingfisher HQ that Ashley Watkinson is about to be sacked and replaced by Jesus Plaza for 2016 after a disappointing 2015 season from the Brit. David Neuberg meanwhile is expected to be resigned for 2016 by the team in the lead seat.

In other news on my never-ending quest to get Revolution a title sponsor, the Japanese squad are allegedly on the verge of signing a one-year title sponsorship deal with Australian rock band AC/DC as they prepare for a world tour, which will include headlining both Slane Castle and Glastonbury during 2016.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 02 Feb 2013, 06:26

Both ARC 2013 drivers are overrated imo

Fakkinen might be demoted to test driver as Autodynamics really needs someone that can consistently qualify well. And no, I am not interested in Beniot Voeckler :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 03 Feb 2013, 10:44

INDY UPDATE
I have decided to cap the entry list at 66 cars, which means 3 races I have to run. I currently have 53 cars with confirmed drivers and 7 that don't, so if you want an entry and haven't got one (and have a team this season, although I'll give oppurtunities to teams on the reserve list if there are still spaces), now is the time.

The format will not be like last year's two-race format. I'll do it properly this time, although with GP4's race length limitations I'll still have to run each race twice. But with recent discoveries in decreasing the number of cars that race, I can combine the results while not allowing cars that retire in the first half to continue into the second half, thus making it easier (and potentially only requiring one or two races for the second part).

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 03 Feb 2013, 10:55

So if there's any space left and teams from the F1RWRS reserve list are allowed, Mazzacane Motorsport would like to be on the reserve list for Indy.